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meter long with force of one Newton applied). Some conversions are: * A meter kilogram is about 7.2 foot pounds. * A foot pound is about 1.4 Newton-meters. * A centimeter kilogram (cmkg) is equal to .9 inch pounds. PRESSURE Pressure is another complicated measurement. Pressure is described as a force or weight applied to a given area. Our common unit is pounds per square inch. Metric units can be expressed in several ways. One is the kilogram per square centimeter (kg/cm ). Another unit of pressure is the Pascal (force of one Newton on an area of one square meter), which equals about 4 ounces on a square yard. Since this is a very small amount of pressure, we usually see the kiloPascal, or kPa (1000 Pascals). Another common automotive term for pressure is the bar (used by German manufacturers), which equals 10 Pascals. Thoroughly confused? Try the examples below: * Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 14.7 psi. * Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1 bar. * Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1 kg/cm . * One pound per square inch is about 7 kPa. CONVERSION FACTORS CONVERSION FACTORS TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY
LENGTH
Millimeters (mm) Inches .03937 Inches Millimeters 25.4 Meters (M) Feet 3.28084 Feet Meters .3048 Kilometers(Km) Miles .62137
AREA
Square Centimeters (cm ) Square Inches .155 Square Inches Square Centimeters 6.45159
VOLUME
Cubic Centimeters Cubic Inches .06103 Cubic Inches Cubic Centimeters 16.38703 Liters Cubic Inches 61.025 Cubic Inches Liters .01639 Liters Quarts 1.05672 Quarts Liters .94633 Liters Pints 2.11344 Pints Liters .47317 Liters Ounces 33.81497 Ounces Liters .02957
WEIGHT
Grams Ounces .03527 Ounces Grams 28.34953 Kilograms Pounds 2.20462 Pounds Kilograms .45359
WORK
Centimeter Kilograms Inch Pounds .8676 Pounds/Sq. Inch Kilograms/Sq.Centimeter .07031 Bar Pounds/Sq. Inch 14.504 |