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CONVERSION FACTORS FOR SI UNITS
English units have been retained in the body of this report.
The report refers to commercially available materials and sizes which
are commonly expressed in English units. The conversion factors for SI
units are given below:
| To convert from |
TO |
Multiply by |
| cubic feet (ftl) |
cubic meters (m3) |
0.0283 |
| cubie yards (ydl) |
cubic meters (m3) |
0.7646 |
| Fahrenheit degrees (OF) |
Kelvin degrees (K) |
(see Note 1) |
| foot (ft) |
meter (m) |
0.3048 |
| gallon (gal) |
cubic meters (m3) |
3.785 * 10-3 |
| horsepower (bp) |
watt (W) |
745.7 |
| inch (in.) |
meter (m) |
0.0254 |
| pound (lb) |
kilogram (kg) |
0.4536 |
| quart (qt.) |
cubie meters (m3) |
9.464 * 10-4 |
Note I: To convert temperatures, use the following equation,
K = 273 + 0.5556 X (F - 32),
where F is the temperature in Fabrenheit degrees, and K is the temperature
in Kelvin degrees.
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