J

To Convert	into	Multiply By
joules	Btu	9.480 x 10^-4
joules	ergs	10^7
joules	foot-pounds	0.7376
joules	kg.-calories	2.389 x 10^-4
joules	kg.-meters	0.1020
joules	watt-hrs.	2.778 x 10^-4
joules/cm.	grams	1.020 x 10^4
joules/cm.	dynes	10^7
joules/cm.	joules/meter (newtons)	100.0
joules/cm.	poundals	723.3
joules/cm.	pounds	22.48

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K

To Convert	into	Multiply By
kilograms	dynes	980,665.
kilograms	grams	1,000.0
kilograms	joules/cm.	0.09807
kilograms	joules/meter (newtons)	9.807
kilograms	poundals	70.93
kilograms	pounds	2.205
kilograms	tons (long)	9.842 x 10^-4
kilograms	tons (short)	1.102 x 10^-3
kilograms/cu. mtr.	grams/cu. cm.	0.001
kilograms/cu. mtr.	pounds/cu. ft.	0.06243
kilograms/cu. mtr.	pounds/cu. in.	3.613 x 10^-5
kilograms/cu. mtr.	pounds/mil-foot	3.405 x 10^-10
kilograms/meter	pounds/ft.	0.6720
kilograms/sq. cm.	dynes	980,665
kilograms/sq. cm.	atmospheres	0.9678
kilograms/sq. cm.	feet of H20	32.81
kilograms/sq. cm.	inches of Hg	28.96
kilograms/sq. cm.	pounds/sq. ft.	2,048
kilograms/sq. cm.	pounds/sq. in.	14.22
kilograms/sq. meter	atmospheres	9.678 x 10^-5
kilograms/sq. meter	bars	98.07 x 10^-6
kilograms/sq. meter	feet of H20	3.281 x 10^-3
kilograms/sq. meter	inches of Hg	2.896 x 10^-3
kilograms/sq. meter	pounds/sq. ft.	0.2048
kilograms/sq. meter	pounds/sq. in.	1.422 x 10^-3
kilograms/sq. mm.	kgs./sq. meter	10^6
kilogram-calories	Btu	3.968
kilogram-calories	foot-pounds	3.088.
kilogram-calories	hp.-hrs.	1.560 x 10^-3
kilogram-calories	joules	4,186
kilogram-calories	kg.-meters	426.9
kilogram-calories	kilojoules	4.186
kilogram-calories	kilowatt-hrs.	1.163 x 10^-3
kilogram meters	Btu	9.294 x 10^-3
kilogram meters	ergs	9.804 x 10^7
kilogram meters	foot-pounds	7.233
kilogram meters	joules	9.804
kilogram meters	kg.-calories	2.342 x 10^-3
kilogram meters	kilowatt-hrs.	2.723 x 10^-6
kilolines	maxwells	1,000
kiloliters	liters	1,000
kilometers	centimeters	10^5
kilometers	feet	3,281
kilometers	inches	3.937 x 10^4
kilometers	meters	1,000
kilometers	miles	0.6214
kilometers	millimeters	10^6
kilometers	yards	1,094
kilometers/hr.	cms./sec.	27.78
kilometers/hr.	feet/min.	54.68
kilometers/hr.	feet/sec.	0.9113
kilometers/hr.	knots	0.5396
kilometers/hr.	meters/min.	16.67
kilometers/hr.	miles/hr.	0.6214
kilometers/hr./sec.	cms./sec./sec.	27.78
kilometers/hr./sec.	ft./sec./sec.	0.9113
kilometers/hr./sec.	meters/sec./sec.	0.2778
kilometers/hr./sec.	miles/hr./sec.	0.6214
kilowatts	Btu/min.	56.92
kilowatts	foot-lbs./min.	4.426 x 10^4
kilowatts	foot-lbs./sec.	737.6
kilowatts	horsepower	1.341
kilowatts	kg.-calories/min.	14.34
kilowatts	watts	1,000
kilowatt-hrs.	Btu	3,413
kilowatt-hrs.	ergs	3.600 x 10^13
kilowatt-hrs.	foot-lbs.	2.655 x 10^6
kilowatt-hrs.	gram-calories	859,850
kilowatt-hrs.	horsepower-hrs.	1.341
kilowatt-hrs.	joules	3.6 x 10^6
kilowatt-hrs.	kg.-calories	860.5
kilowatt-hrs.	kg.-meters	3.671 x 10^5
kilowatt-hrs.	pounds of H2O evap. @ 212 deg. F	3.53
kilowatt-hrs.	pounds of H2O raised 62 to 212 deg. F	22.75
knots	feet/hr.	6,080
knots	kilometers/hr.	1.8532
knots	nautical miles/hr.	1.0
knots	statute miles/hr.	1.151
knots	yards/hr.	2,027
knots	feet/sec.	1.689

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L

To Convert	into	Multiply By
league	miles (approx.)	3.0
Light year	Miles	5.9 x 10^12
Light year	Kilometers	5.560
lines/sq. cm.	gausses	1.0
lines/sq. in.	gausses	0.1550
lines/sq. in.	webers/sq. cm.	1.550 x 10^-9
lines/sq. in.	webers/sq. in.	10^-8
lines/sq. in.	webers/sq. meter	1.550 x 10^-5
links (engineer's)	inches	12.0
links (surveyor's)	inches	7.92
liters	bushels (U.S. dry)	0.02838
liters	cu. cm.	1,000
liters	cu. feet	0.03531
liters	cu. inches	61.02
liters	cu. meters	0.001
liters	cu. yards	1.308 x 10^-3
liters	gallons (U.S. liq.)	0.2642
liters	pints (U.S. liq.)	2.113
liters	quarts (U.S. liq.)	1.057
liters /min.	cu. ft./sec.	5.886 x 10^-4
liters/min.	gals/sec.	4.403 x 10^-3
lumens/sq. ft.	foot-candles	1.0
Lumen	Spherical candle power	0.07958
Lumen	Watt	0.001496
Lumen/sq. ft.	Lumen/sq. meter	10.76
lux	foot-candles	0.0929

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