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non-SI physical units
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short-cut to physical quantities listed below:
length
time
speed
force
pressure
energy
power
viscosity
Length
| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| Ångström |
Å |
10-10 m |
| inch |
in |
2.540 cm |
| mile (at land) |
- |
1609 m |
| mile (at sea) |
- |
1852 m |
| parsec |
pc |
3.08572 x 1013 km |
| lightyear |
ly |
9.451 x 1012 km |
Time
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| day |
d |
86400 s |
Speed
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| knot |
- |
0.514 m/s |
Force
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| dyne |
dyn |
10-5 N |
| kilogramforce |
kgf |
9.80665 N |
Pressure
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| atmosphere |
atm |
1.01325 x 105 Pa |
| bar |
bar |
105 Pa |
millimeter mercury torr |
mm Hg Torr |
133.3 Pa |
| millimeter water column |
mm H2O |
10.13 Pa |
Energy
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| calorie |
cal |
4.184 J |
| electronvolt |
eV |
1.60219 x 10-19 J |
| erg |
erg |
10-7 J |
| kilowatt-hour |
kWh |
3.6 x 106 J |
Power
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| horsepower |
hp |
735.5 W |
Viscosity
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| unit |
symbol |
value in SI |
| poise |
P |
0.1 kg m-1 s-1 0.1 Pa s |
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