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2009 Edition Appendix A2. Metric Conversions

Throughout this Manual all dimensions and distances are provided in English units.  Tables A2-1 through A2-4 show the equivalent Metric (International System of Units) value for each of the English unit numerical values that are used in this Manual.

 

Table A2-1. Conversion of Inches to Millimeters
Inches Millimeters
0.25 6
0.4 10
0.5 13
0.75 19
1 25
1.25 31
2 50
2.25 56
2.5 62
3 75
3.5 87
4 100
4.5 113
5 125
6 150
8 200
9 225
10 250
10.4 260
10.6 265
12 300
15 375
16 400
18 450
21 525
24 600
27 675
28 700
30 750
32 800
36 900
42 1,050
48 1,200
54 1,350
60 1,500
72 1,800
84 2,100
120 3,000

Note: 1 inch = 25.4 millimeters; 1 millimeter = 0.039 inches

Table A2-2. Conversion of Feet to Meters
Feet Meters
3.25 1
3.5 1,1
4 1.2
4.5 1.4
4.75 1.45
5 1.5
6 1.8
7 2.1
8 2.4
9 2.7
9.25 2.8
9.5 2.9
10 3
11 3.4
12 3.7
12.75 3.9
14 4.3
15 4.6
16 4.9
17 5.2
18 5.5
19 5.8
20 6.1
22 6.7
23.5 7.2
25 7.6
25.6 7.8
30 9
32 9.8
33 10
36 11
40 12
50 15
53 16
60 18
70 21
72 22
75 23
80 24
90 27
95 29
100 30
110 34
120 37
125 38
130 675
140 700
150 750
180 800
200 60
250 75
300 90
330 100
400 120
500 150
530 160
600 180
650 200
700 210
750 230
800 245
1,000 300
1,500 450
2,000 600
2,300 700
3,000 900

Note: 1 foot = 0.3048 meters; 1 meter = 3.28 feet

Table A2-3. Conversion of Miles to Kilometers
Miles Kilometers
0.25 0.4
0.5 0.8
0.6 1
1 1.6
2 3.2
3 4.8
5 8
10 16
15 25
70 110

Note: 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers; 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles

Table A2-4. Conversion of Miles per Hour to Kilometers/Hour
mph km/h
3 5
10 16
15 20
20 30
25 40
30 50
35 60
40 60
45 70
50 80
55 90
60 100
65 105
65 110
80 130

Note: 1 mile per hour = 1.609 kilometers/hour; 1 kilometer/hour = 0.621 miles per hour

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