CONVERSION FACTORS AND PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

LENGTH AREA VOLUME MASS

(L) (L 2 ) (L 3 ) (M)
I- CM . 0 3937 IN - CM : = 0 15500 IN' CC 006102 IN' • 0 03381 FL 07 1- GM 003527 02 . 1 5 432 GRAINS (TROY)
I - M . 39 37 IN • 3 28083 ET: 1 0936 YDS I - M = = 1076387 FT : I - LITER • 100') 027 CC • 33 8147 FL OZ • 1 0567 OTS .0 26418 GALS 1 - KG = 35 27396 OZ . 2 20462 LBS
I - KM = 3280 83 FT .109361 YDS .062137 MI =053959 NAUTICAL MI I - KM = = 0 38610 MI' = 247 104 ACRES 1 - IN' . 16 3872 CC I - 02 . 28 34953 GM . 437 5 GRAINS
I - IN =254001 CM I - FT .30 4801 CM I - IN' 645163 CM' 1 - FT'. 28 317 LITERS . 7 481 GALS I - LB = 453 592 GM 160Z
) - SD .0 914 40 M I - ET : = 929 03 CM : 1 - OT 946 33 ML I - SHORT TON . 2000 LBS • 907 185 KG
I - FATHOM 6 FT . 82880 M 1 - YD= = 083613 M' I - GAL = 3 78533 LITERS I - LONG TON . 2240 LBS 1016 047 KG
1- STATUTE MILE = 1760 YDS . 5280 FT = 63,360 IN .1 60935 KM - MI' = 3,097,600 YD : = 2,589,998 M : 640 ACRES )VOLUME/MOLE OF IDEAL GAS (0 ° C, . (22 4146 • 00006) x CM' '21 ELECTRON MASS • (9 1066 • 00032, x 10". GM
). 1 -NAUTICAL Mi LE . 1 1516 ST MI = 2026 7 YD .6080 27 FT 1 - ACRE 43,560 ET : = (2087 ET x 208 7 FT) . 4046 849 NI : MOLAR VOLUME (SIP) = 359 FT ',sr MOL '2) PROTON . ( I 67248. 0 00031) x 10 - "GM
- MICRON(o1. 10 =10 '')MM I - CIRC MIL = AREA OF CIRCLE 0 001 INCHES IN DIAMETER 12)4 PARTICLE • (66442 • 00012) x 10 ''‘GM
- ANGSTROM UNIT • • 10 . CM 1 2(H' ATOM • (I 67339 • 000031) x 10 - "GM
WAVE LENGTH ASSOCIATED WITH ONE ABS ELECTRON VOLT I211 - ATOMIC MASS UNIT = ( I 66035 0 00031) x 10 24 GM
X ; •(12395.21x 10° CM '31 MASS OF A NEUTRON . 1 67517 x 10 °' GM
I - XU/x)xxx CM USED IN X - RAY OR 0 - RAY WAVE LENGTHS APPARENT MASS OF A MESOTRON = 50 - 200 ELECTRON MASSES
3' BOHR RADIUS = 4n
men - 0 527 x 10°CM
, 2' COMPTON WAVE LE NGTH ( X) • -k.-Lc), = (0024265 , 0 000005) x 10 ° CM MISCELLANEOUS WORK AND ENERGY
CLASSICAL RADIUS OF ELECTRON 2 807 x 10'" CM
LIGHT YEAR= 5 9 x 10: MILES 9 4637 x 10"KM
(2) PLANCK CONSTANT. h • (6 624 • 0002) x Icy" ERG SEC (M L2 T -2 )
(2) GAS CONSTANT • R. • (8 3141* 000038) x 10' ERG DEG - ' MOLE I- ERG • 2 3889 x 10 KG CALORIE (MEAN)
PARSEC 19 .10 : MILES
(2) f3OLTZMANN CONSTANT. Ix . (1 38047.000026)010" ERG DEG' = 9 4805 x 10 ' B T U (MEAN)
(21 STE41+.1 - 80II
TIMANN CONST. Cr • (5 672 0 003) x 10 ERG CM' DEG 'SEC . ' I x 10 'JOULES 2 3730 x 10 FT POUNDAL
REST ENERGY OF ELECTRON 0511 . 10 . ELECTRON VOLTS = I DYNE CENTIMETER
TIME WATER HEAT OF FUSION (0°C) • 79 71 CAL /GM 1211 - GM CALORIE (15't ) = (4 1855 • 0 0004) ABSOLUTE JOULE DENSITY
(T) WATER HEAT OF VAPOR' ZATION(I00° C ) • 539 55 CAL /GM I - JOULE (INTERNATIONAL) = I 00032 JOULES (ABS) (ML-3 )
I - MEAN SOLAR DAY= 1440 M I N • 86,400 SECS (2) ELECTRONIC CHARGE. e • (I 60203 • 000034) x 10 'ABS e m u 1 - JOULE (ABS) . 2 778 x 10' KILOWATT HRS
I - GM/CC . 0 03613 LEVIN 3 . 62 43 LBS/FT'
(2) SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC CHARGE • (1 7592 •00005) x 10' ABS e m u /GM - ' . 3 725 x 10' HORSEPOWER HRS
1 - CALENDAR YEAR • 8760 HRS • 525,600 MIN • 31,536,000 SECS. 1 - KG = WT OF I LITER OF H,0 (4 °C, 760 mm Hg )
31415926535= 1 - LITER ATM (NORMAL) = 3 7745 x 10' HORSEPOWER HRS
)41 - TROPICAL YEAR . 365 2422 MEAN SOLAR DOS I - LB r. MASS OF 27692 IN' 9,0 (4° C, 760 mm Hg)
1 - SIDEREAL YEAR. 365 25636 DAYS
e = 2 7182818284 (2) I - ELECTRON VOLT . (1 60203 • 000034) x 10 ERGS
(2) AVOGADRO'S NUMBER , N. • (60228 • 00011) x 10" 13) REST ENERGY OF THE ELECTRON • 0 5 I mev
I - FARADAY = 96,500 COULOMBS 13) ONE UNIT OF ATOMIC MASS. 931 m ev

(2) GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT • (6 670. 0005) x 10' (COGM)SEC .

0 ABSOLUTE • - 273 1 ° C • - 492° F
I - ROENTGEN • B2 7 ERGS/CC. OF TISSUE
VELOCITY g 4411life". PRESSURE
(LT') (MI2 T -2 )
I - Ml/HR . 1467 FT/SEC,.• 0 86839 KNOTS I ATMOSPHERE(ATM) • 1 0133 BARS 14 696 LBS/IN'
50 MI/HR • 73 35 FT/SEC • 1033 2 GMS/CM :
60 MI/HR = 88 00 FT/SEC • 760 mm Hg = 29921 IN Hg (0° C)
75 MI/HR .110025 FT/SEC.
THE GREEK ALPHABET ELECTRICAL UNITS 33 903 FT H,0 (0° C)

100 MI/HR • 467 FT/SEC.
CAPITALS SMALL SCRIPT NAME PRACTICAL E. M.U. E. S.U. 1 - DYNE/CM : • 1.0198 x 10 - 'GM/CM 2

500 MI/HR • 733 5 FT/SEC A ALPHA I - BAR • I 000 x 10 . DYNES/ CM.

,5) VELOCITY OF SOUND IN AIR(0°C, I - ATMS) • 330.6 METERS/SEC. BETA

- AMPERE 01 ABAMPERE = 3 x 10 ° - STATAMPERE
A
151VELOCITY OF SOUND IN WATER • 1420 METERS/SEC GAMMA I - OHM ABOHM = 1/9 x 10" - STATOHM
)21VELDCITY OF LIGHT(C) • (299776 • 000004) x 10' . CM /SEC. DELTA
- M/ SEC • 2 2369 MI/HR EPSILON
I - VOLT 10°- ABVOLT • I/300 - STATVOLT

1 - MI/HR. • 0.44704 M /SEC ZETA I - COULOMB 0 I - ABCOULOMB • 3 x 10. -S

TATCOULOMB CHART SHOWING
1 - KNOT • 37.28 YARDS/MIN rt ETA
I - HENRY 10° - ABHENRY • 1/9 x 10" - STATHENRY CONVERSION FACTORS AND
MEAN VEL H 2 MOLECULES(STP) • 183,820 CM/SEC (so KY or or so) THETA
MEAN VEL 0, MOLECULES(STP) • 45,955 CM/SEC (so m ry so) IOTA I - FARAD 10°- ABFARAD • 9 x 10" - STATFARAD PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
MEAN VEL N, MOLECULES(STP) • 49,264 CM/SEC (soArt or so so) KAPPA ,\0,9,1t11 218/5/4

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(LT -2 ) SIGMA
EIGHTH EDITION
12) A NEW TABLE OF VALUES OF THE GENERAL PHYSICAL CONSTANTS (AS COMPILED BY
121GRAVITY • g • 32 174 FT/SEC. • 980 665 CM/SEC ° OF AUGUST 1941) RAYMOND T BiRGE, REVIEW OF MODERN PHYSICS,
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I - FT/SEC ° • 30 48 CM/SEC ° 13) 233, 1941 PLANNING DIVISION
UPSILON
(3) INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS, RICHTMEYER AND KENNARD,
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THIRD EDITION OFFICE OF RESEARCH & INVENTIONS
CHI (4) THE AMERICAN NAUTICAL ALMANAC, 1946
WASHINGTON, D C
PSI (5) ACOUSTICS, ALEXANDER WOOD NAVY DEPARTMENT
OMEGA HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, TWENTY-THIRD EDITION, MARCH 1946
FOR REMAINING FACTORS AND CONSTANTS