Table A6 (cont.) Structural Steel—Angles. Table A7 Definition of Metric (S.I.) Terms and Conversion Tables.

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Definition of Metric (51) Terms
Prefix Symbol Factor
ANGLES giga G 1 000 000 000 or 109
Equal legs and unequal legs mega M 1 OOOOOOor10E
Properties for designing kilo k 1 000 or 103
deci" d 0.1
centi* c 0.01
milli m 0.001 or 10-3
Size Weight micro n 0.000001 or 10-6
AXIS X-X AXIS Y-Y AXIS Z-Z
and k per Area 'usage not recommended
Thickness Ft / S 1 y / S r X r Tan
In. In. Lb. In.
2
In." In.
3
In. In. In." In.
3
In. In. In. a
Symbol Unit
L 4 x3 x % 'V,t 11.1 3.25 5.05 1.89 1.25 1.33 2.42 1.12 0.864 0.827 0.639 0.543
'/,. % 9.8 0.547 m meter (base unit of length)
2.87 4.52 1.68 1.25 1.30 2.18 0.992 0.871 0.804 0.641
V, 'V.« 8.5 2.48 3.96 1.46 1.26 1.28 1.92 0.866 0.879 0.782 0.644 0.551 km kilometer (1 000 meters)
y.« y. 7.2 2.09 3.38 1.23 1.27 1.26 1.65 0.734 0.887 0.759 0.647 0.554 mm millimeter (1 71000 meter)
% "/!« 5.8 1.69 2.77 1.00 1.28 1.24 1.36 0.599 0.896 0.736 0.651 0.558 kg kilogram (base unit of mass)
g gram (1 71000 kilogram)
L3'/iX3'/!X '/! % 11.1 3.25 3.64 1.49 1.06 1.06 3.64 1.49 1.06 1.06 0.683 1.000
'/,. 'Vie 98 2.87 3.26 1.32 1.07 1.04 3.26 1.32 1.07 1.04 0.684 1.000 N newton (unit of force)**
% V. 8.5 2.48 2.87 1.15 1.07 1.01 2.87 1.15 1.07 1.01 0.687 1.000 kN kilonewton (1000 newtons)
y,. "/« 7.2 2.09 2.45 0.976 1.08 0.990 2.45 0.976 1.08 0.990 0.690 1.000 Pa pascal (unit of stress or pressure) = 1 N / m 2
'/« y. 5.8 1.69 2.01 0.794 1.09 0.968 2.01 0794 1.09 0.968 0.694 1.000 kPa kilopascal (1000 pascals)
MPa megapascal(1 000 000 pascals)
L3'/jx3 x V, •y.e 10.2 3.00 3.45 1.45 1.07 1.13 2.33 1.10 0.881 0.875 0.621 0.714
'/.. '/• 9.1 0.975 ,0.853 0.622 0.718 "(force) = (mass) x (acceleration)
2.65 3.10 1.29 1.08 1.10 2.09 0.889
% •y« 7.9 2.30 2.72 1.13 1.09 1.08 1.85 0.851 0.897 0.830 0.625 0.721 acceleration due to gravity: 32. 1 7 f t 7 s 2 = 9.807 m / s 2
v,. Vi 6.6 1.93 2.33 0.954 1.10 1.06 1.58 0.722 0.905 0.808 0.627 0.724
'/4 "/,.
5.4 1.56 1.91 0.776 1.11 1.04 1.30 0.589 0.914 0.785 0.631 0.727
Abridged Conversion Tables
L3V4x2Vix V4 'Vi4 9.4 2.75 3.24 1.41 1.09 1.20 1.36 0.760 0.704 0.705 0.534 0.486
Metric (SI) to U.S. Customary U.S. Customary to Metric (SI)
'/,. % 8.3 2.43 2.91 1.26 1.09 1.18 1.23 0.677 0.711 0.682 0.535 0.491
% 'V.. 72 211 2.56 1.09 1.10 1.16 1.09 0.592 0.719 0.660 0.537 0.496 1m = 3.281 ft = 39.37 in 1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm
yt« y. 6.1 1.78 2.19 0.927 1.11 1.14 0.939 0.504 0.727 0.637 0.540 0.501 1 m2 = 10.76 ft 2 1 ft 2 = 92.90 X 10 3 m 2
y< "/,. 4.9 1.44 1.80 0.755 1.12 1.11 0.777 0.412 0.735 0.614 0.544 0.506 1 mm = 39.37 X 10 3 in 1 in = 25.40 mm

13 x3 x </, 1 mm2 = 1 .550 X 10 3

in2 1 in2 = 645.2 mm2
'V.. 9.4 2.75 2.22 1.07 0.898 0.932 2.22 1.07 0.898 0.932 0.584 1.000
'/,. y, 8.3 2.43 1.99 0.954 0.905 0.910 1.99 0.954 0.905 0.910 0.585 1.000 1 mm3 = 61 .02 X 1 0 6
in3 1 in3 = 16.39 X 1 O3 mm3
% "/,. 7.2 2.11 1.76 0.833 0.913 0.888 1.76 0.833 0.913 0.888 0.587 1.000 1 mm" = 2.403 X 1 0 6
in 4
1 in4 = 4 1 6 . 2 X 10 3 mm 4
y.« y. 6.1 1.78 1.51 0.707 0.922 0.865 1.51 0.707 0.922 0.865 0.589 1.000 1 kg = 2.205 Ibm 1 Ibm = 0.4536 kg
% Vie 49 1.44 1.24 0.577 0.930 0.842 1.24 0.577 0.930 0.842 0.592 1.000
1 kN = 2 2 4 . 8 l b f 1 Ibf = 4 . 4 4 8 N
y.« V, 3.71 1.09 0.962 0.441 0.939 0.820 0.962 0.441 0.939 0.820 0.596 1.000
1 kPa = 20.89 I b f / f t 2 1 I b f / f t 2 = 47.88 Pa
1 MPa = 145.0 Ibf/in 2 1 Ibf/in 2 = 6.895 kPa
1 k g / m = 0.672 I b m / f t 1 Ibm/ft = 1 .488 k g / m
1 k N / m = 68.52 Ibf/ft 1 Ibf/ft = 14.59 N/m
Ibf = Ib (force)
Ibm = Ib (avdp) = Ib (mass)

Appendix
Miscellaneous Constants
Density of steel: 490 Ibm/ft 3 = 7850 kg/m 3
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION Vbung's Modulus E: 29 000 000 Ibf/in 2 = 200 000 MPa = 200 GPa
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