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BASE UNITS SI UNIT SI SYMBOL COMMON CONVERSIONS
OR DEFINITIONS
Length meter m 1 m = 1.0936 yd = 39.37 in = 3.281 ft
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 km = 0.621 mi
1 mi = 5280 ft
1 mm = 1000 µm
1000 nm = 1 µm
 
Mass kilogram kg 1 kg = 2.2046 lb 
1 lb = 453.59 g
1 lb = 16 oz
 
Time second s 1 h = 3600 s,  1 day = 8.64 x 104 s
 
Temperature Kelvin K 0º K = -273.15º C = -459.67º F
K = º C + 273.15
º C = 5/9 (º F - 32º)
º F = 1.8º C + 32º
 
Electric Current Ampere A or AMP A●s = C (Coulomb-electric charge)
kg●m2/ A●s3 = V (Volt-electric potential)
 
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DERIVED UNITS SI UNIT SI SYMBOL COMMON CONVERSIONS
OR DEFINITIONS
Volume cubic
meter
m3 1 ft3 = 2.832 x 10-2m3
1 L = 1000 cm3
1 mL = 1 cm3
1 in3 = 16.4 cm
3
 
Energy Joule J 1 J = 0.239 cal = 0.738 ft●lb = 107 erg = 6.24 x 1018 eV = 9.487 x 10-4 Btu
 
Force Newton N 1 N = 0.2248 lb-force
1 N = 0.1019716 kilopond
1 N = 100,000 dynes
 
Pressure Pascal Pa 1 Pa = 1.45 x 10-4 psi
1 atm = 101,325 Pa
1 atm = 760 Torr
1 bar = 105 Pa
Power Watt W 1 W = J●s = 0.738 ft●lb-force/s = 3.412 Btu/h = 2.65522 x 103 ft●lb-force/h