Technicians Handbook - Historic Naval Ships Association

Table 1-24.—Conversion Chart—ContinuedTo Convert To Multiply ByConversely,Multiply ByFeet Centimeters 30.48 3.281 х 10 -2Feet Varas 0.3594 2.782Feet of water at 4º C Inches of mercury at 0º C 0.8826 1.133Feet of water at 4º C Kilograms per sq meter 304.8 3.281 х 10 -3Feet of water at 4º C Pounds per sq foot 62.43 1.602 х 10 -2Foot-pounds Horsepower-hours 5.050 х 10 –7 1.98 х 10 -6Foot-pounds Kilogram-meters 0.1383 7.233Foot-pounds Kilowatt-hours 3.766 х 10 -7 2.655 х 10 6Gallons Cubic meters 3.785 х 10 -8 264.2Gallons (liquid US) Gallons (liquid Br Imp) 0.8327 1.201Gausses Lines per sq inch 6.452 0.1550Gilberts per cm Oersteds 1 1Grains (for humidity Pounds (avoirdupois) 1.429 х 10 -4 7000calculations)Grams Dynes 980.7 1.020 х 10 -3Grams Grains 15.43 6.481 х 10 -2Grams Ounces (avoirdupois) 3.527 х 10 -2 28.35Grams Poundals 7.093 х 10 -2 14.10Grams per cm Pounds per inch 5.600 х 10 –3 178.6Grams per cu cm Pounds per cu in 3.613 х 10 -3 27.68Grams per sq cm Pounds per sq ft 2.0481 0.4883Hectares Acres 2.471 0.4047Henrys Microhenrys 1,000,000 0.000,001Henrys Millihenrys 1000 0.001Henrys per meter Gausses per Oersted 7.958 х 10 5 1.257 х 10 –6Horsepower (boiler) BTU per hour 3.347 х 10 4 2.986 х 10 -5Horsepower (metric) BTU per minute 41.83 2.390 х 10 -2(542.5 ft-lb per sec)Horsepower (metric) Ft-lb per minute 3.255 х 10 4 3.072 х 10 -5(542.5 ft-lb per sec)Horsepower (metric) Kilogram-calories 10.54 9.485 х 10 -2(542.5 ft-lb per sec) per minHorsepowerBTU per minute 42.41 2.357 х 10 -2(550 ft-lb per sec)HorsepowerFt-lb per minute 3.3 х 10 4 3.030 х 10 -5(550 ft-lb per sec)HorsepowerKilowatts 0.745 1.342(550 ft-lb per sec)HorsepowerWatts 746 1.342 х 10 -3(550 ft-lb per sec)Horsepower (metric) Horsepower0.9863 1.014(542.5 ft-lb per sec)Horsepower(550 ft-lb per sec)(550 ft-lb per sec)Kilogram-calories per min 10.69 9.355 х 10 -21-81