Units (continued)

Unit (Full Name)

Value in SI Units

 

 

oF (degrees Fahrenheit)

0.555555555556 K or

255.927777778 K

 

fath (fathom)

1.82880365761 m

fbm (board foot)

.002359737216 m3

fc (footcandle)

10.7639104167 cd•sr / m2

Fdy (faraday)

96487 A•s

fermi (fermi)

1 x 10-15m

flam (footlambert)

3.42625909964 cd / m2

ft (international foot)

.3048 m

ftUS (survey foot))

.304800609601 m

g (gram)

.001 kg

ga (standard freefall)

9.80665 m / s2

gal (US gallon)

.003785411784 m3

galC (Canadian gallon)

.00454609 m3

galUK (UK gallon)

.004546092 m3

gf (gram-force)

.00980665 kg•m / s2

gmol (gram-mole)

1 mol

grad (gradian)

1.57079632679 x 10-2r

grain (grain)

.00006479891 kg

Gy (gray)

1 m2 / s2

H (henry)

1 kg•m2 / A2•s2

h (Hour)

3600 s

hp (horsepower)

745.699871582 kg•m2 / s3

Hz (hertz)

1 / s

in (inch)

.0254 m

inHg (inches of mercury, 0 oC)

3386.38815789 kg / m•s2

inH2O (inches of water, 60 oF)

248.84 kg / m•s2

J (joule)

1 kg•m2 / s2

K (kelvins)

1 K

kg (kilogram)

1 kg

kip (kilopound-force)

4448.22161526 kg•m / s2

knot (nautical miles per hour)

.514444444444 m / s

kph (kilometers per hour)

.277777777778 m / s

l (liter)

.001 m3

lam (lambert)

3183.09886184 cd / m2

lb (avoirdupois pound)

.45359237 kg

lbf (pound -force)

4.44822161526 kg•m / s2

 

 

B-2 Tables of Units and Constants