Appendix II to Part 153 - Metric Units Used in Part 153
46:5.0.1.3.14.4.48.5.12 : Appendix II
Appendix II to Part 153 - Metric Units Used in Part 153
| Parameter | 
Metric (SI unit) | 
Abbreviation | 
Equivalent to English or
common metric | 
| Force | 
Newton | 
N | 
0.225 lbs. | 
| Length | 
Meter | 
m | 
39.37 in. | 
 | 
Centimeter | 
cm | 
.3937 in. | 
| Pressure | 
Pascal | 
Pa | 
1.450 × 10−4 lbs/in
2. | 
 | 
Kilo-Pascal (1,000
Pascals) | 
kPa | 
0.145 lbs/in
2. | 
 | 
Kilo-Pascal | 
kPa | 
1.02 × 10−2 kg/cm
2. | 
 | 
......do | 
kPa | 
1 × 10 3 N/m
2. | 
| Temperature | 
Degree Celsius | 
°C | 
5/9 (°F-32). | 
| Viscosity | 
milli-Pascal second | 
mPa. sec | 
1.0 centipoise. | 
| Volume | 
Cubic meter | 
m 3 | 
264 gallons (gal). | 
 | 
......do | 
m 3 | 
35.3 ft. 3 | 
 
 
[CGD 73-96, 42 FR 49027, Sept. 26, 1977, as amended by CGD 78-128,
47 FR 21212, May 17, 1982; CGD 81-101, 52 FR 7799, Mar. 12, 1987.
Redesignated by CGD 92-100, 59 FR 17045, Apr. 11, 1994]