Moeller Wiring Manual 02/05
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Specifications, Formulae, Tables
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International Unit System
International Unit System (SI)
Factors for conversion of old units into SI units
Basic parameters
Physical
parameters
Symbol SI basic unit Further related SI units
Length
l m (Metre) km, dm, cm, mm, mm,
nm, pm
Mass
m kg (Kilogram) Mg, g, mg, mg
Time
t s (Second) ks, ms, ms, ns
Electrical current
I A (Ampere) kA, mA, mA, nA, pA
Thermo-dynamic
temperature
T K (Kelvin) –
Amount of
substance
n mole (Mol) Gmol, Mmol, kmol,
mmol, mmol
Luminous intensity
I
v
cd (Candela) Mcd, kcd, mcd
Conversion factors
Parameter
Old unit SI unit exact Approximate
Force
1 kp
1 dyn
9.80665 N
1·10
-5
N
10 N
1·10
-5
N
Momentum of
force
1 mkp 9.80665 Nm 10 Nm
Pressure
1 at
1 Atm = 760 Torr
1 Torr
1 mWS
1 mmWS
1 mmWS
0.980665 bar
1.01325 bar
1.3332 mbar
0.0980665 bar
0.0980665 mbar
9.80665 Pa
1 bar
1.01 bar
1.33 bar
0.1 bar
0.1 mbar
10 Pa
Tension
Energy 1 mkp
1 kcal
1 erg
9.80665 J
4.1868 kJ
1·10
-7
J
10 J
4.2 kJ
1·10
-7
J
1
kp
mm
2
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9.80665
N
mm
2
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10
N
mm
2
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