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Table of other metric units |
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Written by Garfield Lucas
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These are some alternative, non SI metric units that are in common use...
| Quantity | Unit | Symbol | Alternative | Unit | | Length | angstrom | Å | 1.00E-10 | metres | | Length | micron | µ | 1.00E-06 | metres | | Volume | litre | l | 1.00E-03 | metres³ | | Area | are | a | 100 | metres² | | Mass | tonne | t | 1000 | kg | | Force | dyne | | 1.00E-05 | N | | Pressure | Pascal | Pa | 1 | N/m² | | Pressure | bar | bar | 105 | N/m² | | Energy | erg | | 1.00E-07 | joules | | Viscosity (dynamic) | centipoise | cP | 1.00E-03 | Ns/m² | | Viscosity (kinetic) | centistrokes | cSt | 1.00E-06 | m²/s | | Electrical Conductivity | siemens | S | 1 | 1/W | | Magnetic Field Strength | oersted | | 1000/4p | A/m | | Magnetomotive Force | gilbert | | 10/4p | A | | Magnetic Flux Density | gauss | | 1.00E+04 | Tesla | | Magnetic Flux | maxwell | | 1.00E-08 | Wb | | Luminance | nit | nt | 1 | cd/m² | | Luminance | stilb | | 1.00E+04 | cd/m² |
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Last Updated ( 2008-01-09 10:50 UTC )
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