Unit Converter with commonly used Units (original) (raw)

Unit symbols are given in (brackets)

How to Convert between Units?

You can convert between units by using cross-multiplication .

Example - How many meter water column is 2000 Pa ?

From the Pa line in the pressure section in this page 1 Pa = 1.020×10-4 m H2O . A cross-multiplication for the conversion can be expressed as:

x / (2000 Pa) = (1.020×10-4 m H2O) / (1 Pa)

or

x = (2000 Pa) (1.020×10-4 m H2O) / (1 Pa)

= 0.204 m H2O

Example - How many square feet is is 132 square miles ?

From the first line in the area section in this page 1076.39 sq ft = 3.86102×10-5sq mi. A cross-multiplication for the conversion can be expressed as:

x / (132 sq mi) = ( 1076.39 sq ft) / ( 3.86102×10-5sq mi)

or

x = (132 sq mi) ( 1076.39 sq ft) / ( 3.86102×10-5sq mi)

= 3679946750 sq ft

Cross-Multiplication Calculator

The default values are from the first example above.

x / = /

Unit symbols are given in (brackets)

Acceleration

foot/second2(ft/s2), metre/second2(m/s2), galileo = gal = centimeter/second2(Gal) = (cm/s2), inch/second2(in/s2), standard gravity (g0 ), kilometer per hour/second (kph/s), miles per hour/second (mph/s)

Angle

arc minute = minute of arc (arcmin), arc second = second of arc (arcs), circle = circumference (CC)=(CIRC)=(circum) = revolution (rev) = turn (tr), degree (°)=(deg), gradian (grad)=gon (g)= (gon), milliarcsecond (mas), quadrant (quadrant), radian (rad), sign (sign),

Solid angle (Ω)
hemisphere (hemisphere), solid angle (Ω), square degree (deg2)=((°)2)=(sq deg), square radian (sq rad)= steradian (sr), millisteradians (msr),

Area

acre (ac), are (a), arpent (arpent), barn (b), centiare (ca), circular inch (circ in), circular mil (cmil), hectare(ha), kanal (kanal), marla (marla), rood (ro), section (section), square centimeter (cm2), square foot (sq ft)=(ft2), square inch (sq in)= (in2), square kilometer (km2), square metre (m2), square mile = section (sq mi)= (mi2), square mil=square thou (sq mil)=(mil2)=(th2), square millimeter (mm2), square yard (sc yd)=(yd2), square rod=pole=perch (sq rd)=(rd2), township, yardland

Japan

Russia

Area Moment of Inertia

Capacitance

farad (F) = (s4 A2/m2kg)

Catalytic Activity

Conductance

abmho (abmho) = absiemens (abS) = gigasiemens (GS), picosiemens (pS), siemens (S) = mho (mho), statmho (statmho)

Current

abampere (aA) = biot (biot), ampere (A), coulomb/second (C/s), coulomb (international)/second (C(Int)/s), faraday (chemical)/second (F(chem)/s), microampere (μA), milliampere (mA), statampere (statA),

Data Rate

Density

kilogram/cubic metre (kg/m3) = gram/liter (g/l), kilogram/liter (kg/l) = gram/cubic centimetre (g/cm3)= ton(metric)/cubic metre (t/m3), once/gallon(US liquid) (oz/gal(US liq)) pound/cubic inch (lb/in3), pound/cubic foot (lb/ft3), pound/gallon(UK) (lb/gal(UK)), pound/gallon(US liquid) (lb/gal(US liq)), slug/cubic foot (sl/ft3), ton(short)/cubic yard (ton(short)/yd3), ton(long)/cubic yard (yd3)

Electric Charge

abcoulomb (aC), ampere hour (Ah), ampere second (As), coloumb (C), coulomb international (C(Int)), electrostatic unit of charge (esu), faraday (chemical)(F(chem))

Electromotive Force, Voltage Difference

abvolt (abV) = abampere. abohm (abA. abΩ), microvolt (μV), millivolt (mV), statvolt (statV) = erg/electrostatic unit of charge (erg/esu), volt (V) = joule/coulomb (J/C),

Energy, Heat, Work

Barrels of oil equivalent (bboe), Billion barrels of oil equivalent (BBOE), british thermal unit (Btu) = (BTU), calorie (cal) = International Table calorie (ITcal), standard cubic foot of natural gas (scf NG), kilocalorie (kcal), dyne centimeter (dyn cm) = erg (erg), electron volt (eV), foot pound force (ft lbf) = pound-force-foot (lbf ft), foot poundal (ft pdl), gram force metre (gf m), gram force centimetre (gf cm), kilogram-force metre (kgf m) = kilopond metre (kpm), horsepower hour (hp h), inch-ounce force (in ozf), inch-pound force (in lbf), joule (J), kilojoule(kJ), liter-atmosphere (l atm), newtonmeter (Nm), kilonewtonmeter (kNm), quad (quad), therm (thm), watt hour (Wh), kilowatt hour (kWh), watt second (Ws),

Energy per unit mass (Specific energy - mass)

british thermal unit(international table)/pound (Btu(IT)/lb), gigajoule/tonne (GJ/t), kilocalorie/kilogram (kcal/kg) = calorie/gram(cal/g), kilojoule/kilogram (kJ/kg) = joule/gram (J/g), kilowatt hour/kilogram (kWh/kg)

Energy per unit volume (Specific energy - volume)

british thermal unit(international table)/cubic foot (Btu(IT)/ft3), british thermal unit(international table)/gallon(US liquid) (Btu(IT)/gal(US liq)), british thermal unit(international table)/liter (Btu(IT)/l), joule/cubic meter (J/m3), kilocalorie/cubic metre (kcal/m3)

Flow - see Volume flow

Force

dyne (dyn), kilogram force (kgf)=kilopond (kp), newton (N), ounce force (ozf) (avoirdupois), poundal (pdl), pound force (lbf), kilopound force (kipf)=(kip)=(klb)=(klbf)

Frequency

hertz (Hz)= cycle/second (cps)

Heat flow rate

british thermal unit/hour (Btu/h), british thermal unit/second (Btu/s), foot-pound force/second (ft lbf/s), horsepower(Imperial) (hp(I)), horspower (metric) (hp(M))=(hk), kilocalorie/hour (kcal/h), kilopond-meter/second (kpm/s), kilowatt (kW)=kilojoule/second (kJ/s), ton of refrigeration (ton of refrigeration), watt (W),

Heat flux

british thermal unit/(square foot hour) (Btu/(ft2h)), kilocalorie/(square centimetre hour) (kcal/(cm2h)), watt/square metre (W/m2)

Heat generation per unit mass (Specific energy - mass)

british thermal unit(international table)/pound (Btu(IT)/lb), gigajoule/tonne (GJ/t), kilocalorie/kilogram (kcal/kg) = calorie/gram(cal/g), kilojoule/kilogram (kJ/kg) = joule/gram (J/g), kilowatt hour/kilogram (kWh/kg)

Heat generation per unit volume (Specific energy - volume)

british thermal unit(international table)/cubic foot (Btu(IT)/ft3), british thermal unit(international table)/gallon(US liquid) (Btu(IT)/gal(US liq)), british thermal unit(international table)/liter (Btu(IT)/l), joule/cubic metre (J/m3), kilocalorie/cubic metre (kcal/m3)

Heat transfer coefficient

british thermal uni(international table/(square foot hour degree fahrenheit) (BTU(IT)/(ft2h°F)), kilocalorie/(square metre hour degree celcius) (kcal/(m2 h°C)), watt/(square metre degree kelvin) (W/(m2K))

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Hydraulic Gradients

Inductance

abhenry (abH)= Nanohenry (nH), henry (H) = ohm second (Ω s) = joule/square ampere (J/A2) = kilogram square metre/(square second square ampere) (kg m2/(s2A2)), microhenry (μH), millihenry (mH)

Information Storage

Length

cable (cable), caliber (caliber), centimeter (cm), chain(Gunter's) = chain(surveyors') (ch), chain(Ramsden's) = chain(engineers') (ch), cubit (cubit), fathom (nautical) (ftm), fermi = femtometer (fm), foot (ft), furlong (fur), hand (hh)=(hd), inch (in), kilometer (km), light year, metre (m), milli-inch = millesimus (mil) = thousands of an inch (thou), micrometer=micron (μm), millimicron (mμ), (Gunther's) link (li), mile (mi), nautical mile (NM)=(nmi)= seamile (sm), perch = pole = rod (rd), pica (pc), pixel (px) point (ATA system) (pt), yard (yd), ångstrom (Å)

Metre is the British, SI and elsewhere spelling of the unit of length equal to 100 cm. Meter is the American spelling of the same unit.

Luminous Emittance (Illuminance)

footcandle (fc), gigalux (Glx), Lux (lx), lumen/square centimetre (lm/cm2), lumen/square foot (lm/ft2), lumen/square inch (lm/in2), millilux (mlx) = nox (nox), phot (ph)

Luminous Flux

candela steradian (cd sr), lumen (lm), lux square metre (lx m2)

Luminous Intensity

candlepower (cp)=(CP), candlepower(new) (cp(new)) = candela (cd) = lumen/steradian (lm/sr), Hefnerkerze (HK)=hefner candle, millicandelas (mcd), voille (voille)

Luminous Intensity Density

candela/square centimetre (cd/cm2) = (lumen/steradians)/square centimetre (lm/(sr cm2)), candela/square metre (cd/m2), lambert (L)=(Lb), (lumen/steradians)/square foot (lm/(sr ft2)),

Magnetic Flux

gauss square centimetre (G cm2) = maxwell (Mw), magnetic flux quantum (Φ), milliweber (mWb), microweber (μWb), tesla square metre (T m2) = volt second (Vs) = weber (Wb)

Magnetic Flux Density

gamma-flux=gamma (γ), gauss (G)=(Gs) = maxwell/square centimeter (Mw/cm2) = line/square centimetre (line/cm2) = gilbert/centimeter (Gb/cm), kilogram/(ampere square second) (kg/(A s2)) = tesla (T)

Magnetic Force

gilbert (Gb), ampere-turn (At)

Magnitude of a Physical Quantity (Power or intensity relative to a specified or implied reference level)

Mass, Weight

atomic mass (u), carat (ct), cental=centum weight=quintal=hundredweight (short) (cwt), dram (dr), grain = grain (troy) (gr), gram (g), hectogram (hg), hundredweight (long) = hundredweight (imperial) (cwt), kilogram (kg), kilopound (kip), ounce (International avoirdupois) (oz), ounce (troy) (ozt)=ounce (apothecary), pennyweight=denarius weight (dwt)=(pwt)=(PW), pound (International avoirdupois) (lb) = pound mass (lbm), pound (apothecary) (lb(apothecary))=pound (troy) (lbt), scruple (scruple), slug (sl), stone=stone weight (st), ton (long)= ton(UK) = ton (ton), ton (short)=ton(US) (ton), tonne = ton (metric) (t)

Mass (Weight) flow rate

kilogram/hour(kg/h), kilogram/second (kg/s), pound/hour (lb/h), pound/minute (lb/min), pound/second (lb/s), ounce/minute (oz/min), ounce/second (oz/s), tonne/day (t/d)

Mass (Weight) per unit Area

pound/square foot (lb/ft2), kilogram/square metre (kg/m2)

Mass (Weight) per unit Length

pound/foot (lb/ft), kilogram/metre (kg/m)

Mass (Weight) per unit Volume

pound/cubic foot (lb/ft3), kilogram/cubic meter (kg/m3)

Molar

molar (M) = mole/liter solution (mol/l)

Mole

Mole (mol), kilomole (kmol), decimole (dmol), centimole(cmol), millimole (mmol), pound-mole (lb-mol)

Moment of Inertia

Nautical Measure

cable length (cable), fathom (fathom), foot (ft), inch (in), kilometer/hour (km/h), knot (knot)=nautical mile/hour (nmi/h), metre (m), metre/second (m/s), mile (US, Imperial) (mi), nautical leage (NL)=(nl), meter (m), nautical mile (NM)=(nmi) = sea mile, yard (yd)

Power

british thermal unit/second (Btu/s)=(BTU/s), british thermal unit/hour (Btu/h)=(Btuh), calorie /second (cal/s), erg/second (erg/s), foot pound-force/second (ft lbf/s), horsepower = cheval vapeur (hp), horsepower (boiler) (hp(S)), horsepower (electric) (hp(E)), horsepower (metric) (hp(M)), horsepower (mechanical=hydraulic=brake =Imperial) (hp(I))=(bhp), horsepower (water) (WHP), joule/s (J/s), kilocalorie/second (kcal/s), kilogram-force meter/second (kgf m/s), kilowatt (kW), thousand British Thermal Units/hour (MBH), volt-ampere (VA), watt (W),

Power per unit area

(british thermal unit(international table)/hour)/square foot (Btu(IT)/(h ft2)), (kilocalorie(international table)/h)/square metre (kcal(IT)/(h m2)), watt/square metre (W/m2)

Pressure

atmosphere (atm), bar (bar), barye (Ba) (French), centimeters of mercury at given temperature (cm Hg), centimeter of water at given temperature (cm H2O), dyne/centimeter2(dyn/cm2), foot of water at given temperature (ft H2O), gram-force/centimeter2(gf/cm2), inch of mercury at given temperature (in Hg), inch of water (gauge) at given temperature (igw), inch of water column at given temperature (in wc) or (wc), kgram force/centimeter2(kgf/cm2), kgram force/meter2(kgf/m2)=kilopond/meter2(kp/m2), meter of water at given temperature (m H2O), millimeter of mercury at given temperature (mm Hg), newton/meter2(N/m2), ounce/square inch (oz/in2), pascal (Pa), pound-force/square foot (lbf/ft2)=(psf), pound-force/square inch (lbf/in2)=(psi), torr (Torr)

Note! When using pressure units based on liquid columns (like mm H2O, in H2O, mm Hg ...) - be aware that densities of liquids varies with temperature. For more exact conversions consult temperature density sources for the actual liquids.

Radioactivity

becquerel (Bq)=radioactive disintegration/second, curie (Ci), disintegration/minute (dpm), Gigabecquerel (GBq), microcurie (μCi), rutherford (Rd)

Radiation - Absorbed Dose

erg/gram (erg/g), gray (Gy), adsorbed radiation dose (rad), joule/kilogram (J/kg), milligray (mGy), røntgen equivalent physical (rep)=parker (parker)

Radiation - Exposure

ampere second/kilogram (A s/kg), coulomb/kilogram (C/kg), røntgen(/roentgen) (R)= =german unit of radiation (german R)=tissue roentgen, french roentgen (french R)

Radiation - Dose Equivalent

microsievert (μSv), milli roentgen equivalent man (mrem), roentgen equivalent man (rem), sievert (Sv)=joule/kilogram (J/kg)

Resistance, Electrical

abohm (abΩ), megaohm (MΩ), microohm (μΩ), ohm (Ω)=volt/ampere (V/A),

Rotation

degree/minute (deg/min), degree/week (deg/w), hertz (Hz), radians/hour (rad/h), radians/minute (rad/min), radians/second (rad/s), revolutions/day (r/d), revolutions/minute (rpm)=(RPM)=(r/min)=(rev/min) = tours par minute (french) (tr/min) = Umdrehungen pro Minute (U/min), revolutions per second (r/s)=cycle/second (cps)

Section Modulus

cubic centimetre (cm3), cubic foot (ft3), cubic inch (in3), cubic metre (m3)

Sound pressure level

bel (B), decibel(sound pressure level) (dB SPL), neper (Np), pascal (root mean square sound pressure) (Pa)

Specific Heat

british thermal unit/(pound degree fahrenheit) (Btu/(lb°F)) = kilocalorie/(kilogram degree celcius) (kcal/(kg°C)), joule/(kilogram degree kelvin) (J/(kgK)), kilocalorie/(pound degree fahrenheit) (kcal/(lb°F)), kilojoule/(kilogram degree kelvin) (kJ/(kgK))=kilojoule/(kilogram degree celcius) (kJ/(kg°C)), kilowatthour/(kilogram degree kelvin) (kWh/(kg K))

Specific Energy (mass)

british thermal unit(international table)/pound (Btu(IT)/lb), gigajoule/tonne (GJ/t), kilocalorie/kilogram (kcal/kg) = calorie/gram(cal/g), kilojoule/kilogram (kJ/kg) = joule/gram (J/g), kilowatt hour/kilogram (kWh/kg)

Specific Energy (volume)

british thermal unit(international table)/cubic foot (Btu(IT)/ft3), british thermal unit(international table)/gallon(US liquid) (Btu(IT)/gal(US liq)), british thermal unit(international table)/liter (Btu(IT)/l), joule/cubic meter (J/m3), kilocalorie/cubic metre (kcal/m3)

Specific Volume

cubic foot/pound (ft3/lb), cubic inch/pound (in3/lb), cubic metre/kg (m3/kg), gallon(US)/pound (gal(US)/lb), gallon(UK)/pound (gal(UK)/lb), liter/kilogram (l/kg)

Stress

Surveyor's Measure

chain (chain), foot(ft), furlong (furlong), hand (hand), inch (in), leage (leage), link (link), metre (m), mile (mi), rod(rd), yard (yd)

Temperature

celsius = degrees centigrade (°C), degrees fahrenheit (°F), kelvin (K), degrees rankine (°R)

Temperature difference:

Note that °C is used for actual temperatures and C° is used for temperature differences.

Thermal Conductivity

british thermal unit(international)/(foot hour degree fahrenheit) (Btu(IT)/(ft h°F), british thermal unit(international)/(inch hour degree fahrenheit) (Btu(IT)/(in h°F), british thermal unit(international)*inch/(square foot*hour*degree fahrenheit) ((Btu(IT) in)/(ft² h°F)), kilocalorie/(metre hour degree celcius) (kcal/(m h°C)), joule/(centimetre second degree kelvin) (J/(cm s K)), watt/(metre degree kelvin) (W/(m°C)),

Thermal Diffusivity

square feet/second (ft2/s), square feet/hour (ft2/h), square metre/hour (m2/h), square metre/second (m2/s)

Thermal Expansion

length/(length degree fahrenheit) (in/(in°F))=(m/(m°F)) = length/(length degree Rankin) (in/(in°R))=(m/(m°R)), length/(length degree kelvin) (m/(m K))=(in/(in K))= length/(length degree celcius)(m/(m oC))=(in/(in °C))

Thermal Resistance

degree fahrenheit hour/british thermal unit (international) (°F h/Btu(IT)) = degree rankin hour/british thermal unit(international) (°R h/Btu(IT)), degree kelvin/watt (K/W)=degree celcius/watt (°C/W)

Thermal Resistivity

centimetre degree kelvin/watt (cm K/W), foot degree fahrenheit hour/british thermal unit(international) (ft°F h/Btu(IT)), metre degree kelvin/watt (m K/W)=meter degree celcius/watt (m°C/W), square foot degree fahrenheit hour/(british thermal unit(international) inch) (ft2°F h/(Btu(IT) in))

Time

day (mean solar) (d), hour (h)=(hr), microsecond (μs), millisecond (ms), minute (min), month(month), nanosecond (ns), second (s)=(sec), sidereal day (d(sidereal)), sidereal month (month(sidereal)), sidereal year (y(sidereal)), week (week), year (calendar) (y)=(yr),

Torque, Moment

foot-pound torque (ft lbf), gram-force centimetre (gf cm) kilogram-force metre (kgf m) = kilopond metre (kpm), kilogram-force centimetre (kgf cm), millinewton metre (mN m), newton metre (N m), inch ounce-force (in ozf ), inch pound-force (in lbf)

Note that the unit of work ft-lbf (foot-pound) is in practice commonly used as the unit of torque in the Imperial system. The unit for torque is lbf -ft (pound-foot) - one pound of force acting at a perpendicular distance of one foot from a pivot point.

Velocity, Speed

foot/minute (ft/min), foot/second (ft/s), inch/second (in/s), kilometre/hour (km/h), knot (knot) = nautical mile per hour, metre/second (m/s), mile/hour (mi/h)=(mph)

Viscosity Dynamic, Absolute

centipoise (cP), gram/(centimetre second) (g/(cm s)) = poise (P), kilogram/metre second (kg/m s)=newton second/square metre (N s/m2)= pascal second (Pa s), pound/(foot hour) (lb/(ft h)), pound/(foot second) (lb/(ft s)), pound-force second/square foot (lbf s/ft2), reyn (reyn)= pound-force second/square inch (lbf s/in2)

Viscosity Kinematic

centistoke (cSt) = square millimeter/second (mm2/s), square foot/hour (ft2/h), square foot/second (ft2/s), square inch/second (in2/s), square metre/hour (m2/h), square metre/second (m2/s), stoke (St) = square centimetre/second (cm2/s)

Volume

acre-foot (ac-ft), acre-inch (ac-in), barrel (bbl), bourbon barrel (bbl(bourbon)) = american standard barrel (ASB), barrel of oil (bo)=(bbl(oil)) board foot (board ft), bucket (bucket), bushel (bu), butt (butt), chaldron (chaldron), cord (cord), cubic centimetre (cm3) = milliliter (ml)=(mL), cubic decimetre (dm3) = liter (l)=(L), cubic foot (ft3), cubic inch (in3), cubic metre (m3), cubic mile (mi3), cubic yard (yd3), cup (c), dram=drachm (dr) = fluid dram (fl dr), fifth (fifth), fluid ounce (fl oz) = shot (shot), gallon (gal), gill (gi), hectoliter (hl)=(hL), hogshead (hhd), jigger (jigger), minim (min), peck (pk), pint (pt), quart (qt), spice measure (spice measure), tablespoon (Tbsp), teaspoon (tsp)

Abbreviations for areas of use: UK= United Kingdom = Imperical US= United States of America dry= dry volumes fed= federal liq= liquid volumes met= metric

Volume Flow

barrel/day (bbl/d), barrel of oil/day (bo/d)=(bbl(oil)/d), cubic centimetre/second (cm3/s), cubic decimetre/hour (dm3/h)=liter/hour (l/h), cubic decimetre/minute (dm3/min)=liter/minute (l/min), cubic decimetre/second (dm3/s)=liter/second (l/s), cubic foot/minute (ft3/min)=(cfm), cubic foot/second (ft3/s), cubic inch/second (in3/s), cubic metre/hour (m3/h), cubic inch/minute (in3/min), cubic metre/second (m3/s), cubic yard/hour (yd3/h), cubic yard/minute (yd3/min), gallon/day (gal/d), gallon/hour (gal/h), gallon/minute (gal/min), pint/second (pt/s), quart/second (qt/s)

Abbreviations for areas of use: UK= United Kingdom = Imperical US= United States of America dry= dry volumes liq= liquid volumes

Volume per unit length

Weight - see Mass

Work - see Energy