Appendix 1: Conversion Factors

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LENGTH
1 centimeter 0.3937 inch
1 inch 2.5400 centimeters
1 meter 3.2808 feet; 1.0936 yards
1 foot 0.3048 meter
1 yard 0.9144 meter
1 kilometer 0.6214 mile (statute); 3281 feet
MASS
1 gram 0.03527 ounce
1 ounce 28.3495 grams
1 kilogram 2.20462 pounds
1 pound 0.45359 kilogram
LENGTH
1 mile (statute) 1.6093 kilometers
1 mile (nautical) 1.8531 kilometers
1 fathom 6 feet; 1.8288 meters
1 angstrom 10−8 centimeter
1 micrometer 0.0001 centimeter
PRESSURE
1 kilogram/square centimeter 0.96784 atmosphere; 0.98067 bar; 14.2233 pounds/square inch
1 bar 0.98692 atmosphere; 105 pascals
VELOCITY
1 kilometer/hour 27.78 centimeters/second
1 mile/hour 17.60 inches/second
ENERGY
1 joule 0.239 calorie; 9.479 × 10−4 Btu
1 British thermal unit (Btu) 251.9 calories; 1054 joules
1 quad 1015 Btu
AREA
1 square centimeter 0.1550 square inch
1 square inch 6.452 square centimeters
1 square meter 10.764 square feet; 1.1960 square yards
1 square foot 0.0929 square meter
1 square kilometer 0.3861 square mile
1 square mile 2.590 square kilometers
1 acre (U.S.) 4840 square yards
VOLUME
1 cubic centimeter 0.0610 cubic inch
1 cubic inch 16.3872 cubic centimeters
1 cubic meter 35.314 cubic feet
1 cubic foot 0.02832 cubic meter
1 cubic meter 1.3079 cubic yards
1 cubic yard 0.7646 cubic meter
1 liter 1000 cubic centimeters; 1.0567 quarts (U.S. liquid)
1 gallon (U.S. liquid) 3.7853 liters
POWER
1 watt 0.001341 horsepower (U.S.); 3.413 Btu/hour

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