APPENDIX D-l

COMMON CONVERSION FACTORS

Equals (SI unit)

AREA 1 ft2 0.09290304 m2
1 in 2 0.00064516 m2
DENSITY 1 g/cm 3 1000 kg/m 3
1 Ib/in3 27679.9 kg/m 3
ENERGY 1 Joule 1 Nm
1 BTU (Aus) 1055.06 Joules
J = kg m 2 /s 2 = Nm 1 cal (Int) 4.1868 Joules
1 kWh 3600000 Joules
FORCE 1 dyne 0.00001 N
1 erg/cm 2 0.001 Nm-1
N = kg m/s2 = J/m 1 kgf 9.80665 N
1 Ibf 4.448222 N
LENGTH 1 ft 0.3048 m
1 in 0.0254 m
MASS 1 oz (troy) 0.031103477 kg
1 Ib (avoirdupois) 0.45359237 kg
1 ton (2240 Ib) 1016.047 kg
1 ton (2000 Ib) 907.1847 kg
POWER 1 ft Ibf/s 1.355818 w
W = J/s 1 hp 745.6999 w
PRESSURE 1 atm 101325 Pa
1 bar 100000 Pa
Pa = N/m2 = J/m 3 1 mm Hg (0°C) 133.3224 Pa
1 psi 7030.7 Pa
TEMPERATURE 0 °C 273.15 K
32 °F 0 °C
VISCOSITY 1 cp 0.001 Pas
1 cSt 0.000001
VOLUME 1 ff 0.02831685
1 gal (Aus) 0.00454609
1 gal (USA) 0.003785412 m
1 L 0.001 m3
WORK 1 kWh/ton (imp) 0.984206439 kWh/t
1 kWh/s.ton 1.10231136 kWh/t

An extended list of conversion factors, physical constants, composition of chemical

compounds, mineral data, screen size equivalents and general geometry formulae are
available for download as a spreadsheet from: http://wasm.curtin.edu.au/yand/downloads.