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Metric System
Le System
Internationale
dUnites
or :
SI
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Resistance to SI
Economic
Unfamiliarity
Not invented here
Requires effort
Others?
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SI Advantages
Simple base units
Worldwide usage
Based on powers of 10
Simple decimal system
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ANSI/AWS
A1.1 - 98
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U.S. System - 1 of 2
Length - Inch, foot, yard, etc.
Mass - Ounce, pound, ton, etc.
Volume - Ounce, pint, quart, etc
Area - Square feet, acre, etc
Others - Various units
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U.S. System - 2 of 2
Conversion factors are not in multiples of 10
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Length - Meter
Mass - Kilogram
Volume - Liter
Area - Square meters
Others - One base unit
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AWS SI Version
Note: The true SI system uses the gram (g) for
mass but AWS in A1.1-98 has selected the
kilogram (kg) as the base unit for mass. This
was done to simplify the welding usage of
mass.
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Scientific Notation
SN
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SN Examples
234 = 2.34 x 10
5,678 = 5.678 x 10
0.0234 = 2.34 x 10
0.000567 = 5.67 x 10
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SN Advantages
Simplifies very large numbers
Simplifies very small numbers
A decimal system
Based on powers of ten
Simplifies calculations
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Rounding Errors
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Metric Prefixes
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Conversion Factors
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Conversion Example 11
Convert 40.0 psi to kPa
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Conversion Example 12
Convert 625 MPa to psi
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Conversion Example 13
Convert 5/32 to mm, 532= 0.156 in
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Conversion Example 14
Convert 7.3 kg/h to lb/h
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Temperature Conversion
Convert 1000 C to 0F
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Temperature Conversion
Convert 1000 F to 0C
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