METRIC TO IMPERIAL CONVERSION FACTORS
SI Unit |
Symbol |
Imperial Unit |
Conversion Factor |
millimetre |
mm |
inch |
0.03937 |
centimetre |
cm |
inch |
0.3937 |
metre |
m |
yard |
0.9144 |
square metre |
m2 |
yd2 |
0.8361 |
litre |
l |
pint |
0.5682 |
Kilogram |
Kg |
lb |
0.4536 |
gram |
g |
ounce |
0.035274 |
tonne |
t |
ton |
0.9842 |
micrometre |
um |
1/1000 in |
0.03937 |
YARN COUNT
CONVERSION FACTORS
(Divide Constant by Count in Tex to convert to traditional system)
(Tex = g/1000 metres)
COUNT SYSTEM |
UNITS |
CONSTANT |
| ASBESTOS(USA) | 100 yd/lb |
4961 |
| ASBESTOS(GB) | 50 yd/lb |
9921 |
| COTTON(BUMP) | yd/oz |
31000 |
| COTTON(ENGLISH) | 840 yd/lb |
590.5 |
| GLASS | 100 yd/lb |
4961 |
| LINEN | 300 yd/lb |
1654 |
| METRIC | Km/Kg |
1000 |
| SPUN SILK | 840 yd/lb |
590.5 |
| TYPP | 1000 yd/lb |
496.1 |
| WOOLLEN(ALLOA) | 11520 yd/24 lb |
1033 |
| WOOLLEN(AMERICAN CUT) | 300 yd/lb |
1654 |
| WOOLLEN(AMERICAN RUN) | 100 yd/oz |
310 |
| WOOLLEN(DEWSBURY) | yd/oz |
31000 |
| WOOLLEN(GALASHIELDS) | 300 yd/24 oz |
2480 |
| WOOLLEN(HAWICK) | 300 yd/26 oz |
2687 |
| WOOLLEN(IRISH) | yd/0.25 oz |
7751 |
| WOOLLEN(WEST OF ENG) | 320 yd/lb |
1550 |
| WOOLLEN(YORKSHIRE) | 256 yd/lb |
1938 |
| WORSTED | 560 yd/lb |
885.8 |
FORCE |
CONVERSION FACTORS |
| Newtons to Kgf | 0.102 |
| Newtons to lbf | 0.2248 |
| Kgf to Newtons | 9.8067 |
| Kgf to lbf | 2.2046 |
| Lbf to Newtons | 4.4482 |
| Lbf to Kgf | 0.4536 |