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| Metric to English | English to Metric | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kilograms x 2.2046 | = pounds | pounds divided by 2.2046 | = kilograms (kg) | ||||
| kilograms divided by 907.2 | = tons (2000 lbs.) | tons (2000 lbs.) x 907.2 | = kilograms (kg) | ||||
| millimeters x 0.03937 | = inches | inches divided by 0.03937 | = millimeters (mm) | ||||
| or millimeters divided by 25.4 | = inches | or inches x 25.4 | = millimeters (mm) | ||||
| meters x 39.37 | = inches | inches divided by 39.37 | = meters (m) | ||||
| meters x 3.281 | = feet | feet divided by 3.281 | = meters (m) | ||||
| meters x 1.094 | = yards | yards divided by 1.094 | = meters (m) | ||||
| sq. millimeters x 0.00155 | = sq. inches | sq. inches divided by 0.00155 | = sq. millimeters (mm/2nd power) | ||||
| or sq. millimeters divided by 645.16 | = sq. inches | or sq. inches x 645.16 | = sq. millimeters (mm/2nd power) | ||||
| Metric to English | English to Metric | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIGHTS | = 453.6 grams, or 0.4536 kilograms (kg) | ||||||
| 1 pound (1 lb.) | = 1.4882 kilograms per meter (kg/m) | ||||||
| 1 lb. per foot (lb./ft.) | = 907.18 kilograms (kg) | ||||||
| 1 net ton (2000 lbs.) | = 1016 kilograms, or 1.0160 metric tons | ||||||
| 1 gross ton (2240 lbs.) | = 305.15 grams, or 0.30515 kilograms per sq. meter (kg/m to the 2nd power) | ||||||
| 1 ounce per sq. foot | = 2.2046 lbs. | ||||||
| 1 kilogram (kg) | = 0.67197 lbs. per foot | ||||||
| 1 kilogram per meter | = 2204.6 lbs. | ||||||
| = 1.10231 net tons | |||||||
| 1 metric ton (1000 kg) | = 0.98421 gross ton | ||||||
| MEASURES | |||||||
| 1 inch (in.) | = 25.40 millimeters (mm) | ||||||
| 1 sq. inch (in./to 2nd power) | = 645.16 sq. millimeters | ||||||
| 1 sq. foot (ft/to 2nd power) | = 0.092903 sq. meter | ||||||
| 1 millimeter (mm) | = 0.03937 inch | ||||||
| 1 sq. millimeter (mm/to 2nd power) | = 0.00155 sq. inch | ||||||
| 1 meter (m) | = 3.2808 feet | ||||||
| = 1.09361 yards | |||||||
| 1 sq. meter (m/to 2nd power) | = 10.7639 sq. feet | ||||||
| = 1.196 sq. yards | |||||||
| TEMPERATURE | |||||||
| Celsius (formerly called the centigrade scale) | |||||||
| tc = temperature (Celsius) in degrees | |||||||
| tf = temperature (Fahrenheit) in degrees | |||||||
| tc | (tf – 32) | ||||||
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