INDEX OF UNITS
Conversion Factors -- U.S. to Metric (SI) Units
To Convert from

To

Multip&

by

angstrom

meters (m)

1.000 000

E -10

atmosphere (normal)

kilopascal (kPa)

1.013 25 x

+2

bar

kilopascal (kPa)

1.000 000

WE +2

E +3

barn

meter® (m°)

1.000 000

British thermal unit
(thermochemical )

joule (J)

1.054 350

cal (thermochemical) /cm

megajoule/m (Md /m)

4.184 000 xfE -2

calorie (thermochemical)

joule (J)

4.184 000

calorie (thermochemical) /g
curie

joule per kilogram (J/kg)*
gigabecquerel (GBq)t

4.184 000 xfE +3
3.7000 000 & E +1

degree Celsius $

degree kelvin (K)

t. = te

degree (angle)

radian (rad)

1.745 329 xff— -2

degree Fahrenheit

degree kelvin (K)

t

electron volt

joule (J)

1.602 19 x

erg

joule (J)

1.000 000 xffE -7

watt (WwW)

1.000 000 xffE -7

meter (m)

3.048 000 xffE -1

joule (J)

1.355 818

erg/second
foot

'

foot-pound-force

qe -28

+ P73.15

= (te + §59.67/1.8
— -19

gallon (U.S. liquid)

meter>(m*)

3.785 412 xfe -3

jerk
joule/kilogram (J/kg)
(radiation dose absorbed)

joule (J)
gray (Gy)*

1.000 000 xfE +9
1.000 000

kilotons

terajoules (TJ)

4.183

inch

meter (m)

2.540 000 xffE -2

* The gray (Gy) is the accepted SI unit equivalent to the energy imparted
ing radiation to a mass of energy corresponding to one joule/kilogram.

[by ioniz-

t The becquerel (Bq) is the SI unit of radioactivity; 1 Bq = 1 disintegratfion/s.
3 Temperature may be reported in degrees Celsius as well as degrees kelvin.

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