LAC 51:XIV.1813. Metric Conversions

A. For convenience, the following may be used to convert English units of measurement to Metric units of measurement. Table 1813.A Unit of Measure | STARTING WITH the English unit of measurement | MULTIPLY BY | TO GET the Metric unit of measurement Length | inches ft | 25.4 0.3048 | mm m Area | sq in sq ft | 645.16 0.0929 | mm2 m2 Volume | cu in cu ft gal | 0.01639 28.3169 3.785 | L L L Mass | lb | 0.4536 | kg Mass/unit length | plf (lb/ft) | 1.4882 | kg/m Mass/unit area | psf (lb/sq ft) | 4.882 | kg/m2 Mass density | pcf (lb/cu ft) | 16.02 | kg/m3 Force | lb | 4.4482 | N Force/unit length | plf (lb/ft) | 14.5939 | N/m Pressure | psi psf (lb/sq ft) in. of Hg @ 60°F | 6.895 47.88 3.37685 | kPa Pa kPa stress, modulus of elasticity | psi psf (lb/sq ft) | 6.895 47.88 | kPa Pa Second moment of area | In4 | 416,231 | Mm4 Section modulus | In3 | 16,387.064 | mm3 Temperature | °F-32 °F + 459.67 | 5/9 5/9 | °C K Energy, work, quantity of heat | kWh Btu ft •lb (force) | 3.6 1055 1.3558 | MJ J J Power | ton (refrig) Btu/s hp (electric) Btu/h | 3.517 1.0543 745.7 0.2931 | kW kW W W Thermal conductance (U value) | Btu/f2 • h • °F | 5.6783 | W/m2 • K Thermal resistance (R value) | Ft2 • h • °F/Btu | 0.1761 | M2 • K/W Flow | gpm cfm | 0.0631 0.4719 | L/s L/s Illuminance | foot-candle (Im/sq ft) | 10.76 | Ix (lux) Velocity (speed) | mph | 0.447 | m/s Plane angle | °(angle) | 0.01745 | rad