Conversion Factors
To convert temperature | Into | Multiply by |
°F | °C | 0.556°C -17.8 |
°F | °F | 1.8°C +32 |
°C | °K | 1.0°C +273 |
Lenght | ||
mils | microns | 25.4 |
mils | millimeters | 0.0254 |
inches | mils | 1000 |
inches | centimeters | 2.54 |
feet | meters | 0.3048 |
miles | feet | 5280 |
yards | feet | 3 |
Mass | ||
ounces | grams | 28.4 |
pounds | kilograms | 0.45 |
grams | ounces (troy) | 0.03215 |
tons | pounds | 2000 |
Area | ||
square inches | square centimeters | 6.5 |
square feet | square meters | 0.09 |
square yards | square meters | 0.8 |
square miles | square kilometers | 2.6 |
acres | hectares | 0.4 |
Volume | ||
teaspoons | millimeters | 5 |
tablespoons | millimeters | 15 |
fluid ounces | millimeters | 30 |
quarts | liters | 0.95 |
gallons | liters | 3.8 |
cubic feet | cubic meters | 0.03 |
cubic yards | cubic meters | 0.76 |
Universal Gas Constant | R=0.0821 (Atm) (I)/(°K) (mole) | |
Acceleration Due to Gravity | g=32.17ft/sec² 9.8m/sec² | |
Avogrado’s Constant | N=6.023×10²³molecules/mole | |
Speed of Light | c=186,000 miles/sec, 3×10¹° cm/sec | |
Heat of Fusion (water 1atm, 0°C) | Hf=79.7 cal/g | |
Heat of Vaporization (water 1atm, 100°C) | Hv=540 cal/g | |
Volume of Perfect Gas | 22.4l at 0°C, 760 torr | |
Faraday’s Constant | F=96.494 coulombs/equiv.weight | |
Planck’s Constant | h=6.626×10 (-27) erg/sec | |
Bragg’s Law | n=2d sin | |
Absolute Zero | -273.15°C | |
Temperature of Liquid Nitrogen | -195.8°C |