Metric and US Units, Conversion

MASS

g – gram
kg – kilogram
oz – ounce (latin uncia; symbol oz from italian onza)
lb – pound (derived from libra)

Conversions

1 oz = 28.3495 grams
1 oz = 0.0625 lb
1 oz = 1/16 lb

1 lb = 453.592 grams
1 lb = 16 oz
0.5 lb = 8 oz

1 lb = 0.453592 kg
1 kg = 2.20462 lb

1 kg = 1000 cubic cm of water

LENGTH

km – kilometer
hm – hectometer
dam – decameter
m – meter
dm – decimeter
cm – centimeter
mm – millimeter
mi – mile
yd – yard
ft – foot (singular)/feet (plural)
in – inch
nm – nautical mile, 1.15 statute miles, or 6080 feet

Conversions

1 ft = 0.333333 yard
1 ft = 0.3048 meter
1 m = 3.28084 ft
1 yard = 0.9144 m
1 m = 1.0936 yard
1 yd = 3 ft
1 ft = 0.333 yard

1 nm = 1.15078 mile
1 nm = 6076.12 ft
1 nm = 1852 m
1 mile = 5280 ft
1 mile = 1609.34 meter
1 mile = 1.60934 km
1 mile = 1760 yd
1 mile = 5280 ft
1 km = 0.6214 mi

1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 inch = 25.4 mm
1 cm = 0.3937 in

1 km = 1000 m
1 hm = 100 m
1 dam = 10 m (dam – decameter or dekameter)
1 dm = 0.1 m (dm – decimeter)
1 cm = 0.01 m (cm – centimeter)
1 mm = 0.001 m (mm – millimeter)
1 mm = 0.1 cm

1 m = 10 dm
1 m = 100 cm
1 m = 1000 mm

1 km = 10 hm = 100 dam = 1000 m = 10000 dm = 100000 cm = 1000000 mm
0.001 km = 0.01 hm = 0.1 dam = 1 m = 10 dm = 100 cm = 1000 mm
36 in = 3 ft = 1 yd
12 in = 1 ft
1 mile = 1760 yd = 5280 ft = 63360 in

SPEED

cm/s – centimeter per second
m/s – meter per second
km/h – kilometer per hour
in/s – inches per second
ft/s – feet per second
mi/h – mile per hour
ft/s – feet per second
kn – knot

Conversions

1 mi/h = 1.60934 km/h
1 m/s = 3.6 km/h
1 km/h = 0.277778 m/s

1 m/s = 2.23694 mi/h
1 mi/h = 0.44704 m/s

1 m/s = 3.2808 ft/second.

1 kn = 1852 m/h
1 m/s = 1.9438444924406 kn
1 mi/h = 0.868976 kn
1 km/h = 0.539957 kn

VOLUME

dl = cu dl (deciliter or cubic deciliter)
ml = milliliter

Conversions

1 cu m – cubic meter
1 cu m = 1000 litres
1 cu m = 35.3 cubic feet
1 cu m = 1.31 cubic yards
1 cu m = 6.29 oil barrels
1 cu m = 220 imperial gallons
1 cu m = 264 US fluid gallons

1 bbl (barrel, oil barrel) = 42 gallons
1 bbl (barrel, oil barrel) = 158.987294928 l

1 cu yd = 27 cu ft

1 cu ft = 1728 cubic inches

1 dl = 0.1 l
1 l = 10 dl

1 cu cm = 1 ml
1 cu cm = 0.001 l
1 l = 1000 cu cm

1 ml = 0.001 l
1 ml = 0.01 dl
1 ml = 1 cu cm

1 gal = 3.785411784 l
1 gal = 231 cu in
1 l = 0.26417 gal

1 qt = 0.946 l
1 l = 1.06 qt

1 pt = 0.473 l
1 l = 2.1 pt

1 fl oz = 0.030 l
1 l = 33.8 fl oz

FUEL CONSUMPTION

mpg – miles per gallon
l/100km – liters per 100 km

Conversions

1 mpg = 235.215 l/100km
1 l/100km = 235.215 mpg
5 l/100km = 47.0429 mpg
25 mpg = 9.40858 l/100km

1 km/l = 2.35215 miles/gallon


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