Metric (SI)                                    US Customary (USC)                                 Conversion Factors
Quantity
                        Units of Measure                                   Units of Measure                                     (SI) to (USC)
                             second (s)                                          second (s)
                   1 minute (min) = 60 seconds                         1 minute (min) = 60 seconds
     Time                                                                                                                                --
                     1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes                            1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes
                          1 day = 24 hours                                   1 day = 24 hours
                             meter (m)                                            foot (ft)
    Length         1000 millimeters (mm) = 1 m                              12 inches (in) = 1 ft                                  1 m = 3.281 ft
                    1 kilometer (km) = 1000 m                              1 mile (mi) = 5280 ft
     Area                square meter (m2)                                   square foot (ft2)                                 1 m2 = 10.764 ft2
                          cubic meter (m3)                                    cubic foot (ft3)                                 1 m3 = 31.315 ft3
    Volume
                         Liter (L) = .001 m3                              Gallon (gal) = .1337 ft3                              3.785 L = 1 gal
                           kilogram (kg)                                                  𝑙𝑏∗𝑠 2
     Mass                                                                    slug = 1 (            )                           14.59 kg = 1 slug
                  metric ton / tonne (t) = 1000 kg                                            𝑓𝑡
                                                                                 pound (lb)
                                          𝑘𝑔∗𝑚
                       newton (N) = 1 (             )                       16 ounces (oz) = 1 lb
     Force                                 𝑠2                                                                                      4.448 N = 1 lb
                     kilonewton (kN) = 1000 N                          1 kilo pound (kip) = 1000 lbs
                                                                              1 ton = 2000 lbs
                      meter per second (𝑚⁄𝑠)                             feet per second (𝑓𝑡⁄𝑠 )
    Velocity                                                                                                                       m         ft
                  3.6 kilometers per hour (kph) = 1                                                                 ft         1     = 3.281
    (Linear)                    𝑚 ⁄𝑠
                                                                      mile per hour (mph) = 1.467
                                                                                                                    s
                                                                                                                                   s         s
  Acceleration                                           m                                                    ft                   m           ft
                  meter per second squared ( 2 )                      foot per second squared ( 2 )                           1        = 3.281 2
    (Linear)                                             𝑠                                                    s                    s 2        s
                                            rad                                                        rad
                      radian per second (           )                    radian per second (                 )
    Velocity                                    𝑠                                                       𝑠
                    1 rotation per minute (rpm)                        1 rotation per minute (rpm)                                       --
   (Angular)                    2𝜋 rad                                             2𝜋 rad
                              =                                                  =
                                60   𝑠                                             60     𝑠
  Acceleration                                          rad                                                      rad
                  radian per second squared (                    )   radian per second squared (                         )               --
   (Angular)                                             𝑠2                                                       𝑠2
 Moment of a                                                                Foot-pound (lb*ft)
                       Newton-meter (N*m)                                                                                    1.356 N*m = 1 lb*ft
 Force; Torque                                                              Inch pound (lb*in)
Area Moment of             meter4 (m4 )                                        foot4 (ft4)
                                                                                                                               8.6x10-3 m4 = 1ft4
     Inertia      1 milimeter4 (mm4) = 10-12 ∗ m4                       20736 inches4 (in4) = 1 ft4
Mass Moment of
                     kilogram meter2 (kg ∗ m2 )                          slug foot 2 (slug ∗ ft 2 )                          1 kg*m2 =1.356 lb*ft2
     Inertia
Work and Energy         joule (J) = 1 (𝑁 ∗ 𝑚)                               foot-pound (ft lb)                                  1.356 J = 1 ft lb
                                                kg∗m                  foot pound per second (
                                                                                                            ft∗lb
                                                                                                                    )                         ft lb
                   watt (W) = 1 (𝐽⁄𝑠) = 1 (                  )                                                s               1.356 W = 1
    Power                                           𝑠2
                                                                                                            ft∗lb                               s
                      kilowatt (kW) = 1000 W                          horsepower (hp) = 550 (                       )          1 kW = 1.341 hp
                                                                                                             s
                                                2
                       pascal (Pa) = 1 𝑁⁄𝑚                            pounds per square inch (psi) =
  Pressure or       kilopascal (kPa) = 1000 Pa                                 1 (𝑙𝑏⁄𝑖𝑛2 )
                                                                                                                             6894.76 Pa = 1 psi
    Stress          megapascal (MPa) = 106 Pa                        kilo-pounds per square inch (ksi)
                    gigapascal (MPa) = 109 Pa                                  = 1000 psi