Schedule B 2006 - Conversion

Conversion Tables for Measures and Weights


Table 1. United States to Approximate Metric Equivalent


To convert from              To                            Multiply by


inches . . . . . . . . . . . centimeters . . . . . . . . .   2.540
inches . . . . . . . . . . . millimeters . . . . . . . . .  25.40
square inches. . . . . . . . square centimeters . . . . .    6.452
square inches. . . . . . . . square millimeters . . . . .  645.2
feet . . . . . . . . . . . . meters . . . . . . . . . . .    0.3048
square feet. . . . . . . . . square meters . . . . . . . .   0.09290
yards. . . . . . . . . . . . meters . . . . . . . . . . .    0.9144
square yards . . . . . . . . square meters . . . . . . . .   0.8361
ounces (avdp). . . . . . . . grams . . . . . . . . . . . .  28.35
troy ounces. . . . . . . . . grams . . . . . . . . . . . .  31.10
pounds (avdp). . . . . . . . kilograms . . . . . . . . . .   0.4536
long tons. . . . . . . . . . metric tons . . . . . . . . .   1.016
short tons . . . . . . . . . metric tons . . . . . . . . .   0.9071
fluid ounces . . . . . . . . milliliters . . . . . . . . .  29.57
quarts . . . . . . . . . . . liters . . . . . . . . . . .    0.9464
gallons. . . . . . . . . . . liters . . . . . . . . . . .    3.785
bushels. . . . . . . . . . . liters . . . . . . . . . . .   35.24
cubic feet . . . . . . . . . cubic meters . . . . . . . .    0.02832
cubic yards. . . . . . . . . cubic meters . . . . . . . .    0.7646
ounces per square yard . . . grams per square meter . . .   33.91


Table 2. Metric to Approximate United States Equivalent



To convert from               To                            Multiply by


centimeters  . . . . . . . .  inches . . . . . . . . . . .   0.3937
millimeters  . . . . . . . .  inches . . . . . . . . . . .   0.03937
square centimeters . . . . .  square inches . . . . . . . .  0.1552
square millimeters . . . . .  square inches . . . . . . . .  0.01552
meters . . . . . . . . . . .  feet . . . . . . . . . . . .   3.281
meters . . . . . . . . . . .  yards . . . . . . . . . . . .  1.094
square meters  . . . . . . .  square feet . . . . . . . . . 10.76
square meters  . . . . . . .  square yards . . . . . . . .   1.195
grams. . . . . . . . . . . .  ounces (avdp) . . . . . . . .  0.03527
grams. . . . . . . . . . . .  troy ounces  . . . . . . . .   0.03215
kilograms. . . . . . . . . .  pounds (avdp) . . . . . . . .  2.205
metric tons. . . . . . . . .  long tons . . . . . . . . . .  0.9842
metric tons  . . . . . . . .  short tons . . . . . . . . .   1.102
milliliters  . . . . . . . .  fluid ounces . . . . . . . .   0.03381
liters . . . . . . . . . . .  quarts . . . . . . . . . . .   1.057
liters . . . . . . . . . . .  gallons . . . . . . . . . . .  0.2642
liters . . . . . . . . . . .  bushels . . . . . . . . . . .  0.02838
cubic meters . . . . . . . .  cubic feet . . . . . . . . .  35.31
cubic meters . . . . . . . .  cubic yards . . . . . . . . .  1.308
grams per square meter . . .  ounces per square yard . . .   0.0295