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Common Conversion Factors

PROPERTY ENGLISH TO METRIC METRIC TO ENGLISH   Multiply By To Obtain Multiply By To Obtain LENGTH inches 25.4 mm mm .03937 inches THICKNESS inches 25400 um um 3.937x10-5 inches AREA inches² 645.16 mm² mm² .00155 inches² FORCE pounds (lb) 4.448 Newtons (N) Newtons (N) .2248 pounds (lb) TORQUE inch- pounds (in-lbs) .113 Newton- Meter (N*m) Newton- Meter (N*m) 8.851 inch- pounds (in-lbs) STRESS PSI .006895 MPa MPa 145.04 PSI STRESS KSI 6.895 MPa MPa .14504 KSI