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CONVERSION FACTORS OF PHYSICS
by Raymond A. Serway
Conversion Factors of Length
| Unit |
m |
cm |
km |
in. |
ft |
mi |
| 1 meter |
1 |
102 |
10-3 |
39,37 |
3,281 |
6,214 x 10-4 |
| 1 centimeter |
10-2 |
1 |
10-5 |
0,3937 |
3,281 x 10-2 |
6,214 x 10-6 |
| 1 kilometer |
103 |
105 |
1 |
3,937 x 104 |
3,281 x 103 |
0,6214 |
| 1 inch (in.) |
2,540 x 10-2 |
2,540 |
2,540 x 10-5 |
1 |
8,333 x 10-2 |
1,578 x 10-5 |
| 1 feet (ft) |
0,3048 |
30,48 |
3,048 x 10-4 |
12 |
1 |
1,894 x 10-4 |
| 1 mile (mi) |
1.609 |
1,609 x 105 |
1,609 |
6,336 x 104 |
5.280 |
1 |
Conversion Factors of Mass
| Unit |
kg |
g |
slug |
u |
| 1 kilogram |
1 |
103 |
6,852 x 10-2 |
6,024 x 1026 |
| 1 gram |
10-3 |
1 |
6,852 x 10-5 |
6,024 x 1023 |
| 1 slug (lb/g) |
14,59 |
1,459 x 104 |
1 |
8,789 x 1027 |
| 1 atomic mass unit (u) |
1,660 x 10-27 |
1,660 x 10-24 |
1,137 x 10-28 |
1 |
Conversion Factors of Time
| Unit |
s |
min |
h |
day |
year |
| 1 second |
1 |
1,667 x 10-2 |
2,778 x 10-4 |
1,157 x 10-5 |
3,169 x 10-8 |
| 1 minut |
60 |
1 |
1,667 x 10-2 |
6,994 x 10-4 |
1,901 x 10-6 |
| 1 hour |
3.600 |
60 |
1 |
4,167 x 10-2 |
1,141 x 10-4 |
| 1 day |
8,640 x 104 |
1.140 |
24 |
1 |
2,738 x 10-3 |
| 1 year |
3,156 x 107 |
5,259 x 105 |
8,766 x 103 |
365,2 |
1 |
Conversion Factors of Speed
| Unit |
m/s |
cm/s |
ft/s |
mi/h |
| 1 meter/second |
1 |
102 |
3,281 |
2,237 |
| 1 centimeter/second |
10-2 |
1 |
3,281 x 10-2 |
2,237 x 10-2 |
| 1 feet/second |
0,3048 |
30,48 |
1 |
0,6818 |
| 1 mile/hour |
0,4470 |
44,70 |
1,467 |
1 | Note: 1 mi/min = 60 mi/h = 88 ft/s.
Conversion Factors of Force
| Unit |
N |
dyn |
lb |
| 1 newton |
1 |
105 |
0,2248 |
| 1 dina |
10-5 |
1 |
2,248 x 10-6 |
| 1 libra |
4,448 |
4,448 x 105 |
1 |
Conversion Factors of Work, Energy, Heat
| Unit |
J |
erg |
ft * lb |
| 1 joule |
1 |
107 |
0,7376 |
| 1 erg |
10-7 |
1 |
7,376 x 10-8 |
| 1 ft * lb |
1,356 |
1,356 x 107 |
1 |
| 1 eV |
1,602 x 10-19 |
1,602 x 10-12 |
1,182 x 10-19 |
| 1 cal |
4,186 |
4,186 x 107 |
3,087 |
| 1 Btu |
1,055 x 103 |
1,055 x 1010 |
7,779 x 102 |
| 1 kWh |
3,600 x 106 |
3,600 x 1013 |
2,655 x 106 |
| Unit |
eV |
cal |
Btu |
kWh |
| 1 joule |
6,242 x 1018 |
0,2389 |
9,481 x 10-4 |
2,778 x 10-7 |
| 1 erg |
6,242 x 1013 |
2,389 x 10-8 |
9,481 x 10-11 |
2,778 x 10-7 |
| 1 ft * lb |
8,464 x 1018 |
0,3239 |
1,285 x 10-3 |
3,766 x 10-7 |
| 1 eV |
1 |
3,827 x 10-20 |
1,519 x 10-22 |
4,450 x 10--26 |
| 1 cal |
2,617 x 1019 |
1 |
3,968 x 10-3 |
1,163 x 10-6 |
| 1 Btu |
6,585 x 1021 |
2,520 x 102 |
1 |
2,930 x 10-4 |
| 1 kWh |
2,247 x 1025 |
8,601 x 105 |
3,413 x 102 |
1 |
Conversion Factors of Pressure
| Unit |
Pa |
dyn/cm2 |
atm |
| 1 pascal |
1 |
10 |
9,869 x 10-6 |
| 1 dina/centimeter2 |
10-1 |
1 |
9,869 x 10-7 |
| 1 atmosphere |
1,013 x 105 |
1,013 x 106 |
1 |
| 1 centimeter of quicksilver* |
1,333 x 103 |
1,333 x 104 |
1,316 x 10-2 |
| 1 libra/inch2 |
6,895 x 103 |
6,895 x 104 |
6,805 x 10-2 |
| 1 libra/feet2 |
47,88 |
4,788 x 102 |
4,725 x 10-4 |
| Unit |
cm Hg |
lb/in.2 |
lb/ft2 |
| 1 pascal |
7,501 x 10-4 |
1,450 x 10-4 |
2,089 x 10-2 |
| 1 dina/centimeter2 |
7,501 x 10-5 |
1,450 x 10-5 |
2,089 x 10-3 |
| 1 atmosphere |
76 |
14,70 |
2,116 x 103 |
| 1 centimeter of quicksilver* |
1 |
0,1943 |
27,85 |
| 1 libra/inch2 |
5,171 |
1 |
144 |
| 1 libra/feet2 |
3,591 x 10-2 |
6,944 x 10-3 |
1 | *At 0oC and where the gravity's acceleration have it's "normal" value 9,80665 m/s2.
The original base text is available at the book Physics: For Scientists and Engineers
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