Metal_Reference_Guide_2021

METRIC CONVERSION

Metric Conversion Factors

METRIC TO ENGLISH

ENGLISH TO METRIC

Kilograms X 2.2046

= pounds

pounds

= Kilograms ÷ 2.2046

Kilograms ÷ 907.2

= tons (2000

tons (2000 lbs.) X 907.2

= Kilograms

lbs)

millimeters X 0.03937

= inches

inches ÷ 0.03937

=millimeters (mm)

or millimeters ÷ 25.4

= inches

or inches X 25.4

=millimeters (mm)

meters X 39.37

= inches

inches ÷ 39.37

=meters (m)

meters X 3.281

= feet

feet ÷ 3.281

=meters

meters X 1.094

= yards

yards ÷ 1.094

=meters

sq. millimeters X 0.00155 = sq. inches

sq. inches ÷ 0.00155 = sq. millimeters (mm 2 ) or sq. inches X 645.16 = sq. millime- ters (mm 2 )

or sq. millimeters ÷ 645.16 = sq. inches

English and Metric Equivalents WEIGHTS

1 pound (1 lb.)

= 453.6 grams, or 0.4536 kilograms (kg)

1 lb. per foot (lb./ft.)

= 1.4882 kilograms per meter (kg/m)

1 net ton (2000 lbs.)

= 907.18 kilograms (kg)

1 gross ton (2240 lbs.)

= 1016 kilograms, or 1.0160metric tons

= 305.15 grams, or 0.30515 kilograms per sq. meter (kg/m2)

1 ounce per sq. foot

1 kilogram (kg)

= 2.2046 lbs.

1 kilogramper meter = 0.67197 lbs. per foot = 2204.6 lbs.

1metric ton (1000 kg)

= 1.10231 net tons = 0.98421 gross ton

Measures

1 inch (in.)

= 25.40millimeters (mm)

1 sq. inch (in. 2 )

= 645.16 squaremillimeters

1 sq. foot (ft. 2 )

= 0.092903 squaremeter

1millimeter (mm)

= 0.03937 inch

1 sq. millimeter (mm 2 )

= 0.00155 sq. inch

= 3.2808 feet = 1.09361 yards

1meter (m)

= 10.7639 sq. feet = 1.196 sq. yards

1 sq. meter (m 2 )

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