Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual

Appendix E: Factors for Conversion

English

Multiply by

Metric (SI) or English

Length

inches (in)

2.540

centimeters (cm)

0.0254

meters (m)

feet (ft)

0.3048

m

12

in

yard (yd)

0.9144

m

3

ft

miles

1.609

kilometers (km)

1760

yd

5280

ft

Area

square inch (sq in, in 2)

6.452

square centimeters (cm 2)

square feet (sq ft, ft 2)

0.0929

m 2

144

in 2

acre (a)

4047

square meters (m 2)

0.4047

hectare (ha)

43,560

ft 2

0.001562

square miles

square miles (mi 2)

2.590

km 2

640

acres

Volume

cubic feet (ft 3)

28.32

liters (L)

0.02832

m 3

7.48

US gallons (gal)

6.23

Imperial gallons

1728

cubic inches (in 3)

cubic yard (yd 3)

0.7646

m 3

gallon (gal)

3.785

L

0.003785

m 3

4

quarts (qt)

8

pints (pt)

128

fluid ounces (fl oz)

0.1337

ft 3

quart (qt)

32

fl oz

946

milliliters (mL)

0.946

L

acre-feet (ac ft)

1.233 10 ? 3

cubic hectometers (hm 3)

1233

m 3

1613.3

cubic yard

Weight

pound (lb, #)

453.6

grams (gm or g)

0.4536

kilograms (kg)

7000

grains (gr)

16

ounces (oz)

grain

0.0648

g

ton (short)

2000

lb

0.9072

tonnes (metric tons)

ton (long)

2240

lb

gallons of water (US)

8.34

lb

Imperial gallon

UNLIMITED FREE
ACCESS
TO THE WORLD'S BEST IDEAS

SUBMIT
Already a GlobalSpec user? Log in.

This is embarrasing...

An error occurred while processing the form. Please try again in a few minutes.

Customize Your GlobalSpec Experience

Category: Bladder Pumps
Finish!
Privacy Policy

This is embarrasing...

An error occurred while processing the form. Please try again in a few minutes.