Conversion factors From Commonwealth, UK and USA system to Decimal system
From Commonwealth, UK and USA system to Decimal system
1) Linear Length Measures
Basic decimal units for length measures:
|
1mm |
(millimeter) |
= |
0.001m |
(meter) |
|
1cm |
(centimeter) |
= |
10mm |
|
|
1dm |
(decimeter) |
= |
10cm |
|
|
1m |
(meter) |
= |
10dm |
|
|
1Km |
(kilometer) |
= |
1000m |
|
Conversion
|
1mi. |
(milli-inch) |
= |
0.0254mm |
|
|
|
|
|
1li. |
(line) |
= |
2.117mm |
= |
1/12in |
|
|
|
1in |
(inch) |
= |
12li. |
|
|
= |
2.54cm |
|
1ft |
(foot) |
= |
12in |
|
|
= |
30.48cm |
|
1yd |
(yard) |
= |
3ft |
|
|
= |
0.914m |
|
1M |
(statue mile) |
= |
1760yd |
= |
5280ft |
= |
1.609Km |
|
1LM |
(London Mile) |
= |
5000ft |
|
|
= |
1.524Km |
Nautical units conversion
|
1fa. |
(fathom, depth) |
= |
6ft |
= |
2yd |
= |
1.8288m |
|
1ch. |
(nautical chain, length) |
= |
15ft |
|
|
= |
4.572m |
|
1fur. |
(furlong, depth) |
= |
660ft |
= |
1/8M |
= |
201.13m |
|
1GBnM |
(nautical Mile, length, GB) |
= |
2026ft |
|
|
= |
617.5m |
|
1Int.nM |
(nautical Mile, length, International) |
= |
6080ft |
|
|
= |
1852m |
2) Surface Area Measures
Basic decimal units for surface measures:
|
1mm2 |
(square millimeter) |
= |
0.000001m2 |
|
|
|
1cm2 |
(square entimeter) |
= |
100mm2 |
|
|
|
1dm2 |
(square decimeter) |
= |
100cm2 |
= |
10000mm2 |
|
1m2 |
(square meter) |
= |
100dm2 |
= |
10000cm2 |
|
1ha |
(hectar) |
= |
100mx100m |
= |
10000m2 |
|
1Km2 |
(square Kilometer) |
= |
100ha |
= |
1000000m2 |
Conversion
|
1(in)2 |
(square inch) |
= |
6.45cm2 |
|
|
|
|
|
1(ft)2 |
(square foot) |
= |
144 (in)2 |
|
|
= |
929cm2 |
|
1(yd)2 |
(square yard) |
= |
9 (ft)2 |
= |
8360cm2 |
= |
0.8361m2 |
|
1rd. |
(rood) |
= |
1/4ac |
= |
1210(yd)2 |
= |
1011,68 m2 |
|
1ac |
(acre) |
= |
4840 (yd)2 |
= |
0.405ha |
= |
4046.7m2 |
|
1YL |
(yard of land) |
= |
30ac |
= |
12.1401ha |
= |
121401 m2 |
|
1HL |
(hide of land) |
= |
100ac |
= |
1214.01ha |
@ |
12.14K m2 |
|
1M 2 |
(square Mile) |
= |
640ac |
|
|
@ |
77.7K m2 |
3) Volumes Measures
Basic decimal units for volume measures:
|
1mm3 |
(cubic millimeter) |
= |
0.000001dm3 |
|
1cm3 |
(cubic centimeter) |
= |
1000mm3 |
|
1dm3 |
(cubic decimeter) |
= |
1000cm3 |
|
1m3 |
(cubic meter) |
= |
1000dm3 |
Conversion
|
1(in)3 |
(cubic inch) |
= |
16.38cm3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1(ft)3 |
(cubic foot) |
= |
1728 (in)3 |
= |
18.31dm2 |
|
|
|
1(yd)3 |
(cubic yard) |
= |
27 (ft)3 |
= |
760dm3 |
= |
0.76m3 |
4) Fluid (Liquids and gasseous substances) Capacity Measures
Basic decimal units for capacity measures
|
1ml |
(milliliter) |
= |
1cm3 |
= |
1000mm3 |
|
|
|
1cl |
(centiliter) |
= |
10cm3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1dl |
(deciliter) |
= |
100cm3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 l |
(liter) |
= |
1000cm3 |
= |
1dm3 |
|
|
|
1Dl |
(decaliter) |
= |
10 l |
= |
10dm3 |
|
|
|
1hl |
(hettoliter) |
= |
100 l |
= |
100dm3 |
|
|
|
1Kl |
(kiloliter) |
= |
1000 l |
= |
1000dm3 |
= |
1m3 |
Conversion
UK system
|
1gl. |
(gill) |
= |
14cl |
= |
140ml |
= |
140cm3 |
|
1pt. |
(pint) |
= |
4gl. |
= |
0.57 l |
|
|
|
1qt. |
(quart) |
= |
2pt. |
= |
8gl. |
= |
1.13 l |
|
1ga. |
(gallon) |
= |
4qt. |
= |
4.54 l |
|
|
USA system
|
1gl. |
(US gill) |
= |
12cl |
= |
120ml |
= |
140cm3 |
|
1pt. |
(US pint) |
= |
4gl |
= |
0.47 l |
|
|
|
1qt. |
(US quart) |
= |
2pt |
= |
8gl. |
= |
0.94 l |
|
1ga. |
(US gallon) |
= |
4qt |
= |
3.78 l |
= |
3.78 dm3 |
|
1fl.oz. |
(fluid ounce) |
= |
26.8ml |
= |
0.0286 l |
|
|
|
1c. |
(cup) |
= |
2fl.oz. |
= |
53.6 ml |
= |
0.0536 l |
|
1pt. |
(US pint) |
= |
16fl.oz |
|
|
|
|
5) Solid Capacity measures
Basic Solid Capacity units in decimal system are the same as for fluids and gasses
Conversion
UK system
|
1d.gl. |
(dry gallon) |
= |
4 dry quarts |
= |
4.54 l |
|
1d.pk. |
(peck) |
= |
2 d.gl. |
= |
9.09 l |
|
1bu. |
(bushel) |
= |
4 pk. |
= |
36.36 l |
|
1Qa. |
(Quarter) |
= |
8 bu. |
= |
290.78 l |
US system
|
1pk |
(peck) |
= |
2 gallons |
= |
8.81 l |
|
1bu |
(bushel) |
= |
4 pk. |
= |
35.24 |
6) Weight Measures
Basic decimal units for capacity measures
|
1mg |
(milligram) |
= |
0.001g |
|
|
|
1cg |
(centigram) |
= |
10mg |
|
|
|
1dg |
(decigram) |
= |
100mg |
|
|
|
1g |
(gram) |
= |
1000mg |
= |
100cg |
|
1hg |
(hettogram) |
= |
100g |
|
|
|
1Kg |
(Kilogram) |
= |
1000g |
= |
0.001t |
|
1t |
(ton) |
= |
1000Kg |
= |
1000000g |
Conversion
|
1oz. |
(ounce) |
= |
28.34g |
|
|
|
|
|
1lb |
(pound) |
= |
16oz.t. |
= |
454g |
= |
0.454Kg |
|
2000lb |
|
@ |
1tonn |
|
|
|
|
|
1st |
(stone) |
= |
14lb |
|
|
= |
6.340Kg |
UK Weight multiples
|
1UKq |
(UK quarter) |
= |
28lb |
= |
12.7Kg |
|
1UKcwt |
(UK hundredweight) |
= |
112lb |
= |
50.8Kg |
|
1l.t |
(long ton, nautical) |
= |
20cwt |
= |
1016Kg |
US Weight multiples
|
1USq |
(US quarter) |
= |
25lb |
= |
11.37Kg |
|
1UScwt |
(US hundredweight) |
= |
100lb |
= |
454Kg |
|
1sh.t |
(short ton, nautical) |
= |
200lb |
= |
907.18Kg |
7) Density Measures
Basic decimal units for density measures
|
1g/1cm3 |
(gram)/(cubic centimeter) |
= |
1000mg/ml |
|
1Kg/1dm3 |
(Kilogram)/(cubic decimeter) |
= |
1000g/l |
|
1t/1m3 |
(tonn)/(cubic meter) |
= |
1000Kg/1000 l |
Conversion
|
1lb/1(ft)3 |
= |
0.025 |
g/cm3 |
|
1lb/1(yd)2(in) |
= |
0.021 |
g/cm3 |
|
1oz.t./1(yd)3 |
= |
1.730 |
g/cm3 |
|
1lb/1(yd)3 |
= |
27.7 |
g/cm3 |
Some examples :
|
H2O |
Water (25°C) |
= |
1 |
g/cm3 |
|
H |
Hidrogen (-253°C) |
= |
0.0708 |
g/cm3 |
|
O |
Oxigen (-183°C) |
= |
1.149 |
g/cm3 |
|
N |
Nitrogen (-195°C) |
= |
0.808 |
g/cm3 |
|
Cr |
Chromium (25°C) |
= |
7.18 |
g/cm3 |
|
Pb |
Lead (25°C) |
= |
11.25 |
g/cm3 |
|
Ir |
Iridium (25°C) |
= |
22.61 |
g/cm3 |