Engineering Units

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Below is a table for 4 different consistent sets of engineering systems of units. Note: The user should verify that these are the correct values before using them.

 

 
  SI Metric (m, kg, s) Metric (mm, kg, s) Metric (mm, kg, ms) U.S. Customary (in, lb mass, s)
Length

meter

millimeter

millimeter

inch

Mass

kilogram

tonne

kilogram

pound-mass

Time

second

second

millisecond

second

Force

Newton

Newton

kiloNewton

pound-force

Typical Modulus of Elasticity for Steel

210.0E+09

210.0E+03

210.0

30.0E+06

Typical Density of Steel

7.85E+03

7.85E-09

7.85E-6

0.00073

Acceleration Due to Gravity

9.81

9.81E+03

9.81E-03

386.4