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SI UNITS CONVERSION FACTORS

Table D-7 gives the conversion factors for Imperial, metric, and SI units.

Table D-l
Base Units of SI

length meter m
mass kilogram kg
time second s
electric current ampere A
temperature kelvin K
luminous intensity candela cd
amount of substance mole mol

Table D-2
Supplementary Units of SI
plane angle radian rad
solid angle steradian sr

Table D-3
Some Derived Units Expressed in Terms of Base
and Supplementary Units

acceleration meter per second squared m/s 2
angular acceleration radian per second squared rad/s 2
area square meter m 2
coefficient of linear expansion , 1 per kelvin 1/K
3
density kilogram per cubic meter kg/m
2
kinematic viscosity square meter per second m /s
mass flow rate kilogram per second kg/s
molar mass kilogram per mole kg/mol
3
specific volume cubic meter per kilogram m /kg
velocity meter per second m/s
volume cubic meter m 3