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CONVERSION FACTORS FOR SI UNITSEnglish 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 (Standard International - metric) units are given below:
| To convert from |
TO |
Multiply by |
| cubic feet (ft.) |
cubic meters (m3) |
0.0283 |
| cubic yards (yd.) |
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 (hp) |
watt (W) |
745.7 |
| inch (in.) |
meter (m) |
0.0254 |
| pound (lb.) |
kilogram (kg) |
0.4536 |
| quart (qt.) |
cubic 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
Fahrenheit degrees, and K is the temperature in Kelvin degrees.
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