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Conversion Tables, Constants, and Material Properties

General conversion factors (to five significant digits)
Quantity

U.S. unit

SI equivalent

Length

1 in
1 ft
1 mile

0.025400 m
0.30480 m
1609.3 m

Area

1 in2

0.64516 103 m2

1 ft2

0.092903 m2

1 acre

4046.9 m2

1 in3

0.016387 103 m3

1 ft3

0.028317 m3

1 US gallon

3.7854 103 m3

Volume

Conversion factors for stress analysis

Quantity
Density

U.S. unit

SI equivalent

1 slug/ft3 = 1 lbf s2/ft4 515.38 kg/m3

1 lbf s2/in4

10.687 106 kg/m3

Energy

1 ft lbf

1.3558 J (N m)

Force

1 lbf

4.4482 N (kg m/s2)

Mass

1 slug = 1 lbf s2/ft

14.594 kg (N s2/m)
175.13 kg

Power

1 lbf s2/in
1 ft lbf/s

1.3558 W (N m/s)

Pressure, Stress 1 psi (lbf/in2)

6894.8 Pa (N/m2)

Conversion factors for heat transfer analysis

Quantity

U.S. unit

SI equivalent

Conductivity

1 Btu/ft hr F 1.7307 W/m C

1 Btu/in hr F 20.769 W/m C

Density

1 lbm/in 3
1 Btu

Energy

Heat flux density 1 Btu/in2 hr

Power
1 Btu/hr
Specific heat
Temperature

27680. kg/m3
1055.1 J
454.26 W/m2
0.29307 W

1 Btu/lbm F 4186.8 J/kg C

1 F
5/9 C
Temp F
9/5 Temp C + 32
9/5 Temp K 459.67
Important constants

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Constant
Absolute zero

U.S. unit
459.67 F

SI unit
273.15 C

Acceleration of gravity

32.174 ft/s2

9.8066 m/s2

Atmospheric pressure

14.694 psi

0.10132 106 Pa

Stefan-Boltzmann constant 0.1714 108 Btu/hr ft2 R4 5.669 108 W/m2 K4

where R = F + 459.67
where K = C + 273.15
Approximate properties of mild steel at room temperature
Quantity
Conductivity

U.S. unit
28.9 Btu/ft hr F
2.4 Btu/in hr F

SI unit
50 W/m C

Density

15.13 slug/ft3 (lbf s2/ft4)

7800 kg/m3

0.730 103 lbf s2/in 4

0.282 lbm/in3
Elastic modulus

30 106 psi

207 109 Pa

Specific heat

0.11 Btu/lbm F

460 J/kg C

Yield stress

30 103 psi

207 106 Pa

Consistent units
Quantity

SI

SI (mm)

Length
Force
Mass

m
N
kg

mm
N

Time

tonne (103 kg)

s

Stress Pa (N/m2) MPa (N/mm2)

Energy J (N m) mJ (103 J)
Density
kg/m3
tonne/mm3

US Unit (ft) US Unit (inch)

ft
lbf
slug

in
lbf

lbf s2/in
s

lbf/ft2
ft lbf

psi (lbf/in2)
in lbf

slug/ft3

lbf s2/in4

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