Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1804
The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 - continued

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SCHEDULE
Regulations 2 and 3

RELEVANT IMPERIAL UNITS, CORRESPONDING METRIC UNITS AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS

Relevant imperial unit Corresponding metric unit Metric equivalent
Length
inch centimetre 2.54 centimetres
hand metre 0.1016 metre
foot metre 0.3048 metre
yard metre 0.9144 metre
fathom metre 1.8288 metres
chain metre, 20.1168 metres
furlong kilometre 0.201168 kilometre
mile kilometre 1.609344 kilometres
nautical mile (UK) metre 1853 metres
Area
square inch square centimetre 6.4516 square centimetres
square foot square metre 0.09290304 square metre
square yard square metre 0.83612736 square metre
rood square metre 1011.7141056 square metres
acre square metre 4046.8564224 square metres
square mile square kilometre 2.589988110336 square kilometres
Capacity
fluid ounce millilitre 28.4130625 millilitres
gill litre 0.1420653125 litre
pint litre 0.56826125 litre
quart litre 1.1365225 litres
gallon litre 4.54609 litres
Pressure
inch of water pascal 249.08891 pascals
Mass
grain gram 0.06479891 gram
dram gram 1.7718451953125 grams
ounce (avoirdupois) gram 28.349523125 grams
troy ounce gram 31.1034768 grams
pound kilogram 0.45359237 kilogram
stone kilogram, 6.35029318 kilograms
quarter kilogram 12.70058636 kilograms
cental kilogram 45.359237 kilograms
hundredweight kilogram, 50.80234544 kilograms
ton tonne 1.0160469088 tonnes
Force
pound-force newton 4.4482216152605 newtons
ton-force kilonewton 9.96401641818352 kilonewtons
Volume
cubic inch cubic centimetre 16.387064 cubic centimetres
cran cubic decimetre 170.478375 cubic decimetres
cubic foot cubic metre 0.028316846592 cubic metre
bushel cubic metre 0.03636872 cubic metre
cubic yard cubic metre 0.764554857984 cubic metre
Power
horsepower kilowatt 0.74569987158227022 kilowatt
Temperature
degree Fahrenheit degree Celsius [See regulation 3(4)]
Energy
foot pound-force joule 1.3558179483314004 joules
British thermal unit kilojoule 1.05505585257348 kilojoules
therm megajoule 105.505585257348 megajoules
Illuminance
foot candle lux 10.763910416709 lux
Speed
knot (UK) metres per second 0.51477 metres per second
 
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