General

English - Black

SI - Blue

Neutral - Beige

 

Pressure (Stress/Modulus)

psi - pound (force) per square inch

ksi - kilopound (force) per square inch

Msi - megapound (force) per square inch

psf - pound (force) per square foot

Pa - Pascal

MPa - megaPascal

GPa - gigaPascal

atm - standard atmosphere

 

Length

in - inch

ft - foot

mil (thou) - inch/1000

mile - mile

mm - millimeter

cm - centimeter

m - meter

 

Area

in2 - square inch

ft2 - square foot

mm2 - square millimeter

cm2 - square centimeter

m2 - square meter

 

Volume

in3 - cubic inch

ft3 - cubic foot

mm3 - cubic millimeter

cm3 - cubic centimeter

m3 - cubic meter

 

Section Inertia

in4 - inch to the fourth power

ft4 - foot to the fourth power

mm4 - millimeter to the fourth power

cm4 - centimeter to the fourth power

m4 - meter to the fourth power

 

Force

lbf - pound (force)

kip - kilopound (force)

N - Newtown

kN - kilo Newton

 

Running Load

lbf / in - pound (force) per inch

kip / in - kilopound (force) per inch

N / m - Newtown per meter

kN / m - kiloNewton per meter

 

Strain

in / in - inch/inch (nondimensional)

mm / mm - inch/inch (nondimensional)

microstrain - microstrain (strain * 1.0e6)

% - Percent

 

Shear Strain

eng - engineering shear strain = 2*tensor

tensor - tensorial shear strain

 

Mass

lbm - pound (mass)

slug - slug

gram - gram

kg - kilogram

 

Density

lbm / in3 - pound (mass) per cubic inch

lbm / ft3 - pound (mass) per cubic foot

lbf-s2 / in4 - [inch,pound (force),second] system

g / cm3 - gram per cubic centimeter

g / m3 - gram per cubic meter

kg / m3 - kilogram per cubic meter

 

Mass Moment of Inertia

lbm-in2 - pound (mass) square inch

lbm-ft2 - pound (mass) sqaure foot

kg-mm2 - kilogram square millimeter

kg-cm2 - kilogram square centimeter

kg-m2 - kilogram square meter

 

Velocity

ft / s - foot per second

mph - mile per hour

m / s - meter per second

km / hr - kilometer per hour

Intl. Knot - International Knot

 

Acceleration

in / s2 - inch per second squared

ft / s2 - foot per second squared

cm / s2 - centimeter per second squared

m / s2 - meter per second squared

g - acceleration of gravity

 

CTE - Coeff. of Thermal Exp.

in / in / deg F - inch per inch per degree F

m / m / deg C - meter per meter per degree C

 

Angle

deg - degree

rad - radian

 

Temperature

deg F - degree Fahrenheit

deg C - degree Celsius

deg K - degree Kelvin