Standard conversion factors

INCH = 25.4 MILLIMETRE

FOOT = 0.3048 METRE
YARD = 0.9144 METRE
MILE = 1.6093 KILOMETER
ACRE = 0.4047 HECTARE
POUND = 0.4536 KILOGRAM
DEGREE FARENHEIT * 5/9 – 32 = DEGREE CELSIUS
MILLIMETRE= 0.394 INCH
METRE = 3.2808FOOT
METRE = 1.0936YARD

1) MILD STEEL (MS)

SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) * WIDTH (MM) * 0. 00000785 * THICKNESS
example – The weight of MS Sheet of 1mm thickness and size 1250 MM * 2500 MM shall be
2500MM * 1250 MM * 0.00000785 * 1 = 24.53 KGS/ SHEET
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ROLLED STEEL CHANNELS

MS SQUARE
WEIGHT (KGS ) = WIDTH * WIDTH * 0.00000785 * LENGTH.
Example : A Square of size 25mm and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
25 * 25 * .00000785 * 1000mm = 4.90 kgs / metre

MS ROUND
WEIGHT (KGS ) = 3.14 * 0.00000785 * ((diameter / 2)*( diameter / 2)) * LENGTH.
Example : A Round of 20mm diameter and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
3.14 * 0.00000785 * ((20/2) * ( 20/2)) * 1000 mm = 2.46 kgs / metre
SS ROUND
DIA (mm) * DIA (mm) * 0.00623 = WEIGHT PER METRE
SS / MS Pipe
OD ( mm) – W.Tthick(mm) * W.Thick (mm) * 0.0248 = Weight Per Metre
OD ( mm) – W.Tthick(mm) * W.Thick (mm) * 0.00756 = Weight Per Foot

SS / MS CIRCLE
DIA(mm) * DIA (mm) * THICK(mm) * 0.0000063 = Kg Per Piece

SS sheet
Length (Mtr) * Width (Mtr) * Thick(mm) * 8 = Weight Per Piece
Length (ft) * Width (ft) * Thick(inch) * 3 /4 = Weight Per Piece

S.S HEXAGONAL BAR

DIA (mm) * DIA (mm) * 0.00680 = WT. PER Mtr
Dia (mm) * Dia (mm) * 0.002072 = Wt. Per foot.

BRASS SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) * BREADTH (MM) * 0. 0000085 * THICKNESS
EXAMPLE = THE WEIGHT OF BRASS SHEET OF THICKNESS 1 MM , LENGTH 1220 MM AND BR
1220 * 355 * 0.0000085 * 1 = 3.68 Kgs / Sheet

COPPER SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) * BREADTH (MM) * 0. 0000087 * THICKNESS
EXAMPLE = THE WEIGHT OF BRASS SHEET OF THICKNESS 1 MM , LENGTH 1220 MM AND BR
1220 * 355 * 0.0000087 * 1 = 3.76 Kgs / Sheet
BRASS / COPPER PIPE
OD (mm) – THICK (mm) * THICK(mm) * 0.0260 = WEIGHT PER METRE

ALUMINIUM SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) * BREADTH (MM) * 0. 00000026 * THICKNESS
EXAMPLE = THE WEIGHT OF ALUMINIUM SHEET OF THICKNESS 1 MM , LENGTH 2500 MM A
2500 * 1250 * 0.0000026 * 1 = 8.12 Kgs / Sheet

ALUMINIUM PIPE
OD (mm) – THICK(mm) * THICK(mm) *0.0083 = WEIGHT PER METRE

Typical Conversion Table *

To convert from To Multiply by *

E – 02
Square foot Square 9.290304
meter
Foot per second squared Meter 3.048 E – 01
per
second
squared
Cubic foot Cubic 2.831685 E – 02
meter
Pound per cubic inch Kilogram 2.76799 E + 04
per cubic
meter
Gallon per minute Liter per 6.309 E – 02
second

Pound per square inch Kilopasc 6.894757

al

Pound fource Newton 4.448222

Kip per square foot Pascal 4.788026 E + 04

Acre foot per day Cubic 1.427641 E – 02

meter per
second

Acre Square 4.046873 E + 03

meter
Cubic
Cubic foot per second meter per 2.831685 E – 02
second

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Measurement Units
Civil engineers throughout the world accept both the United States Customary System (USCS) and the Syst
To permit even wider use of this text, this website contains
the conversion factors needed to switch from one system to the other.
Commonly Used USCS and SI Units *

SI unit
USCS unit SI Conversi
symbol on factor
( multipl
y USCS
unit by
this
factor to

obtain SI
unit)
Square foot Square M2 0.0929
meter
Cubic foot Cubic M3 0.2831
meter
Pound per square inch Kilopasc KPa 6.894
al

Pound force Newton Nu 4.448

Foot pound torque Newton N-m 1.356

meter

Kip foot Kilonewt LN-m 1.355

on meter
Gallon per minute Liter per L/s 0.06309
second

MPa
Kip per square inch Megapas 6.89
cal

*
These are the most common units which everyone should know.This website deals with a detailed discuss
00 MM shall be
ENGTH 1220 MM AND BREADTH 355 MM SHALL BE

ENGTH 1220 MM AND BREADTH 355 MM SHALL BE

MM , LENGTH 2500 MM AND BREADTH 1250 MM SHALL BE

System (USCS) and the System International (SI) units of measure for both applied and theoretical calculations. However, the SI
deals with a detailed discussion in next pages.
alculations. However, the SI units are much more widely used than those of the USCS. Hence, both the USCS and the SI units ar
he USCS and the SI units are presented for essentially every formula in this website.