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METRIC CONVERSION
CHART
WEIGHT
1 KG = 2.2046 LB
1 LB = 0.4536
1 KG/M = 0.6720 LB/FT
1 LB/FT = 1.4881 KG/M
1 TONNE(t) = 0.9842 UK TON
1 UK TON = 1.01605 TONNES(t)
1 KG = 1000 G
1 KIP (US) = 1000 LB
1 METRIC TON = 2204.62 LB
1 US TON = .9072 METRIC TON = 907.2 KG
ROPE LENGTHS . . . ROPE AND WIRE DIAMETERS
1 M = 3.2808 FT
1 FT = 0.3048 M
1 KM = 0.6124 MILE
1 MILE = 1.6093 KM
1 MM = 0.0394 IN
1 IN = 25.3999 MM
1 M = 39.3701 IN
1 IN = 0.0254 M
WIRE TENSILE GRADES,
ROPE MODULUS AND SHEAVE PRESSURES
1 N/MM
2
= 0.102 KGF/MM
2
1 KG/MM
2
= 9.8066 N/MM
2
1 N/MM
2
= 1 MPA
1 KGF/MM
2
= 1422.33 LBF/IN
2
1 LBF/IN
2
= 7.030 X 10
4
KGF.MM
2
9
1 KGF M = 7.233 FT LBF
1 FT LBF = 0.1383 KGF M
1 MPA = 145.038 LBF/IN
2
1 LBF/IN
2
= 0.0069 MPA
NOMINAL STRENGTHS AND BREAKING STRENGTHS
1 KN = 0.102 MPA
1 N = 0.2248 LBF
1 LBF = 4.4482 N
1 KN = 224.8 LBF
1 LBF = 0.00445 KN
1 N = 0.1020 KGF
1 (2000 LB) TON F = 9.8964 KN
1 KGF = 9.8066 N
1 (2240 LB) TON F = 9.9640 KN
1 KN = 101.972 KGF
1 KGF = 2.2046 LBF
1 LBF = 0.4536 KGF
ZINC COATING WEIGHTS
1 G/M
2
= 0.00328 OZ/FT
2
1 OZ/FT
2
= 304.88 G/M
2
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