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Conversion Tables, Constants, and Material Properties

The document provides conversion tables and material properties for engineering analysis. It includes conversion factors for length, area, volume, stress analysis, heat transfer analysis, temperature, important physical constants, and approximate properties of mild steel. Consistent units for various quantities in the SI, metric, and U.S. customary systems are also listed.

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Conversion Tables, Constants, and Material Properties

The document provides conversion tables and material properties for engineering analysis. It includes conversion factors for length, area, volume, stress analysis, heat transfer analysis, temperature, important physical constants, and approximate properties of mild steel. Consistent units for various quantities in the SI, metric, and U.S. customary systems are also listed.

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ConversionTables,Constants,andMaterialProperties

ConversionTables,Constants,andMaterialProperties
Generalconversionfactors(tofivesignificantdigits)
Quantity
U.S.unit
SIequivalent
Length
1in
0.025400m

1ft
0.30480m

1mile
1609.3m
Area

1in2

0.64516103m2

1ft2

0.092903m2

1acre

4046.9m2

Volume

1in3

0.016387103m3

1ft3

0.028317m3

1USgallon

3.7854103m3

Conversionfactorsforstressanalysis
Quantity
U.S.unit
SIequivalent
Density

1slug/ft3=1lbfs2/ft4 515.38kg/m3

Energy

1lbfs2/in4
1ftlbf

10.687106kg/m3
1.3558J(Nm)

Force

1lbf

4.4482N(kgm/s2)

Mass

1slug=1lbfs2/ft

14.594kg(Ns2/m)

1lbfs2/in
1ftlbf/s

175.13kg

Power

Pressure,Stress 1psi(lbf/in2)

1.3558W(Nm/s)
6894.8Pa(N/m2)

Conversionfactorsforheattransferanalysis
Quantity
U.S.unit
SIequivalent
Conductivity

1Btu/fthrF 1.7307W/mC
1Btu/inhrF 20.769W/mC

Density

1lbm/in3
1Btu

Energy

Heatfluxdensity 1Btu/in2hr
Power
1Btu/hr
Specificheat
Temperature

27680.kg/m3
1055.1J
454.26W/m2
0.29307W

1Btu/lbmF 4186.8J/kgC
1F
5/9C

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TempF

9/5TempC+32
9/5TempK459.67
Importantconstants
U.S.unit

Constant

SIunit

Absolutezero

459.67F

273.15C

Accelerationofgravity

32.174ft/s2

9.8066m/s2

Atmosphericpressure

14.694psi

0.10132106Pa

StefanBoltzmannconstant 0.1714108Btu/hrft2R4 5.669108W/m2K4

whereR=F+459.67
whereK=C+273.15
Approximatepropertiesofmildsteelatroomtemperature
Quantity
Conductivity

U.S.unit
28.9Btu/fthrF
2.4Btu/inhrF

SIunit
50W/mC

Density

15.13slug/ft3(lbfs2/ft4)

7800kg/m3

0.730103lbfs2/in4

0.282lbm/in3

Elasticmodulus

30106psi

207109Pa

Specificheat

0.11Btu/lbmF

460J/kgC

Yieldstress

30103psi

207106Pa

Consistentunits
SI(mm)
USUnit(ft) USUnit(inch)

Quantity

SI

Length
Force

m
N

mm
N

ft
lbf

in
lbf

Mass

kg

tonne(103kg)

slug

lbfs2/in

Time
s
s
Stress Pa(N/m2) MPa(N/mm2)

s
lbf/ft2

s
psi(lbf/in2)

Energy J(Nm)

mJ(103J)

ftlbf

inlbf

Density

tonne/mm3

slug/ft3

lbfs2/in4

kg/m3

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