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Length
inches (in)
25.4
millimeters (mm)
0.03937
inches (in)
inches (in)
2.54
centimeters (cm)
0.3937
inches (in)
feet (ft)
0.3048
meters (m)
3.281
feet (ft)
yards (yd)
0.9144
meters (m)
1.094
yards (yd)
miles (mi)
1.609
kilometers (km)
0.6215
miles (mi)
Area
square inches (in
2
)
645.16
square millimeters (mm
2
)
0.00155
square inches (in
2
)
square inches (in
2
)
6.452
square centimeters (cm
2
)
0.155
square inches (in
2
)
square feet (ft
2
)
0.0929
square meters (m
2
)
10.764
square feet (ft
2
)
Volume
cubic inches (in
3
)
16387.0
cubic millimeter (mm
3
)
0.000061
cubic inches (in
3
)
cubic inches (in
3
)
16.387
cubic centimeters (cm
3
)
0.06102
cubic inches (in
3
)
cubic inches (in
3
)
0.01639
liters (L)
61.024
cubic inches (in
3
)
fluid ounces (fl oz)
29.54
milliliters (mL)
0.03381
fluid ounces (fl oz)
pints (pt)
0.47318
liters (L)
2.1134
pints (pt)
quarts (qt)
0.94635
liters (L)
1.0567
quarts (qt)
gallons (gal)
3.7854
liters (L)
0.2642
gallons (gal)
cubic feet (ft
3
)
28.317
liters (L)
0.03531
cubic feet (ft
3
)
cubic feet (ft
3
)
0.02832
cubic meters (m
3
)
35.315
cubic feet (ft
3
)
Weight/Force
ounces (av) (oz)
28.35
grams (g)
0.03527
ounces (av) (oz)
pounds (av) (lb)
0.454
kilograms (kg)
2.205
pounds (av) (lb)
U.S. tons (t)
907.18
kilograms (kg)
0.001102
U.S. tons (t)
U.S. tons (t)
0.90718
metric tons (t)
1.1023
U.S. tons (t)
Torque/Work Force
inch–pounds (lbf·in)
11.298
Newton–centimeters (N·cm)
0.08851
inch–pounds (lbf·in)
foot–pounds (lbf·ft)
1.3558
Newton–meters (N·m)
0.7376
foot–pounds (lbf·ft)
Pressure/Vacuum
inches of mercury (inHg)
3.37685
kilo Pascals (kPa)
0.29613
inches of mercury (inHg)
pounds per square inch (psi)
6.895
kilo Pascals (kPa)
0.14503
pounds per square inch (psi)
Table 2, Metric/U.S. Customary Conversion Table
General Information
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