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APPENDIX A. METRIC (SI) SYSTEM
Table A4: Conversion Factors - Continued
‘Exact Conversion Value
(1 technically mass-to-force conversion
( technically mass/area-to-force/area conversion
Multiply
By
To Obtain
Mass
ounce-mass (avdp) ................
28.349 5
................................. grams
pound-mass (avdp) ..............
0.453 592 37 *
............................. kilograms
slugs .......................................
14.593 902 9 *
..............................kilograms
short tons (2 000 Ibm) .........
907.185
..............................kilograms
long tons (2 240 Ibm) ........... 1 016.05
............................. kilograms
Mass/Time (Mass Flow)
pound-mass per second .......
0.453 592
.... kilograms per second
Mass/Volume (Density)
ounce-mass per cubic inch .. 1 729.99
kilograms per cubic meter
pound-mass per cubic foot ..
16.018 5
kilograms per cubic meter
slugs per cubic foot ..............
515.379
kilograms per cubic meter
long ton per cubic yard ....... 1 328.94
kilograms per cubic meter
Force (or Weight)
pound-force............................
4.448 22
............................. newtons
kip (1 000 Ibf).......................
4.448 22
.......................... kilonewtons
kilograms (weight)
............
9.806 65
............................. newtons
short tons (2 000 Ibf)
....
8.896 44
..........................kilonewtons
long tons (2 240 Ibf)
....
9.964 01
.......................... kilonewtons
Force/Length
pound-force per foot ............
14.593 9
............. newtons per meter
kips per foot..........................
14.593 9
... kilonewtons per meter
Force/Area (Pressure or Stress)
millibar...................................
100.0 *
............................... pascals
pound-force per square inch .
6.894 76
............................kilopascals
pound-force per square foot .
47.880 3
............................... pascals
short tons per square foot
95.760 5
............................kilopascals
kilograms per square meter^
9.806 65
............................... pascals