Metric System Description - Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual

6 INTRODUCTION
METRIC SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
The metric system is based on quantities of one,
ten, one hundred, one thousand and one million.
MULTIPLY
in-lbs
ft-lbs
Inches Hg (60° F)
psi
Inches
Feet
Yards
mph
Feet/Sec
mph
Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)
1 inch = 25 Millimeters
1 Foot = 0.3 Meter
1 Yard = 0.9 Meter
1 Mile = 1.6 Kilometers
Refer to the Metric Conversion Chart to convert
torque values listed in metric Newton- meters (N·m).
CONVERSION FORMULAS AND EQUIVALENT VALUES
BY TO GET
x = Newton Meters
0.11298 (N·m)
x = Newton Meters
1.3558 (N·m)
x 3.377 = Kilopascals (kPa)
x 6.895 = Kilopascals (kPa)
x 25.4 = Millimeters (mm)
x = Meters (M)
0.3048
x = Meters
0.9144
x = Kilometers/Hr.
1.6093 (Km/h)
x = Meters/Sec (M/S)
0.3048
x = Meters/Sec (M/S)
0.4470
x = Meters/Sec (M/S)
0.27778
COMMON METRIC EQUIVALENTS
The following chart will assist in converting metric
units to equivalent English and SAE units, or vise
versa.
MULTIPLY
N·m
N·m
kPa
kPa
mm
M
M
Km/h
M/S
M/S
M/S
1 Cubic Inch = 16 Cubic Centimeters
1 Cubic Foot = 0.03 Cubic Meter
1 Cubic Yard = 0.8 Cubic Meter
Also, use the chart to convert between millimeters
(mm) and inches (in.) (Fig. 6).
BY TO GET
x 8.851 = in-lbs
x = ft-lbs
0.7376
x = Inches Hg
0.2961
x 0.145 = psi
x = Inches
0.03937
x 3.281 = Feet
x = Yards
1.0936
x = mph
0.6214
x 3.281 = Feet/Sec
x 2.237 = mph
x 3.600 Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)
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