Appendix. CONVERSION TABLES

25 August 1988

TM 55-2320-280-14

APPENDIX

CONVERSION TABLES

1. Common Metric Abbreviations.

m = meter

dm = decimeter

cm = centimeter

mm = millimeter

kg = kilogram

km = kilometer

MT = metric ton

2. Linear Measure.

1 mi = 1609.35 m

1 yd = 0.9144 m

1 ft = 0.3048 m

1 in = 0.0254 m

1 m = 10 dm = 100 cm = 1000 mm

1 km =0.6214 mi

1 m = 1.0936 yd

1 m = 3.2808 ft

1 m = 39.3700 in.

3. Surface Measure.

1 yd2 = 0.8361 m2

1 ft2 = 0.0929 m2

1 in2 = 0.00065 m2

1 m2 = 1.196 yd2

1 m2 = 10.764 ft2

1 m2 = 1.550 in2

4. Cubic Measure.

1 yd3 = 0.76455 m3

1 ft3 = 0.02831 m3

1 in3 = 0.000016 m3

1 m3 = 1.31 yd3

1 m3 = 35.30 ft3

1 m3 = 61,023 in3

5. Weight.

1 STON = 907.185 kg

1 lb = 0.45359 kg

1 kg = 2.2046 lb

1 MT = 1000 kg

1 MT =2,204.62 lb

6. The following simplified conversion factors are accurate to within 2 percent for quick computations:

a. Inches to centimeters - Multiply in. by 10 and divide by 4.

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