Light Alloys: From Traditional Alloys to Nanocrystals, Fourth Edition

Appendix

Table A.1: Unit conversion factors

Property

To convert B to A multiply by

SI units (A)

Non-SI units (B)

To convert A to B multiply by

Mass

0.4536

Kilogram (kg)

Pound (lb)

2.204

0.4536 10 3

Tonne

lb

2204

1.0163

Tonne

U.K. ton

0.9839

Stress

6.894 10 3

Megapascal (MPa) (Meganewtons per square metre)

Pounds force per square inch (psi)

145.04

15.444

MPa

U.K. tons force per square inch (tsi)

6.475 10 2

9.8065

MPa

Kilograms per square millimetre (kg mm 2)

0.10197

Fracture toughness

1.0989

Megapascal (metre) 1/2 (MPa m 1/2)

Kilopounds force per square inch (inch) 1/2 (ksi in 1/2)

0.91004

Thermal conductivity

4.1868 10 2

Watts per metre per kelvin

Calories per centimetre per second per degree Celsius

2.3885 10 3

Specific heat capacity

4.1868 10 3

Joules per kilogram per kelvin (J kg 1 K 1)

Calories per gram per degree Celsius

2.3885 10 4

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