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Conversion factors
Instructions:

To convert U.S. Customary units (a) into SI (metric) units (c), multiply by factor (b).
To convert SI units (c) into U.S. Customary units (e), multiply by factor (d).

U.S. Customary
(a)

metric

U.S. Customary

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

inch

25.4000

mm

0.0394

inch

inch

2.5400

cm

0.3937

inch

foot

0.3048

3.2808

foot

yard

0.9144

1.0936

yard

rod

5.0292

0.1988

rod

statute mile

1.6093

km

0.6214

statute mile

nautical mile

1.8520

km

0.5400

nautical mile

square inch

6.4516

square cm

0.1550

square inch

square foot

0.0929

square m

10.7639

square foot

square yard

0.8361

square m

1.1960

square yard

acre

0.0040

square km

acre

40.4686

length

area

are (square

247.1054

acre

0.0247

acre

2.4711

acre

0.3861

square mile

dekametre)
acre

0.4047

hectare (square
hectometre)

square mile

2.5900

square km

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square mile

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258.9988

hectare

0.0039

square mile

volume

cubic inch

16.3871

cubic cm

0.0610

cubic inch

cubic foot

0.0283

cubic m

35.3147

cubic foot

cubic yard

0.7646

cubic m

1.3080

cubic yard

acre-foot

1,233.4818

cubic m

0.0008

acre-foot

board foot

2,359.7372

cubic cm

0.0004

board foot

board foot

0.0024

cubic m

423.7760

board foot

gallon (U.S.)

3.7854

litre

0.2642

gallon (U.S.)

gallon (British)

4.5460

litre

0.2200

gallon (British)

quart (U.S.)

0.9463

litre

1.0567

quart (U.S.)

quart (British)

1.1365

litre

0.8799

quart (British)

pint (U.S.)

0.4732

litre

2.1134

pint (U.S.)

pint (British)

0.5682

litre

1.7598

pint (British)

fluid ounce (U.S.)

0.0296

litre

33.8150

fluid ounce (U.S.)

fluid ounce (British)

0.0284

litre

35.1961

fluid ounce (British)

cubic inch

0.0164

litre

61.0255

cubic inch

cubic foot

28.3161

litre

0.0353

cubic foot

bushel (U.S.)

35.2381

litre

0.0284

bushel (U.S.)

bushel (U.S.)

0.0353

28.3776

bushel (U.S.)

capacity
liquid measure

barrel*

dry measure

barrel*

bushel (British)

36.3677

bushel (British)

0.0369

cubic m
litre
cubic m

0.0275

bushel (British)

27.4962

bushel (British)

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peck (U.S.)

8.8095

litre

0.1135

peck (U.S.)

peck (British)

9.0919

litre

0.1100

peck (British)

quart (U.S.)

1.1012

litre

0.9081

quart (U.S.)

quart (U.S.)

1,101.2209

cubic cm

0.0009

quart (U.S.)

litre

1.8162

pint (U.S.)

cubic cm

0.0018

pint (U.S.)

metric ton

1.1023

short ton

kg

0.0011

short ton

metric ton

0.9842

long ton

kg

0.0010

long ton

kg

0.0220

short hundredweight

22.0462

short hundredweight

pint (U.S.)

0.5506

pint (U.S.)

550.6105

weight

short ton (2,000 pounds)

0.9072

short ton

907.1847

long ton (2,240 pounds)

long ton

1.0160
1,016.0469

short hundredweight
(cental; 100 pounds U.S.)
short hundredweight

45.3592
0.0454

metric ton

long hundredweight
(112 pounds British)

50.8023

kg

0.0197

long hundredweight

0.0022

pound

2.2046

pound

2,204.6226

pound

pound

453.5924

pound

0.4536

kg

pound

0.0005

metric ton

ounce avoirdupois

28.3495

0.0353

ounce avoirdupois

ounce troy

31.1035

0.0322

ounce troy

*Measures given in barrels vary with the commodity, and, in the case of liquids, with the specific gravity.

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