This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
1 kilogram per linear meter........................ | .672 pound per linear foot. |
2.016 pounds per yard. | |
1,000 kilograms (1 ton) per meter................... | .300 long ton per foot; ⅓ short ton per foot. |
1 kilogram per kilometer..................... | 3.548 pounds per mile. |
1,000 kilograms (1 ton) per kilometer................. | 1.584 long tons per mile; 1.774 short tons per mile. |
1 kilogram per square millimeter................. | 1422.32 pounds per square inch; .635 long ton per square inch; .711 short ton per sq. in. |
1 kilogram per square centimeter................... | 14.2232 pounds per square inch. |
1 kilogram per square decimeter....................... | 20.481 pounds per square foot. |
1 kilogram per square meter ........................ | 1.843 pounds per square yard. |
1,000 kilograms (1 ton) per square meter.......... | .8229 long ton, .922 short ton, per square yard. |
1 kilogram per ton...................... | 2.240 pounds per long ton; 2 pounds per short ton. |
1 kilogram per ton per kilometer................ | 3.6042 pounds per long ton per mile. |
1 liter of water at 4° C. per ton per kilometer............... | .4325 U. S. gal. at 62° F. per long ton per mile. |
1 gram per square millimeter............... | 1.422 pounds per square inch. |
1 gram per square centimeter................ | .01422 pound per square inch. |
1 kilogram per cubic meter..................... | .1686 pound per cubic yard. |
.0624 pound per cubic foot. | |
1,000 kilograms (1 ton) per cubic meter............... | .984 long ton per cubic meter. |
.752 ton per cubic yard. | |
1 cubic meter per kilogram......................... | 16.019 cubic feet per pound. |
1 cubic meter per ton................. | 1.329 cubic yards per long ton. |
35.882 cubic feet per long ton. | |
1 cubic meter per kilometer................... | 2.105 cubic yards per mile. |
1 cubic meter per linear meter................. | 1.196 cubic yards per linear yard. |
1 cubic meter per square meter............ | 3.281 cubic feet per square foot. .405 cubic meter per acre. |
1 cubic meter per hectare.................... | |
.529 cubic yard per acre. | |
1 kilogrammeter................... | 7.233 foot-pounds. |
1 kilogrammeter................ | = 0.00323 foot-ton (long) = .00362 foot-ton (short). |
1 ton-meter........................... | 3 foot-tons (long); 3.36 (short). |
1 cheval vapeur, or cheval (75k X m per second)..... | .9863 horse-power. |
1 kilogram per cheval................. | 2.235 pounds per horse-power. |
1 square meter per cheval....................... | 10.913 square feet per horse-power. |
1 cubic meter per cheval................ | 35.806 cubic feet per horse-power. |
3.968 British heat-units. | |
French mechanical equivalent of heat (423.55k X m).................................. | 3063.5 foot-pounds. |
1 calorie per square meter.......................... | .369 heat-unit per square foot. |
1 calorie per kilogram..................... | 1.800 heat-units per pound. |
English And French. | |
1 pound per linear foot......................... | 1.488 kilograms per linear meter. |
1 pound per yard.................... | .496 kilogram per meter. |
1 long ton per foot......................... | 33.32 kilograms (3⅓ tons approx.) per meter. |
1 long ton per yard......................... | 1111 kilograms (1 1/10 tons approx.) per meter. |
1 pound per mile........................ | .2818 kilogram per kilometer. |
1 long ton per mile...................... | .6313 ton per kilometer. |
1 pound per long ton......................... | .4464 kilogram per ton. |
1 pound per long ton per mile................... | .2774 kilogram per ton per kilometer. |
1 pound per square inch...................... | .0703077 kilogram per square centimeter. |
.7031 gram per square millimeter. | |
5.170 centimeters of mercury at 0° C. | |
1 atmosphere (14.7 pounds per square inch)............... | 1.0335 kilograms per square centimeter. |
1,000 pounds per square inch................ | .703077 kilogram per square millimeter. |
2,000 pounds per square inch................ | 1.406154 kilograms per square millimeter. |
1 long ton per square inch.................. | 1.575 kilograms per square millimeter. |
1 pound per square foot.................. | 4.883 kilograms per square meter. |
1,000 pounds per square foot.................... | 4882.517 kilograms per square meter. |
1 ton per square foot.................... | 10.936 tons per square meter. |
1,000 pounds per square yard.......................... | 542.500 kilograms per square meter. |
1 ton per square yard................. | 1.215 tons per square meter. |
1 pound per cubic yard.................... | .5933 kilogram per cubic meter. |
1 pound per cubic foot................. | 16.020 kilograms per cubic meter. |
1 ton per cubic yard................ | 1.329 tons per cubic meter. |
1 cubic yard per pound............... | 1.6855 cubic meters per kilogram. |
1 cubic yard per ton................ | .7525 cubic meter per ton. |
1 cubic yard per mile............... | .4750 cubic meter per kilometer. |
1 cubic yard per linear yard................. | .836 cubic meter per linear meter. |
1 cubic foot per square foot................... | .3048 cubic meter per square meter. |
1 cubic meter per acre....................... | 2.471 cubic meters per hectare. |
1 cubic yard per acre.................. | 1.889 cubic meters per hectare. |
1 foot-pound............................... | .1382 kilogrammeter. |
1 foot-ton (long)................ | .3097 ton-meter. |
1 horse-power...................... | 1.0139 cheval. |
1 pound per horse-power................ | .447 kilogram per cheval. |
1 square foot per horse-power................ | .0916 square meter per cheval. |
1 cubic foot per horse-power................... | .0279 cubic meter per cheval. |
1 British unit of heat, or heat-unit............ | .252 calorie. |
British mechanical equivalent of one heatunit (772 foot-pounds)................. | 106.7 kilogrammeters. |
1 British heat-unit per square foot.................. | 2.713 calories per square meter. |
1 British heat-unit per pound.......................... | 5/9 calorie per kilogram. |
- D. K. Clark, Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book.
Multiply the parts by volume, or measure, by the specific gravity of the different substances: the result will be parts by weight.
 
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