McGraw-Hill Machining and Metalworking Handbook, Third Edition

Chapter 3: U.S. Customary and Metric (SI) Measures and Conversions

3.1 Conversions for Length, Pressure, Velocity, Volume, and Weight

To convert from:

To:

Multiply by:

Length

Centimeters

Inches

0.3937

Centimeters

Yards

0.01094

Feet

Inches

12.0

Feet

Meters

0.30481

Feet

Yards

0.333

Inches

Centimeters

2.540

Inches

Feet

0.08333

Inches

Meters

0.02540

Inches

Microns

25,400.

Inches

Millimeters

25.400

Inches

Yards

0.02778

Meters

Feet

3.2809

Meters

Yards

1.0936

Microns

Inches

0.0000394

Microns

Meters

0.000001

Millimeters

Inches

0.03937

Rods

Meters

5.0292

Yards

Centimeters

91.44

Yards

Feet

3.0

Yards

Inches

36.0

Yards

Meters

0.9144

Pressure

Dynes per cm 2

Pascals

0.1000

Grams per cm 3

Ounces per in 3

0.5780

Kilograms per cm 2

Pounds per in 2

14.223

Kilograms per cm 2

Pascals

98,066.5

Kilograms per m 2

Pascals

9.8066

Kilograms per m 2

Pounds per ft 2

0.2048

Kilograms per m 2

Pounds per yd 2

1.8433

Kilograms per m 3

Pounds per ft 3

0.06243

Ounces per in 3

Grams per cm 3

1.7300

Pounds per ft 3

Kilograms per cm 3

16.019

Pounds per ft 2

Kilograms per m 2

4.8824

Pounds per ft 2

Pascals

47.880

Pounds per in 2

Kilograms per cm 2

0.0703

Pounds per in 2

Pascals

6,894.76

Pounds per yd 2

Kilograms per m 2

0.5425

Velocity

Feet per minute

Meters per second

0.00508

Feet per second

Meters per second

0.3048

Inches per second

Meters per second

0.0254

Miles per hour

Meters per second

0.4470

Volume

Cubic centimeters

Cubic inches

0.06102

Cubic feet

Cubic inches

1,728.0

Cubic feet

Cubic meters

0.0283

Cubic feet

Cubic...

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