Conversion Factors

Mass and Density

Pressure

1
1
1
1
1
1

1 Pa

kg
g/cm3
g/cm3
lb
lb/ft3
lb/ft3

5
5
5
5
5
5

2.2046 lb
103 kg/m3
62.428 lb/ft3
0.4536 kg
0.016018 g/cm3
16.018 kg/m3

Length
1
1
1
1

cm
m
in.
ft

5
5
5
5

0.3937 in.
3.2808 ft
2.54 cm
0.3048 m

Velocity
1 km/h 5 0.62137 mile/h
1 mile/h 5 1.6093 km/h

cm3
m3
L
L
in.3
ft3
gal
gal

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

0.061024 in.3
35.315 ft3
1023 m3
0.0353 ft3
16.387 cm3
0.028317 m3
0.13368 ft3
3.7854 3 1023 m3

Force
1
1
1
1

N
N
lbf
lbf

5
5
5
5

bar
atm
lbf/in.2
lbf/in.2
atm

1 N/m2
1.4504 3 1024 lbf/in.2
105 N/m2
1.01325 bar
6894.8 Pa
144 lbf/ft2
14.696 lbf/in.2

Energy and Specific Energy

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

J
kJ
kJ
kJ/kg
ft ? lbf
Btu
Btu
Btu/lb
kcal

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

1 N ? m 5 0.73756 ft ? lbf
737.56 ft ? lbf
0.9478 Btu
0.42992 Btu/lb
1.35582 J
778.17 ft ? lbf
1.0551 kJ
2.326 kJ/kg
4.1868 kJ

Energy Transfer Rate

Volume
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5
5
5
5

1 kg ? m/s2
0.22481 lbf
32.174 lb ? ft/s2
4.4482 N

1W
1 kW
1 Btu/h
1 hp
1 hp
1 hp

5
5
5
5
5
5

1 J/s 5 3.413 Btu/h

1.341 hp
0.293 W
2545 Btu/h
550 ft ? lbf/s
0.7457 kW

Specific Heat
1 kJ/kg ? K
1 kcal/kg ? K
1 Btu/lb ? 8R

5 0.238846 Btu/lb ? 8R
5 1 Btu/lb ? 8R
5 4.1868 kJ/kg ? K

Others
1 ton of refrigeration 5 200 Btu/min 5 211 kJ/min
1 volt 5 1 watt per ampere

Constants
Universal Gas Constant

Standard Atmospheric Pressure

8.314 kJ/ kmol K

R 1545 ft lbf/ lbmol R
1.986 Btu/ lbmol R

1.01325 bar
1 atm 14.696 lbf / in.2
760 mm Hg 29.92 in. Hg

Standard Acceleration of Gravity

Temperature Relations

g e

9.80665 m/ s
32.174 ft/ s2

T1R2 1.8 T1K2

T1C2 T1K2 273.15
T1F2 T1R2 459.67