CONVERSIÓN DE UNIDADES

Longitud
1 Km = 1000 m
1 m = 100 cm = 39.37 in = 3.28 ft
1 cm = 10-2 m
1 mm = 10-3 m
1 m = 10-6 m
1 mm = 10-9 m
1 Å = 10-10 m
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 30.48 cm = 12 in

Área
1 mm2 = 10-6 m2
1 cm2 = 10-4 m2
1 m2 = 1.55 x 103 in2
1 Km2 = 106 m2
1 in2 = 6.45 cm2
1 ft2 = 92.9 x 10-3 m2

Volumen
1 ml = 10-3 L
1 L = 103 cm3
1 mm3 = 10-3 cm3
1 cm3 = 1 mL
1 dm3 = 103 cm3
1 m3 = 109 mm3 = 106 cm3 = 103 L
1 in3 = 16.39 cm3
1 ft3 = 28.32 x 103 cm3

Masa
1 g = 10-3 Kg
1 Kg = 103 cm3 = 2.2 lbm
1 ton = 103 Kg
1 lbm = 453.6 g
1 slug = 32.17 lbm = 14.59 Kg
1 onza = 28.35 g (avdp)

Velocidad
1 Km/h = 0.2778 m/s = 0.9113 ft/s = 27.78 cm/s
1 mm/s = 3.6 m/h
1 cm/s = 26 m/h
1 m/s = 3600 m/h = 100 cm/s
1 m/min = 60 m/h = 0.017 m/s = 3.28 ft/min
1 m/h = 3.28 ft/h = 0.0109 in/s
1 in/s = 91.44 m/h = 1.524 m/min = 2.54 cm/s .
1 ft/s = 1097.28 m/h = 18.288 m/min = 0.3048 cm/s = 12 in/s

Densidad
1 g/cm3 = 1000 Kg/m3 = 62.43 lbm /ft3 = 1 g/ml = 0.003613 lbm /in3
1 Kg/cm3 = 32.13 lbm/in3
1 Kg/m3 = 0.001 g/cm3 = 0.06243 lbm /ft3 = 3.61 lbm /in3
lbm/in3 = 27.68 g/cm3
lbm/ft3 = 5.79 x 10-4 lbm/in3

Caudal
1 L/s = 3600 L/h = 60 L/min = 61.02 in3/s = 2.12 ft3/min = 0.035 ft3/s
1cm3/s = 2.12 x 10-3 ft3/min
1 m3/min = 1000 L/min = 35.31 ft3/min
1 in3/s = 58.99 L/h = 0.03472 ft3/min
1 f t3/s = 101940.26 L/ h = 28.32 cm3/s = 3600 ft3/h = 1728 in3/s = 60 ft3/min

Tensión superficial
1 dina/cm = 10-3 N/m
1 gf/cm = 98.07 N/m
1 Kgf/m = 9.81 N/m
1 lbf/ft = 14.59 N/m

Presión
1 dina/cm2 = 0.01 Kgf/m2 = 0.001 cm H20 = 7.5 cm de Hg = 4 x 10-4 in de H20 =
2.09 x 10-3 lbf/ft2 = 1.45 lb /in2 = 2.95 x 10-5 in de Hg = 10-8 atm

1 N/m2 = 1 pasca1 = 0.101 Kgf/m2 = 7.5 x 10-3 m de Hg = 1.45 x 10-4 lbf/in2 = 10-7 atm

1 gf/cm2 = 981 din/cm2 = 98.07 N/m2 = 10 Kgf/m2 = 0.736 mm de Hg = 2.048 lb /ft2 =

0.029 in de Hg = 1.4 x 10-2 lbf/in2 = 9.68 x 10-4 atm

1 Kgf/cm2 = 981 x 103 din/cm2 = 105 Kgf/m2 = 103 gf/cm2 = 981 x 104 N/m2 =
104 mm de H2O = 736 mm de Hg, = 2.05 x 103 lbf/ft2 = 14.22 lbf/in2 = 0.968 atm

1 m de H2O = 9806.6 N/m2 = 103 Kgf/m2 = 73.6 mm Hg = 0.1 Kgf/cm2 = 204.8 lbf/ft2 =
3.28 ft de H20 = 2.9 in de Hg = 1.42 lbf/in2 = 0.097 atm

1 mm de Hg = 1 torr = 1333.2 din/cm2 = 13.59 Kgf/m2 = 1.36 gf/cm2 = 133.32 N/m2 =

13.59 mm de H20 = 2.78 lbf/ft2 = 0.54 in de H20 = 0.045 ft de H20 = 0.019 lbf/in2 = 1.31
x 10-3 atm

1 lbf/in2 = 6,89 x 104 din/cm2 = 6.89 N/m2 = 703,07 Kgf/m2 = 703,07 mm de H20 =
70,31 gf/cm2 = 0,7031 m de H20 = 0,0703 Kgf/cm2 = 144 lbf/ft2 = 0,1701 ft de Hg = 6.8
x 10-2 atm

1 atm = 1.013 x 106 din/cm2 = 1.013 x 105 N/m2 = 1.033 x 104 Kgf/m2 =
1.033 x 104 mm de H2O = 1.033 x 103 gf/cm2 = 10.13 N/cm2 = 1.033 Kgf/cm2 = 14.7
lbf/in2 = 14.7 psi
1 psia = 1 psi + 1 psig

Fuerza
1 N = 105 dina = 0.1020 Kgf = 0.2248 lbf
1 pound force (lbf ) = 4.448 N = 0.454 Kgf = 32.17 pounda1s
1 Kgf = 2.205 lb = 9.81 N

Energía
1 joule = 1 N.m = 107 ergs = 0.7376 lbf.ft = 0,2309 cal = 9,481 x 10-4 Btu
1 cal = 4.186 joules = 3.968 x 10-3 Btu
1 KWh = 3.6 x 106 joule = 860 Kcal
1 eV = 1.602 x 10-3 joule

Potencia
1 Watt = 1 joule/s = 107 erg/s = 0.2389 cal/s
1 hp = 745.7 Watt
1 KW = 1.341 hp = 0.9483 Btu/s

Viscosidad cinemática, difusividad y difusividad térmica

1 m2/s = 104 cm2/s = 3.875 x 104 ft2/h = 106 centistokes

Constante de los gases

R = 1.987 cal g.mole-1 K-1 = 82.05 cm3 atm g.mole-1K-1 = 8.314 x 107 g cm2 s-2 g.mole-1
K-1 =
8.314 x 103 Kg m2 s-2 Kg.mole-1 K-1 = 4.968 x 104 Lbm ft2 s-2 lb.mole-1 °R-1 = 1.544 x
103 lbf lb.mole-1 K-1 °R ft

Conductividad térmica
1 g cm s-3 K-1 = 1 ergs s-1 cm-1 K-1 = 10-5 Kg m s-3 K-1 = 10-5 Watts m-1 K-1 =
4.0183 x 10-5 lbm ft s-3 °F-1 = 1.2489 x 10-6 lb s-l °F-1 = 2.3901 x 10-8 cal s-1 cm-1 K-1 =
5.7780 x 10-6 Btu h-1 ft-1 °F-1

1 Kg m s-3 K-1 = 105 ergs s-1 cm-1 K-1 = 4.0183 lb ft s-3 °F-1 = 1.2489 x 10-1 lbf s-1 °F-1 =
2.3901 x 10-3 cal s-1 cm-1 K-1 = 5.7780 x 10-1 Btu h-1 ft-1 °F-1

1 lbm ft s-3 °F-1 = 2.4886 x 104 g cm s-3 K-1 = 2.4886 x 10-1 Kg m s-3 K-1 =
=3.1081 x 10-2 lbf s-1 F-1 = 5.9479 x 10-4 cal s-1 cm-1 K-1 = 1.4379 x 10-1 Btu h-1 ft-1 °F-1

1 lbf s-1 °F-1 = 8.0068 x 105 g cm s-3 K-1 = 8.0068 Kg m s-3 K-1 = 3.2174 x 10 lb ft s-3 °F-
1
=
1.9137 x 10-2 cal s-1 cm-1 K-1 = 4.6263 Btu h-1 ft-1 °F-1

1 cal s-1 cm-1 K-1 = 4,1840 x 107 g cm s-3 K-1 = 4,1840 x 102 Kg m s-3 K-1 =
1.6813 x 103 lb ft s-3 °F-1 = 5.2256 x 10 lbf s-1 °F-1 = 2.4175 x 102 Btu h-1 ft-1 °F-1

1 Btu h-1 ft-1 °F-1 = 1.7307 x 105 g cm s-3 K-1 = 1.7307 Kg m s-3 K-1 = 6.9546 lbm ft s-3
°F-1 =
= 2.1616 x 10-1 lbf s-1 °F-1 = 4.1365 x 10-3 cal s-1 cm-1 °K-1

Coeficiente de transferencia de calor

1 g s-3 K-1 = 10-3 Kg s-3 K-1 = 10-3 Watts m-2 K-1 = 1.2248 x 10-3 lbm s-3 °F-1 =
= 3.8068 x 10-5 lbf ft-1 s-1 °F-1 = 2.3901 x 10-8 cal cm-2 s-1 K-1 = 10-7 Watts cm-2 K-1 =
1.7611 x 10-4 Btu ft-2 h-1 °F-1

1 Kg s-3 K-1 = 103 g s-3 K-1 = 1.2248 lbm s-3 °F-1 = 3.8068 x 10-2 lbf ft-1 s-1 °F-1 =
2.3901 x 10-5 cal cm-2 s-1 K-1 = 10-4 Watt cm-2 K-1 = 1.7611 x 10-1 Btu ft-2 h-1 °F-1

1 lbm s-3 °F-1 = 8.1647 x 102g s-3 K-1 = 8.1647 x 10-1 Kg s-3 K-1 = 3.1081 x 10-2 lb ft-1 s-1
°F-1 =
=1.9514 x 10-5 cal cm-2 s-1 K-1 = 8.1647 x 10-5 Watts cm-2 K-1 = 1.4379 x 10-1 Btu ft-2 h-1
°F-1

1 lbf ft-1 s-1 °F-1 = 2.6269 x 10 ft g s-3 K-1 = 2.6269 x 10 Kg s-3 K-1 = 3.1740 lbm s-3 ° F-1
=
= 6.2784 x 10-4cal cm-2 s-1 K-1 = 2.6269 x 10-3 Watts cm-2 K-1 = 4.6263 Btu ft-2 h-1°F-1

1 cal cm-2 s-1K-1 = 4.1840 x 107 g s-3 K-1 = 4.1840 x 10 Kg s-3 K-1 = 5.1245 x 104 lbm s-3
°F-1 =
1.5928 x 103 lbf ft-1 s-1°F-1 = 4.1840 Watts cm-2 K-1 = 7.3686 x 103 Btu ft-2 h-1 °F-1

1 Watts cm-2 K-1 = 107 g s-3 K-1 = 104 Kg s-3 K-1 = 1.2248 x 104 lbm s-3 °F-1 =
=3.8068 x 102 lbf ft-1 s-l °F-1 = 2.3901 x 10-1 cal cm-2 s-1 K-1 = 1.7611 x 103 Btu ft-2 h-1
°F-1

1 Btu ft-2 h-1 °F-1 = 5.6782 x 103 g s-3 K-1 = 5.6782 Kg s-3 K-1 = 6.9546 lbm s-3 °F-1 =
=2.1616 x 10-1 lbf ft-1 s-1 °F-1 = 1.3571 x 10-4 cal cm-2 s-1 K-1 = 5.6782 x 10-4 Watts cm-2
°K-1

Temperatura
TR = 1.8 TK
TF = TR – 459.67
TF = 1.8TC + 32
TC = TK – 273.15