The Chart
| SI UNITS & CONVERSIONS FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF MECHANICAL FASTENERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| property | unit | symbol | conversion | approximate equivalent | ||
| from | to | multiply by | ||||
| length | meter centimeter millimeter |
m cm mm |
inch inch foot |
mm cm mm |
25.4 2.54 304.8 |
25mm = 1 in. 300mm = 1ft. 1m = 39.37 in. |
| mass | kilogram gram tonne (megagram) |
kg g t |
once pound ton (2000 lb) |
g kg kg |
28.35 .4536 907.2 |
28g = 1 oz. 1kg = 2.2 lb. = 35 oz. 1t = 2200lbs. |
| density | kilogram per cubic meter |
kg/m3 | pounds per cu. ft. | kg/m | 16.02 | 16kg/m = 1 lb/ft.3 |
| temperature | deg. Celsius | °C | deg. Fahr. | °C | (°F - 32) x 5/9 | 0°C = 32°F 100°C = 212°F |