CONDENSED METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE FOR CORROSIONA,B Multiply By AREA inch2 inch2 foot2 foot2 yard2 645.2 6.

452 0.092 90 929.0 0.836 1 BENDING MOMENT (TORQUE) dyne centimetre pound-force inch pound-force foot 0.000 000 1 0.113 0 1.356 CORROSION DATE mil per year (mpy) mil per year inch per year (ipy) inch per month (ipm) milligram per decimetre2 day (mdd) milligram per decimetre2 day milligram per decimetre2 day 0.025 40 25.40 25.40 304.8 0.100 0 0.004 167 100.0 CURRENT DENSITY milliampere per millimetre2 milliampere per centimetre2 microampere per centimetre2 milliampere per metre2 milliampere per millimetre2 milliampere per foot2 ampere per inch2 ampere per foot2 ampere per centimetre2 ampere per decimetre2 1000. 10.00 0.010 00 0.001 000 1.000 10.76 1 550. 10.76 10 000. 100.0 ENERGY British thermal unit (Btu) (60F) calorie (mean) foot-pound-force kilocalorie (mean) kilowatt hour 1055. 4.190 1.356 4190. 3.600 FLOW, VOLUME PER UNIT TIME foot per second foot3 per second foot3 per minute gallon (U. S. liquid) per minute gallon (U. S. liquid) per hour gallon (U. S. liquid) per day
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To Convert to SI Units:

millimetre2(mm2) centimetre2(cm2) metre2(m2) centimetre2(cm2) metre2(m2)

newton metre (Nm) newton metre (Nm) newton metre (Nm)

millimetre per year (mm/y)A micrometre per year (m/y) millimetre per year (mm/y) millimetre per year (mm/y) gram per metre2 day (g/m2d)A gram per metre2 hour (g/m2h) milligram per metre2 day (mg/m2d)

ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) milliampere per metre2(mA/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2) ampere per metre2(A/m2)

joule (J) joule (J) joule (J) joule (J) megajoule (MJ)

0.028 32 2445. 40.78 5.451 0.090 85 0.003 785 FORCE

metre3 metre3 metre3 metre3 metre3 metre3

per per per per per per

second (m3/s) day (m3/d) day (m3/d) day(m3/d) day (m3/d) day (m3/d)

dyne kilogram-force ounce-force pound-force

0.000 01 9.807 0.278 0 4.448 LENGTH

newton newton newton newton

(N) (N) (N) (N)

angstrom angstrom micron micron mil mil inch inch inch foot yard mile

1 3 1010 0.100 0.001 1.000 0.025 25.40 2.540 25.40 25 400. 0.304 0.914 1.609

0 0 40

8 4

metre (m) nanometre (nm) millimetre (mm) micrometre (m) millimetre (mm) micrometre (m) centimetre (cm) millimetre (mm) micrometre (m) metre (m) metre (m) kilometre (km)

CONDENSED METRIC PRACTICE GUIDE FOR CORROSIONA,B Multiply By MASS grain ounce pound pound ton (short, 2000 lb) 64.80 28.35 0.453 6 453.6 907.2 MASS PER UNIT AREA ounce-mass per foot2 pound-mass per foot2 pound-mass per foot2 pound-mass per inch2 305.1 4.882 4882. 703.1 MASS PER UNIT VOLUME (DENSITY) gram per centimetre3 ounce (mass) per inch3 ounce (mass) per gallon (U. S. liquid) ounce (mass) per gallon (U. S. liquid) pound (mass) per foot3 pound (mass) per gallon (U. S. liquid) 1000. 1730. 7.489 7.489 16.02 119.8 POWER Btu (thermochemical) per second horsepower (electric) kilocalorie (thermochemical) per second 1054. 746.0 4184. PRESSURE OR STRESS atmosphere (normal 5 760 torr) centimetre of mercury (0C) dyne per centimetre2 inch of mercury (60F) inch of water (60F) kilogram-force per metre2 kip per inch2 pound-force per inch2 pound-force per foot2 101 300. 1 333. 0.100 0 3377. 248.8 9.807 6.895 6.895 47.88 STRESS INTENSITY (pound-force per inch ) inch (kip per inch2) inch1/2 (pound-force per inch2) inch1/2 (kip per inch2) inch1/2
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To Convert to SI Units:

milligram (mg) gram (g) kilogram (kg) gram (g) kilogram (kg)

gram per metre2(g/m2) kilogram per metre2(kg/m2) gram per metre2(g/m2) kilogram per metre2(kg/m2)

kilogram per metre3(kg/m3) kilogram per metre3(kg/m3) kilogram per metre3(kg/m3) gram per litre (g/l) kilogram per metre3(kg/m3) kilogram per metre3(kg/m3)

watt (W) watt (W) watt (W)

pascal (Pa) pascal (Pa) pascal (Pa) pascal (Pa) pascal (Pa) pascal (Pa) megapascal (MPa) kilopascal (kPa) pascal (Pa)

0.034 75 34.75 0.001 099 1.099 TEMPERATURE

newton per millimetre3/2 (N/mm3/2) newton per millimetre3/2 (N/mm3/2) megapascal metre1/2(MPam1/2)C megapascal metre1/2(MPam1/2)A

degree Celsius degree Fahrenheit

TK 5 TC + 273.15 TC 5 (TF 32)/1.8

TIME

kelvin (K) degree Celsius (C)

hour (mean solar) day (mean solar) month (calendar) year (calendar)

3600. 86 400. 2.628 31.54 VELOCITY (SPEED)

second (s) second (s) megasecond (Ms) megasecond (Ms)

inch per second foot per second inch per minute mile per hour mile per hour

25.40 0.304 8 0.423 3 1.609 0.447 0 VOLUME

millimetre per second (mm/s) metre per second (m/s) millimetre per second (mm/s) kilometre per hour (km/h) metre per second (m/s)

inch3 uid ounce (U. S.) pint (U. S. liquid) quart (U. S. liquid) gallon (U. S. liquid) gallon (U. S. liquid)
A B

16.39 29.57 473.2 946.4 0.003 785 3.785

centimetre3(cm3) centimetre3(cm3) centimetre3(cm3) centimetre3(cm3) metre3(m3) litre (l)

This condensed guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee G-1 on Corrosion of Metals. This guide is based on ASTM E 380 84, Standard for Metric Practice. Preferred units.