ENG-1991 — Page 449

5.

APPENDICES

Imperial Units and Symbols

gal = 160 fluid ounces

qt=1/4 gallon

pt = 1/2 quart

Metric Units

= 1.136 52 litres

-0.568 261 litre

= 142.065 millilitres =28.413 1 millilitres

(b)

= 4.546 09 litres

1 gallon

1 quart

1 pint

1 gill

= 1/4 pint

1 fluid ounce

fl oz = 1/20 pint

(c)

1 gallon

US Units

- 128 fluid ounces

=0.946 353 litre

1 liquid quart

=0.473 176 litre

1 liquid pint

I gill

=

1 fluid ounce

I dry quart

1 dry pint

=

- 1/4 gallon

· 1/2 liquid quart

1/4 liquid pint

= 1/16 liquid pint

= 1/2 dry quart

Metric Units

=3.785 41 litres

=0.118 294 litre

= 29.573 5 millilitres

=1.101 22 litres =0.550 610 litre

US Units

1.200 95 gallons 1.200 95 liquid quarts 1.032 06 dry quarts 1.200 95 liquid pints 1.032 06 dry pints = 1.200 95 gills =0.960 760 fluid ounce

=

Imperial Units

-0.832 674 gallon -0.832 674 quart -0.832 674 pint

=0.832 674 gill

= 1.040 84 fluid ounces =0.968 939 quart =0.968 939 pint

Measurement of Mass or Weight (see note 5)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

1 tonne

1 kilogram

I gram

1 metric carat

1 gram

1 ton

Metric Units and Symbols

kg

t = 1 000 kilograms

g=0.001 kilogram CM=0.2 gram

g

Imperial Units and Symbols

1 hundredweight

1 quarter

1 stone 1 pound

1 ounce

1 dram

1 grain

1 ounce troy

1 picul 1 catty

1 tael

1 mace

1 candareen

1 tael troy

1 mace troy

1 candareen troy

1 short ton

=2 240 pounds cwt = 112 pounds

qr=28 pounds

=

14 pounds

lb 16 ounces

=256 drams -7 000 grains oz=1/16 pound dr=1/256 pound gr=1/7 000 pound oz tr=12/175 pound

Chinese Units

1 short hundredweight

-

= 100 catties

= 1/16 catty

= 1/160 catty

=

- 1/1 600 catty

=

= 1/10 tael troy

= 1/10 mace troy

US Units

=2 000 pounds =0.05 short ton

Imperial Units

-0.984 207 ton =2.204 62 pounds =0.035 274 0 ounce = 3.086 47 grains =0.032 150 7 ounce troy

Metric Units

= 1.016 05 tonnes = 50.802 3 kilograms

· 12.700 6 kilograms =6.350 29 kilograms =0.453 592 37 kilogram

exactly

=28.349 5 grams = 1.771 85 grams −0.064 798 9 gram -31.103 5 grams

Metric Units

-60.479 0 kilograms =0.604 789 82 kilogram =37.799 4 grams −3.779 94 grams - 377.994 milligrams =37.429 grams =3 742.9 milligrams = 374.29 milligrams

Metric Units

-0.907 185 tonne =45.359 2 kilograms

Chinese Units

= 16.534 7 piculs

- 1.653 47 catties =0.026 455 5 tael =0.052 911 0 mace =2.671 73 candareen troy

Chinese Units

16.800 0 piculs =84.000 0 catties

-21.000 0 catties = 10.500 0 catties =0.750 000 catty

=0.750 000 tael

=0.468 750 mace =0.171 429 candareen

=0.831 000 tael troy

Imperial Units

= 133.333 pounds -21.333 3 ounces 1.333 33 ounces

= 2.133 33 drams 5.833 33 grains

1.203 37 ounces troy -0.120 337 ounce troy =0.012 033 7 ounce troy

Imperial Units

=0.892 857 ton =0.892 857 hundredweight

US Units

= 1.102 31 short tons =2.204 62 pounds

=0.035 274 0 ounce = 3.086 47 grains =0.032 150 7 ounce troy

US Units

1.12 short tons exactly = 1.12 short

hundredweights exactly

= I quarter

=

1 stone

1 pound

= 1 ounce

=

= 1 dram = 1 grain

=

= 1 ounce troy

US Units

= 133.333 pounds =21.333 3 ounces = 1.333 33 ounces =2.133 33 drams =5.833 33 grains = 1.203 37 ounces troy =0.120 337 ounce troy -0.012 033 7 ounce troy

Notes

1.

'US' means United States.

2.

In item 1, US units of length are the same as those in the Imperial system.

3.

In item 2, US units of area are the same as those in the Imperial system.

4.

In item 3, US units of volume are the same as those in the Imperial system.

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5.

In item 5, except short ton and short hundredweight, US units of mass or weight are the same as those in the Imperial system.