Sl Metric Information Guide - BOMBARDIER ELAN 1988 Operator's Manual

Sl* METRIC INFORMATION
GUIDE __________________________ _
BASE UNITS
DESCRIPTION
UNIT SYMBOL
length meter m
mass
kilogram kg
force Newton
N
liquid liter
I
temperature Celsius
oc
pressure kilopascal kPa
torque Newton meter N•m
speed kilometer per hour km/h
PREFIXES
PREFIX SYMBOL MEANING VALUE
kilo k one thousand 1000
centi c one hundredth
0.01
mitli m
one thousandth
0.001
CONVERSION FACTORS
TO CONVERT TOt MULTIPLY BY
lbf•ft lbf•in
12
imp. oz U.S. oz 0.96
imp. gal. U.S. gal.
1.2
in mm 25.4
in
em 2.54
ft
m
0.3
MPH
km/h
1.61
in 2
cm2
6.45
in3
cm3
16.39
imp. oz
ml
28.41
U.S. oz
ml
29.57
imp. gal.
J
4.55
U.S. gal. I
3.79
oz g
28.35
lb kg
0.45
lbf
N
4.4
lbf•in
N•m
0.11
lbf•ft
N•m
1.36
lbf/in2
kPa
6.89
Fahrenheit
Celsius (°F- 32)
+
1.8
Celsius
Fahrenheit
(°C
X
1.8)
+
32
*The international system of units abbreviates /lSI'' in all languages.
tTo obtain the inverse sequence, divide by the given factor. To convert llmm" to "in", divide
by 25.4.
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