Reference Guide

B-2 Tables of Units and Constants
Units (continued)
Unit (Full Name) Value in SI Units
o
F (degrees Fahrenheit)
0.555555555556 K or
255.927777778 K
fath (fathom) 1.82880365761 m
fbm (board foot) .002359737216 m
3
fc (footcandle) 10.7639104167 cd•sr / m
2
Fdy (faraday) 96487 A•s
fermi (fermi) 1 x 10
-15
m
flam (footlambert) 3.42625909964 cd / m
2
ft (international foot) .3048 m
ftUS (survey foot)) .304800609601 m
g (gram) .001 kg
ga (standard freefall) 9.80665 m / s
2
gal (US gallon) .003785411784 m
3
galC (Canadian gallon) .00454609 m
3
galUK (UK gallon) .004546092 m
3
gf (gram-force) .00980665 kg•m / s
2
gmol (gram-mole) 1 mol
grad (gradian) 1.57079632679 x 10
-2
r
grain (grain) .00006479891 kg
Gy (gray) 1 m
2
/ s
2
H (henry) 1 kg•m
2
/ A
2
•s
2
h (Hour) 3600 s
hp (horsepower) 745.699871582 kg•m
2
/ s
3
Hz (hertz) 1 / s
in (inch) .0254 m
inHg (inches of mercury, 0
o
C) 3386.38815789 kg / m•s
2
inH2O (inches of water, 60
o
F) 248.84 kg / m•s
2
J (joule) 1 kg•m
2
/ s
2
K (kelvins) 1 K
kg (kilogram) 1 kg
kip (kilopound-force) 4448.22161526 kg•m / s
2
knot (nautical miles per hour) .514444444444 m / s
kph (kilometers per hour) .277777777778 m / s
l (liter) .001 m
3
lam (lambert) 3183.09886184 cd / m
2
lb (avoirdupois pound) .45359237 kg
lbf (pound -force) 4.44822161526 kg•m / s
2