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Comment Unit m kg s A K cd mol rad Hz N Pa J W Additional unit s-1 1 N = 1 kgm/s2 1 Pa = 1 N/m 1J=1Nm 1 W = 1 J/s

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E, W, Q joule

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1 h = 60 s 1 h = 60 min 1 day = 24 h 1 wk = 7 days 1 yr = 365.242 days = 52.17 wk -10 1 A = 10 m 1 n mile = 1852 m 1 kp = 9.807 N 2 o o 2 1 gn = 9.80665 m/s (exact, at 45 N; at 60 N g = 9.82 m/s ) 1 atm 2 1 kPa = 0.1 N/cm = 0.102 ton/m 2 1 MPa = 10,2 kg/cm

Length

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minute hour day week year Angstrom nautical mile wave length load gravity atmosphere elasticity modulus deformation modulus shear modulus mass density force density Lugeon permeabilty coefficient Darcy dynamic viscosity kinematic viscosity degree new degree (gon) calory erg kilowatthour heat capacity specific heat capacity thermal conductivity atmosphere (normal) bar moment of force strain Poisson's number efficiency factor of safety angle horsepower

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cal erg kWh J/K J/(K kg) 2 W/K m atm 1 atm = 760 mm Hg = 1.013 bar = 1.033 kg/m = 0.101325 MPa 5 bar 1 bar = 10 Pa Nm none 1 = OO R none none none rad

1 = /180 rad = 0.017453 rad; 1 rad = 57.296 = 63.622 g 1 = /200 rad = 0.015708 rad 7 1 cal = 4.1868 J = 4.1868 x 10 erg 1 cal/s = 4.1868 W -7 1 erg = 10 J 6 1 MJ = 0.278 kWh 1 kWh = 3.6 x 10 J = 3.6 MJ
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Weight

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Pressure, stress pound-force per inch2

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British thermal unit British horsepower degree Fahrenheit degree Celcius

F C

F = oC 9/5 + 32 C = (oF - 32) 5/9 = K - 273.16

unit of both liquid and dry measure in UK and US Customary systems ranging from 31 to 42 gallons 2) for petroleum products