Product Overview

To Convert From To Multiply By To Convert From To Multiply By
Angle Length
degree radian (rad) 0.01745329 foot (ft) meter (m) 0.3048
radian (rad) degree 57.29578 inch (in) meter (m) 0.0254
mil meter (m) 0.0000254
Area inch (in) micrometer (µm) 25400.00
foot
2
square meter (m
2
)
0.09290304 meter (m) foot (ft) 3.280840
inch
2
square meter (m
2
) 0.00064516 meter (m) inch (in) 39.37008
circular mil square meter (m
2
) 0.0000000005067075 meter (m) mil 39370.08
sq. centimeter (cm
2
) square inch (in
2
) 0.1550003 micrometer (µm) inch (in) 0.00003937008
square meter (m
2
) foot
2
10.76391
square meter (m
2
) inch
2
1550.003 Volume
square meter (m
2
) circular mil 1973523000.0 foot
3
cubic meter (m
3
) 0.02831685
inch
3
cubic meter (m
3
) 0.00001638706
Temperature cubic centimeter (cm
2
) cubic inch (in
3
) 0.06102374
degree Fahrenheit degree Celsius t°
C
=(t°
F
-32)/1.8 cubic meter (m
3
) foot
3
35.31466
degree Celsius degree Fahrenheit t°
F
=1.8t°
C
+32 cubic meter (m
3
) inch
3
61023.76
gallon (U.S. liquid) cubic meter (m
3
) 0.003785412
Force
pounds-force (lbf) newtons (N) 4.448222 Section Properties
section modulus S (in
3
) S (m
3
) 0.00001638706
moment of inertia I (in
4
) I (m
4
) 0.0000004162314
modulus of elasticity E (psi) E (Pa) 6894.757
section modulus S (m
3
) S (in
3
) 61023.74
moment of inertia I (m
4
) I (in
4
) 2402510.0
modulus of elasticity E (Pa) E (psi) 0.0001450377
METRIC CONVERSION CHART
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Bending Moment or Torque
lbf • ft newton meter (N•m) 1.355818
lbf • in newton meter (N•m) 0.1129848
N•m lbf • ft 0.7375621
N•m lbf • in 8.850748
Mass
ounce (avoirdupois) kilogram (kg) 0.02834952
pound (avoirdupois) kilogram (kg) 0.4535924
ton (short, 2000 lb) kilogram (kg) 907.1847
ton (long, 2240 lb) kilogram (kg)
1016.047
kilogram (kg) ounce (avoirdupois) 35.27396
kilogram (kg) pound (avoirdupois) 2.204622
kilogram (kg) ton (short, 2000 lb) 0.001102311
kilogram (kg) ton (long, 2240 lb) 0.0009842064
Mass Per Unit Length
lb/ft
kilogram per meter (kg/m)
1.488164
lb/in
kilogram per meter (kg/m) 17.85797
kg/m lb/ft 0.6719689
kg/m lb/in 0.5599741
Mass Per Unit Volume
lb/ft
3
kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m
3
) 16.01846
lb/in
3
kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m
3
) 27679.9
kg/m
3
lb/ft
3
0.06242797
kg/m
3
lb/in
3
0.0000361273
lbs/ft
3
lbs/in
3
1728.0
Mass Per Unit Ar
ea
lb/ft
2
kilogram per square meter (kg/m
2
) 4.882428
kg/m
2
pound per square foot (lb/ft
2
) 0.2048161
Pressure or Stress
lbf/in
2
(psi) pascal (Pa) 6894.757
kip/in
2
(ksi) pascal (Pa) 6894757.0
lbf/in
2
(psi)
megapascals (MPa)
0.006894757
pascal (Pa) pound-force per square inch (psi) 0.0001450377
pascal (Pa)
kip per square inch (ksi) 0.0000001450377
megapascals (MPa) lbf/in
2
(psi) 145.0377
Abbreviations
Defl. = Deflection
S.F. = Safety Factor
Ft. = Feet
Pre-galv. = Pre-galvanized Steel
K Factor = Deflection ÷ load in Lbs./Ft.
o.c. = On Center
PVC = Poly Vinyl Chloride
In. = Inch
psi = Pounds per Square Inch
wt./c = Weight per 100 pieces
Metric Symbols
m = meter
cm = centimeter
mm = millimeter
µ
m = micrometer
kg = kilogram
N = newton
kN = kilonewton
Pa = pascal
MPa = megapascal
Reference Data
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