Conversions and useful info

5 June, 2015

Here are some handy conversions…

WEIGHTS & MEASURES

METRIC

Linear Measure
10 millimetres ………….	1 centimetre
10 centimetres ……….	1 decimetre
10 decimetres ………	1 metre
10 metres ……….	1 decametre
10 decametres ……..	1 hectometre
10 hectometres ……….	1 kilometre

Liquid Measure
10 millilitres ……	1 centilitre
10 centilitres ………..	1 decilitre
10 decilitres …………	1 litre
10 litres ………	1 decalitre
10 decalitres ……….	1 hectolitre
10 hectolitres ……….	1 kilolitre

Square Measure
100 sq. millimetres …….	1 sq. centimetre
100 sq. centimetres ……	1 sq. decimetre
100 sq. decimetres ……	1 sq. metre
100 sq. metres …..	1 sq. decametre
100 sq. decametres ………..	1 sq. hectometre
100 sq. hectometres …..	1 sq. kilometre

Weights
10 milligrams ………	1 centigram
10 centigrams ……….	1 decigram
10 decigrams ………	1 gram
10 grams ……..	1 decagram
10 decagrams ………..	1 hectogram
10 hectograms ………..	1 kilogram
100 kilograms ………..	1 quintal
10 quintals ………….	1 tonne

TYRE PRESSURE

psi/in²	=	kPa		kPa	=	psi/in²
25	=	172.36		155	=	22.98
26	=	179.26		160	=	23.2
27	=	186.16		165	=	23.93
28	=	193.05		170	=	24.66
29	=	199.95		175	=	25.38
30	=	206.84		180	=	26.11
31	=	213.74		185	=	26.83
32	=	220.63		190	=	27.56
33	=	227.53		195	=	28.28
34	=	234.42		200	=	29.00
35	=	241.31		205	=	29.73
40	=	275.60


ENGINE CAPACITY

Kilowatt = 1.34 horsepower
1 horsepower = 0.746kf

HP	=	kw		kw	=	HP
50		37.3		60		80.4
100		74.6		80		107.2
150		111.9		100		134
200		149.2		120		160.8
250		186.5		140		187.6
300		223.8		160		214.4
250		261.1		180		241.2
400		298.4		200		268
450		335.56		220		295.02
500		372.85		240		321.84
550		410.13		260		348.66