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99b SI Units

This document provides a guide to the International System of Units (SI) including base units, derived units, and conversion factors. It lists the base SI units for length, mass, time, electric current, and temperature. Derived units are also included for quantities like force, pressure, energy, power, and more. Finally, conversion factors are given to convert between non-SI and SI units for length, area, volume, mass, energy, and other miscellaneous units along with the multiplication factors needed.

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This document provides a guide to the International System of Units (SI) including base units, derived units, and conversion factors. It lists the base SI units for length, mass, time, electric current, and temperature. Derived units are also included for quantities like force, pressure, energy, power, and more. Finally, conversion factors are given to convert between non-SI and SI units for length, area, volume, mass, energy, and other miscellaneous units along with the multiplication factors needed.

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642 GUIDE TO SI UNITS

Guide to Sf Units

The International System of Units (SI) has been adopted in the publications of
several scientific and technical societies in the United States and other countries. It
is expected that in due course that these units will come into general use. The SI
units and conversion factors applicable to this book are given below. For further
information, see "The International System of Units (SI)," National Bureau of
Standards Special Publication 330, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C. 20402.
Base Units

Quanity SI Unit Symbol

Length meter m
Mass kilogram kg
Time second s
Electric current ampere A
Temperature* kelvin K
* (Temperatures may also be expressed in °C\)

Derived Units
Quantity Unit Symbol Formula

Force newton N kgomls'


Pressure pascal Pa Nlm'
Energy, heat, etc. joule 1 Nom
Power watt W lIs
Frequency hertz Hz I (cycle)/s
Radioactivity becquerel Bq I (decay)/s
Absorbed dose gray Gy l/kg

Conversion Factors

To convert from: to: multiply by:

Length, Area, Volume


inch meter (m) 2.540 x 10-'
foot meter (m) 0.3048
yard meter (m) 0.9144
mile kilometer (km) 1.609
centimeter meter (m) 10-2
angstrom meter (m) 10-10
square inch meter2 (m2) 6.452 x 10-'
square foot meter' 9.290 x 10-2
square mile kilometer2 (km') 2.590
cubic foot meter3 (m3) 2.832 x 10-2
GUIDE TO SI UNITS 643 [1

Mass
pound kilogram (kg) 0.4536
ounce kilogram (kg) 2.835 x 10-2

Energy
calorie joule (J) 4.187
erg joule (J) 1.00 x 10-7
MeV joule (J) 1.602 x 10-"
ton (TNT equivalent) joule (J) 4.2 x 10-

Miscellaneous
density (Ib/ft') kg/m3 1.602 x 10
pressure(psi) pascal(Pa) 6.895 x 10'
radiant exposure(callcm2) JIm' 4.187 x 10-
speed(ftlsec) rn/s 0.3048
speed(mileslhour) rn/s 0.4470
dose (rads) gray (Gy) 1.00 x 10-2
dose rate (radslhour) Gyls 2.778 x 10--
curie becquerel(Bq) 3.700 x 10"

The only multiples or submultiples of SI to which appropriate prefixes may be


applied are those represented by factors of IOn or 10-n where n is divisible by 3.
Thus, kilometer (103m or I km), millimeter (10-3m or I mm), and micrometer
(10-6m or I ~m). The centimeter and gram are not used in the SI system, but they
are included in the metric system proposed for adoption in the United States.

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