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Moment of Inertia / Second Moment Of Area / Section Modulus / Mass Divided by Area / Mass Divided by Length /
Moment of Force or Torque, Divided by Length / Force Divided by Length / Permeability / Energy Divided by Area / Available Energy (Volume) / Available Energy (Mass) / Coefficient of Heat Transfer / Specific Heat Capacity, Specific Entropy / Density of Heat / Density of Heat Flow Rate /
Fuel Consumption (Mass) / Fuel Consumption (Volume) / Fuel Consumption (Distance) / Heat Capacity, Entropy / Thermal Conductivity / Thermal Diffusivity / Thermal Insulance / Thermal Resistance / Thermal Resistivity / Luminance / Luminous Flux / Illuminance / Magnetic Flux /
Magnetic Field Strength / Magnetic Flux Density / Electric Conductance / Inductance / Electric Potential, Difference of Potential / Electric Current / Electric Charge / Electrostatic Capacitance / Electric Resistance / Electric Field Strength / Radioactivity / Dose Equivalent /
Exposed Dose (Exposure) / Absorbed Dose / Unit of Digital Information / Graphics Units / Currency / Metric Prefixes

SuperCon 2000 and Unit Converter use the conversion data shown below. Unit Converter incorporates the units marked with * only.

MOMENT OF INERTIA
Name	Factor	Remarks
kg·m²: kilogram meter squared	1
kg·cm²: kilogram centimeter squared	1E-04
kg·mm²: kilogram millimeter squared	1E-06
g·cm²: gram centimeter squared	1E-07
g·mm²: gram millimeter squared	1E-09
lb·ft²: pound foot squared	4.21401100938048E-02
lb·in²: pound inch squared	2.926396534292E-04

SECOND MOMENT OF AREA
Name	Factor	Remarks
m^4: meter to the fourth power	1
cm^4: centimeter to the fourth power	1E-08
mm^4: millimeter to the fourth power	1E-12
yd^4: yard to the fourth power	6.99108962140570E-01
ft^4: foot to the fourth power	8.63097484124160E-03
in^4: inch to the fourth power	4.162314256E-07

SECTION MODULUS
Name	Factor	Remarks
m³: meter to the third power	1
cm³: centimeter to the third power	1E-06
mm³: millimeter to the third power	1E-09
yd³: yard to the third power	7.64554857984E-01
ft³: foot to the third power	2.8316846592E-02
in³: inch to the third power	1.6387064E-05

MASS DIVIDED BY AREA
Name	Factor	Remarks
kg/m²: kilogram per square meter	1
kg/mm²: kilogram per square millimeter	1E+06
kg/cm²: kilogram per square centimeter	1E+04
g/mm²: gram per square millimeter	1E+03
g/cm²: gram per square centimeter	1E+01
lb/in²: pound per square inch	7.03069579639159E+02
oz/in²: ounce(avoirdupois) per square inch	4.39418487274475E+01
lb/ft²: pound per square foot	4.88242763638305E+00
oz/ft²: ounce(avoirdupois) per square foot	3.05151727273941E-01
oz/yd²: ounce(avoirdupois) per square yard	3.39057474748823E-02

MASS DIVIDED BY LENGTH
Name	Factor	Remarks
kg/m: kilogram per meter	1
kg/mm: kilogram per millimeter	1E+03
kg/cm: kilogram per centimeter	1E+02
g/mm: gram per millimeter	1
g/cm: gram per centimeter	1E-01
g/m: gram per meter	1E-03
tex	1E-06
lb/in: pound per inch	1.78579673228346E+01
lb/ft: pound per foot	1.48816394356955E+00
lb/yd: pound per yard	4.96054647856518E-01
denier	1.11111111111111E-07

MOMENT OF FORCE OR TORQUE, DIVIDED BY LENGTH
Name	Factor	Remarks
N·m/m: newton meter per meter	1
kgf·m/mm: kilogram-force meter per millimeter	9.80665E+03
kgf·m/cm: kilogram-force meter per centimeter	9.80665E+02
lbf·ft/in: pound-force foot per inch	5.33786593831260E+01
lbf·in/in: pound-force inch per inch	4.44822161526050E+00

FORCE DIVIDED BY LENGTH
Name	Factor	Remarks
N/m: newton per meter	1
lbf/in: pound-force per inch	1.75126835246476E+02
lbf/ft: pound-force per foot	1.45939029372064E+01

PERMEABILITY
Name	Factor	Remarks
kg/(Pa·s·m²): kilogram per pascal second square meter	1
perm(0°C)	5.72135E-11
perm(23°C)	5.74525E-11

ENERGY DIVIDED BY AREA
Name	Factor	Remarks
W/m²: watt per square meter	1
W/cm²: watt per square centimeter	1E+04
erg/(cm²·s): erg per square centimeter second	1E-03
W/in²: watt per square inch	1.55000310000620E+03

AVAILABLE ENERGY (VOLUME)
Name	Factor	Remarks
J/m³: joule per cubic meter	1
Btu(IT)/ft³: British thermal unit(IT) per cubic foot	3.72589458078313E+04
Btu(th)/ft³: British thermal unit(th) per cubic foot	3.72340281981385E+04

AVAILABLE ENERGY (MASS)
Name	Factor	Remarks
J/kg: joule per kilogram	1
cal(IT)/g: calorie(IT) per gram	4.1868E+03
cal(th)/g: calorie(th) per gram	4.184E+03
Btu(IT)/lb: British thermal unit(IT) per pound	2.326E+03
Btu(th)/lb: British thermal unit(th) per pound	2.32444444444445E+03

COEFFICIENT OF HEAT TRANSFER
Name	Factor	Remarks
W/(m²·K): watt per square meter kelvin*	1
kcal(IT)/(m²·h·°C): kilocalorie(IT) per square meter hour degree Celsius*	1.163E+00
Btu(IT)/(s·ft²·°F)]British thermal unit(IT) per second square foot degree Fahrenheit*	2.04417480280085E+04
Btu(th)/(s·ft²·°F)]British thermal unit(th) per second square foot degree Fahrenheit	2.04280772306267E+04
Btu(IT)/(h·ft²·°F)]British thermal unit(IT) per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	5.67826334111348E+00
Btu(th)/(h·ft²·°F)]British thermal unit(th) per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	5.67446589739630E+00

SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY, SPECIFIC ENTROPY
Name	Factor	Remarks
J/(kg·K): joule per kilogram kelvin*	1
cal(IT)/(g·°C): calorie(IT) per gram degree Celsius	4.1868E+03
cal(th)/(g·°C): calorie(th) per gram degree Celsius	4.184E+03
kcal(IT)/(kg·K): kilocalorie(IT) per kilogram kelvin*	4.1868E+03
kcal(IT)/(kg·°C): kilocalorie(IT) per kilogram degree Celsius	4.1868E+03
kcal(th)/(kg·K): kilocalorie(th) per kilogram kelvin*	4.184E+03
kcal(th)/(kg·°C): kilocalorie(th) per kilogram degree Celsius	4.184E+03
kgf·m/(kg·K): kilogram-force meter per kilogram kelvin*	9.80665E+00
Btu(IT)/(lb·°F): British thermal unit(IT) per pound degree Fahrenheit	4.1868E+03
Btu(IT)/(lb·°R): British thermal unit(IT) per pound degree Rankine*	4.1868E+03
Btu(th)/(lb·°F): British thermal unit(th) per pound degree Fahrenheit	4.184E+03
Btu(th)/(lb·°R): British thermal unit(th) per pound degree Rankine*	4.184E+03
ft·lbf/(lb·°R): foot pound-force per pound degree Rankine*	5.380320456E+00

DENSITY OF HEAT
Name	Factor	Remarks
J/m²: joule per square meter	1
cal(th)/cm²: calorie(th) per square centimeter	4.184E+04
langley	4.184E+04
Btu(IT)/ft²: British thermal unit(IT) per square foot	1.13565266822270E+04
Btu(th)/ft²: British thermal unit(th) per square foot	1.13489317947926E+04

DENSITY OF HEAT FLOW RATE
Name	Factor	Remarks
W/m²: watt per square meter	1
cal(th)/(cm²·s): calorie(th) per square centimeter second	4.184E+04
cal(th)/(cm²·min): calorie(th) per square centimeter minute	6.97333333333333E+02
Btu(th)/(in²s): British thermal unit(th) per square inch second	1.63424617845014E+06
Btu(IT)/(ft²·s): British thermal unit(IT) per square foot second	1.13565266822270E+04
Btu(th)/(ft²·s): British thermal unit(th) per square foot second	1.13489317947926E+04
Btu(th)/(ft²·min): British thermal unit(th) per square foot minute	1.89148863246544E+02
Btu(IT)/(ft²·h): British thermal unit(IT) per square foot hour	3.15459074506305E+00
Btu(th)/(ft²·h): British thermal unit(th) per square foot hour	3.15248105410906E+00

FUEL CONSUMPTION (MASS)
Name	Factor	Remarks
kg/J: kilogram per joule*	1
lb/(hp·h): pound per horsepower (550 ft·lbf/s) hour*	1.68965941067156E-07
g/(hp·h): gram per horsepower(metric) hour*	3.77672671473307E-10
g/(kW·h): gram per kilowatt hour*	2.77777777777778E-10

FUEL CONSUMPTION (VOLUME)
Name	Factor	Remarks
m³/J: cubic meter per joule	1
L/J: liter per joule	1E-03
gal/(hp·h): gallon(US) per horsepower (550 ft·lbf/s) hour	1.41008911682148E-09
gal/(hp·h): gallon(US) per horsepower(metric) hour	1.42964658108982E-09

FUEL CONSUMPTION (DISTANCE)
Name	Factor	Remarks
m/m³: meter per cubic meter*	1
km/L: kilometer per liter*	1E+06
100 kilometer per liter*	1E+08
kilometer per 100 liter*	1E+04
mi/gal(US) = mpg: mile per gallon(US)*	4.25143707430272E+05
100 mile per gallon(US)*	4.25143707430272E+07

HEAT CAPACITY, ENTROPY
Name	Factor	Remarks
J/k: joule per kelvin	1
Btu(IT)/°F: British thermal unit(IT) per degree Fahrenheit	1.899100534716E+03
Btu(IT)/°R: British thermal unit(IT) per degree Rankine	1.899100534716E+03
Btu(th)/°F: British thermal unit(th) per degree Fahrenheit	1.89783047608E+03
Btu(th)/°R: British thermal unit(th) per degree Rankine	1.89783047608E+03

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
Name	Factor	Remarks
W/(m·K): watt per meter kelvin	1
cal(IT)/(cm·s·degC): calorie(IT) per centimeter second degree Celsius	4.1868E+02
cal(th)/(cm·s·degC): calorie(th) per centimeter second degree Celsius	4.184E+02
kcal(IT)/(m·h·degC): kilocalorie(IT) per meter hour degree Celsius	1.163E+00
kcal(th)/(m·h·degC): kilocalorie(th) per meter hour degree Celsius	1.16222222222222E+00
Btu(IT)·in/(s·ft²·degF): Britsh thermal unit(IT) inch per second square foot degree Fahrenheit	5.19220399911417E+02
Btu(th)·in/(s·ft²·degF): Britsh thermal unit(th) inch per second square foot degree Fahrenheit	5.18873161657918E+02
Btu(IT)·ft/(h·ft²·degF): Britsh thermal unit(IT) foot per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	1.73073466637139E+00
Btu(th)·ft/(h·ft²·degF): Britsh thermal unit(th) foot per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	1.72957720552639E+00
Btu(IT)·in/(h·ft²·degF): Britsh thermal unit(IT) inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	1.44227888864283E-01
Btu(th)·in/(h·ft²·degF): Britsh thermal unit(th) inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	1.44131433793866E-01

THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY
Name	Factor	Remarks
m²/s: square meter per second	1
ft²/h: square foot per hour	2.58064E-05

THERMAL INSULANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
m²·K/W: square meter kelvin per watt	1
degF·h·ft²/ Btu(IT): degree Fahrenheit hour square foot per British thermal unit(IT)	1.76110183682306E-01
degF·h·ft²/ Btu(th): degree Fahrenheit hour square foot per British thermal unit(th)	1.76228039445764E-01
clo	1.55E-01

THERMAL RESISTANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
K/W: kelvin per watt	1
degF·h/Btu(IT): degree Fahrenheit hour per British thermal unit(IT)	1.89563424062664E+00
degF·h/Btu(th): degree Fahrenheit hour per British thermal unit(th)	1.89690282950659E+00
degF·s/Btu(IT): degree Fahrenheit second per British thermal unit(IT)	5.26565066840732E-04
degF·s/Btu(th): degree Fahrenheit second per British thermal unit(th)	5.26917452640721E-04

THERMAL RESISTIVITY
Name	Factor	Remarks
m·K/W: meter kelvin per watt	1
degF·h·ft²/[Btu(IT)·in]: degree Fahrenheit hour square foot per British thermal unit(IT) inch	6.93347179851598E+00
degF·h·ft²/[Btu(th)·in]: degree Fahrenheit hour square foot per British thermal unit(th) inch	6.93811178920332E+00

LUMINANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
cd/m²: candela per square meter*	1	The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540E+12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian (16th CGPM, Conference Generale des Poids et Mesures, 1979)
cd/cm²: candela per square centimeter	1E+04
sb: stilb*	1E+04
kcd/m²: kilocandela per square meter	1E+03
L: lambert	3.183098861838E+03	The exact conversion factor is 1E+04/π.
cd/in²: candela per square inch	1.55000310000620E+03
cd/ft²: candela per square foot	1.07639104167097E+01
fL: footlambert	3.426259099635E+00

LUMINOUS FLUX
Name	Factor	Remarks
lm: lumen	1
cd·sr: candera steradian	1

ILLUMINANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
lx: lux*	1
ph: phot*	1E+04
cd·sr/m²: candela steradian per square meter	1
lm/m²: lumen per square meter	1
lm/ft²: lumen per square foot	1.07639104167097E+01
fc: footcandle	1.07639104167097E+01

MAGNETIC FLUX
Name	Factor	Remarks
Wb: weber*	1
V·s: volt second	1
mWb: milliweber	1E-03
µWb: microweber	1E-06
unit pole	1.256637061436E-07
Mx: maxwell*	1E-08

MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH
Name	Factor	Remarks
A/m: ampere per meter*	1
At/m: ampere turn per meter	1
kA/m: kiloampere per meter	1E+03
Örsted (Oersted)*	7.95774715459477E+01	250/π

MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY
Name	Factor	Remarks
T: tesla*	1
Wb/m²: weber per square meter	1
Gs, G: gauss*	1E-04
Mx/cm²: maxwell per square centimeter	1E-04
γ: gamma*	1E-09
Mx/in²: maxwell per square inch	1.55000310000620E-05

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
S: siemens	1
abmho	1E+09
mho	1
A/V: apmere per volt	1
statmho	1.112650056054E-12

INDUCTANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
H: henry	1
ESU of inductance	8.987552E+11
stathenry	8.987552E+11
Wb/A: weber per ampere	1
EMU of inductance	1E-09
abhenry	1E-09

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL, DIFFERENCE OF POTENTIAL
Name	Factor	Remarks
V: volt	1	Named for the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
ESU of electric potential	2.997925E+02
statvolt	2.997925E+02
W/A: watt per ampere	1
EMU of electric potential	1E-08
abvolt	1E-08

ELECTRIC CURRENT
Name	Factor	Remarks
A: ampere	1	The ampere is the constant current in two straight conductors, that have infinite length and negligible circular cross section, parallel to each other and placed 1 meter apart in vacuum, and produce a force equal to 2E-07 newton per meter of length (9th CGPM, Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, 1948).
MA: megaampere	1E+06
kA: kiloampere	1E+03
abampere	1E+01
Bi: biot	1E+01
EMU of current	1E+01
Gi: gilbert	7.957747154595E-01
ESU of current	3.335641E-10
statampere	3.335641E-10

ELECTRIC CHARGE
Name	Factor	Remarks
C: coulomb	1
faraday (based on carbon 12)	9.6485309E+04
A·h: ampere hour	3.6E+03
A·s: ampere second	1
abcoulomb	1E+01
EMU of Charge	1E+01
statcoulomb	3.335640951982E-10
ESU of Charge	3.335640951982E-10
Fr: franklin	3.335640951982E-10

ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
F: farad	1
abfarad	1E+09
EMU of capacitance	1E+09
C/V: coulomb per volt	1
ESU of capacitance	1.112650056054E-12
statfarad	1.112650056054E-12

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE
Name	Factor	Remarks
ohm	1
statohm	8.987552E+11
ESU of resistance	8.987552E+11
1/S: reciprocal siemens	1
V/A: volt per ampere	1
EMU of resistance	1E-09
abohm	1E-09

ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH
Name	Factor	Remarks
V/ m: volt per meter	1
kV/m: kilovolt per meter	1E+03
N/C: newton per coulomb	1
kV/in: kilovolt per inch	3.93700787401575E+04
V/mil: volt per mil	3.93700787401575E+04

RADIOACTIVITY
Name	Factor	Remarks
Bq: becquerel = 1/s*	1	Named for Antoine Henri Becquerel, a French Nobel prize winner (1903). Activation of nucleus disintegration. One becauerel is defined as the number of radial rays spontaneously emitted by a radioactive substance in one second, not proportional to radial energy or danger.
Ci: curie*	3.7E+10

DOSE EQUIVALENT
Name	Factor	Remarks
Sv: sievert = J/kg	1	Named for the Swedish physicist Rolf Maximilliam Sievert. Used to measure biological effect by radiation and expresses a degree of danger against human body.
cSv: centisievert	1E-02
rem	1E-02

EXPOSED DOSE (EXPOSURE)
Name	Factor	Remarks
C/kg: coulomb per kilogram*	1
R: röntgen*	2.58E-04

ABSORBED DOSE
Name	Factor	Remarks
Gy: gray = J/kg	1	Named for the English physicist Stephen Gray. An SI unit that expresses energy received by a substance irradiated with ionized radiation.
cGy: centigray	1E-02
rad, rd	1E-02

UNIT OF DIGITAL INFORMATION
Name	Factor	Remarks
byte*	1
TB: terabyte*	1.099511627776E+12
GB: gigabyte*	1.073741824E+09
MB: megabyte*	1.048576E+06
kB: kilobyte*	1.024E+03
gibabit*	1.25E+08
megabit*	1.25E+05
kilobit*	1.25E+02
bit*	1.25E-01

GRAPHICS UNITS
Name	Factor	Remarks
twip*	1	1/1440 in
m: meter	5.66929133858268E+04
cm: centimeter*	5.66929133858268E+02
character (Y)*	2.4E+02
character (X)*	1.2E+02
mm: millimeter*	5.66929133858268E+01
pixel (X)*	15
pixel (Y)*	15
in: inch*	1.44E+03
pica (computer)*	2.4E+02	1/6 in
pica (printer's)	2.3910336E+02
point (computer)*	2.0E+01	1/72 in
point (printer's)	1.992528E+01

CURRENCY (Example)
Name	Factor	Remarks
US dollar*	120.00
Canadian dollar*	100.00
Euro*	150.00
Pound*	170.00
Yen*	1
Swiss franc*	120.00
Australian dollar	100.00
New Zealand dollar	80.00
Thai baht*	3.00
Singapore dollar*	80.00
Taiwan dollar	3.00
Won*	0.10
Hong Kong dollar	15.00
Chinese yuan*	15.00

METRIC PREFIXES
Name	Factor	Remarks
1, one*	1
uliangdashu [muryotaisu]*	1E+88	Means a uncountable big number.
bukusi-i [fukashigi]*	1E+80	Means an incomprehensible number.
nayonta [nayuta]*	1E+72
asunshi [asogi]*	1E+64
hunhusha [gogasha]*	1E+56
ji [goku]*	1E+48
zai [sai]*	1E+44
zhung [sei]*	1E+40
jian [kan]*	1E+36
gou [ko]*	1E+32
xiang [jo]*	1E+28
shi*	1E+24
Y: yotta*	1E+24
Z: zetta*	1E+21
hai [gai]*	1E+20
E: exa*	1E+18
jing [kei]*	1E+16
P: peta*	1E+15
zhao [cho]*	1E+12
T: tera*	1E+12
G: giga*	1E+09
i [oku]*	1E+08
M: mega*	1E+06
k: kilo*	1E+03
h: hecto*	1E+02
da: deca*	1E+01
fun [bu]*	1E-01
d: deci*	1E-01
li [rin]*	1E-02
c: centi*	1E-02
mao [mo]*	1E-03
m: milli*	1E-03
su [shi]*	1E-04
hu [kotsu]*	1E-05
wei [bi]*	1E-06
µ: micro*	1E-06
sien [sen]*	1E-07	Means delicate.
sha*	1E-08
chun [jin]*	1E-09
n: nano*	1E-09
ai*	1E-10	Means dust.
p: pico*	1E-12
f: femto*	1E-15
a: atto*	1E-18
z: zepto*	1E-21
y: yocto*	1E-24