SCHEDULERELEVANT IMPERIAL UNITS, CORRESPONDING METRIC UNITS AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Relevant imperial unit | Corresponding metric unit | Metric equivalent |
|---|---|---|
Length | ||
inch | centimetre | 2.54 centimetres |
hand | metre | 0.1016 metre |
foot | metre | 0.3048 metre |
yard | metre | 0.9144 metre |
fathom | metre | 1.8288 metres |
chain | metre, | 20.1168 metres |
furlong | kilometre | 0.201168 kilometre |
mile | kilometre | 1.609344 kilometres |
nautical mile (UK) | metre | 1853 metres |
Area | ||
square inch | square centimetre | 6.4516 square centimetres |
square foot | square metre | 0.09290304 square metre |
square yard | square metre | 0.83612736 square metre |
rood | square metre | 1011.7141056 square metres |
acre | square metre | 4046.8564224 square metres |
square mile | square kilometre | 2.589988110336 square kilometres |
Capacity | ||
fluid ounce | millilitre | 28.4130625 millilitres |
gill | litre | 0.1420653125 litre |
pint | litre | 0.56826125 litre |
quart | litre | 1.1365225 litres |
gallon | litre | 4.54609 litres |
Pressure | ||
inch of water | pascal | 249.08891 pascals |
Mass | ||
grain | gram | 0.06479891 gram |
dram | gram | 1.7718451953125 grams |
ounce (avoirdupois) | gram | 28.349523125 grams |
troy ounce | gram | 31.1034768 grams |
pound | kilogram | 0.45359237 kilogram |
stone | kilogram, | 6.35029318 kilograms |
quarter | kilogram | 12.70058636 kilograms |
cental | kilogram | 45.359237 kilograms |
hundredweight | kilogram, | 50.80234544 kilograms |
ton | tonne | 1.0160469088 tonnes |
Force | ||
pound-force | newton | 4.4482216152605 newtons |
ton-force | kilonewton | 9.96401641818352 kilonewtons |
Volume | ||
cubic inch | cubic centimetre | 16.387064 cubic centimetres |
cran | cubic decimetre | 170.478375 cubic decimetres |
cubic foot | cubic metre | 0.028316846592 cubic metre |
bushel | cubic metre | 0.03636872 cubic metre |
cubic yard | cubic metre | 0.764554857984 cubic metre |
Power | ||
horsepower | kilowatt | 0.74569987158227022 kilowatt |
Temperature | ||
degree Fahrenheit | degree Celsius | [See regulation 3(4)] |
Energy | ||
foot pound-force | joule | 1.3558179483314004 joules |
British thermal unit | kilojoule | 1.05505585257348 kilojoules |
therm | megajoule | 105.505585257348 megajoules |
Illuminance | ||
foot candle | lux | 10.763910416709 lux |
Speed | ||
knot (UK) | metres per second | 0.51477 metres per second |