Lubrication for Industry, Second Edition

Appendix

Commonly Used Conversion Factors

To Convert From

To

Multiply By

atmospheres

inches of mercury (32 F)

29.921

atmospheres

pounds/sq ft

2116.32

atmospheres

pounds/sq inch

14.696

barrels, oil

gallons (U.S.)

42

BTU (60 F/15.56 C)

joule

1055

centimeters

feet

0.0328

centimeters

inches

0.03937

cubic centimeters

cubic inches

0.0610

cubic centimeters

gallons (U.S.)

0.00026

cubic centimeters

ounces (British, fluid)

0.0351

cubic centimeters

ounces (U.S., fluid)

0.0338

cu ft of water (60 F)

pounds

62.37

cubic inches

cubic cm

16.3872

feet

meters

0.3048

gallons (British)

cubic cm

4546.08

gallons (British)

gallons (U.S.)

1.2009

gallons (British)

liters

4.5459

gallons (U.S.)

cubic cm

3785.434

gallons (U.S.)

liters

3.7853

grams

ounces (avoirdupois)

0.03527

grams/liter

parts per million (ppm)

1000

horsepower

foot-pounds/second

550

horsepower

watts

745.7

inches

centimeters

2.54

inches of mercury (32 F)

atmospheres

0.0334

inches of mercury (32 F)

feet of water (39.2 F)

1.133

kilograms

ounces (avoirdupois)

35.274

kilograms

pounds (avoirdupois)

2.2046

kg-meters (torque)

pounds-feet

7.2330

kilometers

feet

3280

kilometers

miles

0.6213

kilowatt-hours

BTU

3413

liters

cubicinches

61.025

liters

gallons (British)

0.2199

liters

gallons (U.S.)

0.2641

meters

feet

3.2808

meters

inches

39.37

miles

feet

5280

miles

kilometers

1.6093

milliliters

cu inches

0.061

milliliters

ounces (British, fluid)

0.035

milliliters

ounces (U.S., fluid)

0.0338

millimeters

inches

0.039

ounces (avoirdupois)

grams

28.3495

ounces (British, fluid)

cu cm

28.4130

ounces (U.S., fluid)

cu cm

29.5737

pounds (avoirdupois)

grams

453.5924

pounds/sq ft

kg/sq meter

4.8824

tons (metric)

kilograms

1000

tons (metric)

pounds (avoirdupois)

2204.62

tons (short)

kilograms

907.1848

tons (short)

pounds

2000

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