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162 Am.'Soc. of Heat.-Vent. Engineers Guide, 1922 1 .3048 1 2.54 1 25.4 1 Metric and English Measures MEASURES OF LENGTH Metric English metre ................. ...;........= ( 39.37 in. ( 3.28 ft. metre................... ................= 1 ft. centimetre .......... .3937 in. centimetres........ 1 in. millimetre .......... ................= .03937 in. (1/25 in., nearly) millimetres ........ ................= 1 in. kilometre ............ ................= 1093.61 yds. 1 .0929 1 6.452 1 645.2 MEASURES OF SURFACE sq. metre............ .. = sq. metre............ ............= 10.764 sq. ft. 1 sq. ft. sq. centimetre ... . 155 sq. in. sq. centimetres .. i sq. in. sq. millimetre . '.. ................-- .00155 sq. in. sq. millimetres .. 1 sq. in. 1 .02832 1 28.32 16.387 ] MEASURES OF VOLUME cu. metre .......... ___ = cu. metre .......... ......... -- cu. decimetre ... = cu. decimetres .. cu. centimetres . cu. centimetre ....... = = 35.314_ cu. ft. 1 cu. ft. ( 61.023 cu. in. i .0353 cu. ft. 1 cu.ft. 1 cu. in. j1 millimetre ( .061 cu. in. 1 28.317 4.543 3.785 MEASURES <OF CAPACITY f 61.023 1 .0353 litre = lcu. decimetre... = 1 .2202 l 2.202 litres ................... litres ................... litres................... = .. = 1 1 1 cu. in. cu. ft. gal. (Imperial) lb. of water at 62 deg. fahr. cu. ft. (6.25 Imperial ga>) gal. (Imperial) gal. (American) 28.35 1 .4536 1' 1000 1.016 1016 MEASURES OF WEIGHT Metric grammes .......... kilogramme___ kilogramme___ metric ton l kilogrammes ) lmetric tons kilogrammes j ................. = l 2.2046 1 ( .9842 \ 19.68 English oz. avoirdupois lb. lb. ton of 2240 lb., or cwts. or 2204.6 lb. 1 ton of 2240 lb. MISCELLANEOUS 1 gramme persq. millimetre. = 1.422 1 kilogramme per sq.....milli metre 1422.32 1 kilogramme per sq. centi metre -- 14.233 1.0335 kg. per sq. centimetre ) __ 1 atmosphere .......... ) . -- . 14.7 0.070308 kilogramme per sq. centi metre = 1 lb. per sq. in. lb. per sq. in. lb. per sq. in. lb. per sq. in. lb. per sq. in. Am. Soc. of Heat.-Vent. Engineers Guide, 1922 - 163 1 lb. per sq. in. MEASURES OF PRESSURE AND WEIGHT 144 2.0355 2.0416 2.309 27.71 lb. per sq. ft. in. of mercury at 32 deg fahr. in. of mercury at 62 deg. fahr. ft. of water at 62 deg. fahr. in. of water at 62 deg. fahr. 1 Atmosphere (14.7 lb. per sq. in.)... = 1 ft. of Water at 62 deg. fahr............= 2116.3 33.947 30 29.922 760 lb. per sq. ft. ft. of water at 62 deg. fahr. in. of mercury at 62 deg. fahr. in. of mercury at 32 deg. fahr. millimetres of mercury at 32 deg. fahr. ( 0.433 lb. per sq. in. | 62.355 lb. per sq. ft. 1 in. of Mercunry at 62 deg. fahr....: 0.491 1.132 13.58 lb. or 7.86 oz. per sq. in. ft. of water at 62 deg. fahr. in. of water at 62 deg. fahr. , WEIGHT OF ONE CUBIC FOOT OF PURE WATER At 32 deg. fahr. (freezing point) ............ At 39.1 deg., fahr. (maximum density).. At 62 deg. fahr. (standard temperature). At 212 deg. fahr. (boiling point, under 1 atmosphere)......................... Imperial gal. = 277.274 cu. in. of water at 62 deg fahr.................... American gal. = 231 cu. in. of water at 62 deg. fahr.......................... 62.418 62.425 62.355 59.76 10 8.3356 lb. BOILING POINTS OF VARIOUS FLUIDS Degrees Fahr. Water, Atmospheric Pressure.......... 212 Alcohol ............................................... 173 Sulphuric Acid................................... 240 Degrees Fahr. Refined Petroleum ........................... 316 Turpentine...... .................................... 315 Sulphur ................... 570 Linseed Oil............ .............................. 597 MELTING POINTS OF DIFFERENT METALS Degrees Fahr. Aluminum ............................................. 1400 Antimony............................................. 810 Bismuth ............................................... 476 Brass ......................................... 1900 Bronze ................................................. 1692 Copper .......... 1996 Glass ............. 2377 Gold (pure) ....................................... 2590 Degrees Fahr. Iron (cast) .......................................... 2450 Iron (wrought) ............... 2912 Lead ..................................................... 608 Platinum ............................................. 3080 Silver (pure) ..................................... 1873 Steel ..................................................... 2500 Tin........................................................ 446 Zinc ..................................................... 680