Conversion of units

This page lists some of the most commonly used non-SI units and their conversion into SI units. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of the numbers.

Conversion of cgs units

• Electric charge:
  1 Fr = 3.3356 × 10⁻¹⁰ C
• Energy:
  1 erg = 10⁻⁷ J
• Force:
  1 dyn = 10⁻⁵ N
• Magnetic flux density:
  1 G = 10⁻⁴ T

Conversion of U.S. customary units

• Length:
  1 mile = 1.609 km
  1 yard = 0.9144 m
  1 inch = 2.540 cm
• Mass:
  1 ounce = 28.35 g
  1 pound = 0.4536 kg
• Temperature:
  0 °C = 32 °F
  100 °C = 212 °F
  ΔT_F = 1.8 ΔT_C

Conversion of astronomical units

• Distance:
  1 AU = 1.49598 × 10¹¹ m
  1 ly = 9.46053 × 10¹⁵ m
  1 pc = 3.08568 × 10¹⁶ m
• Flux:
  1 Jy = 10⁻²⁶ W m⁻² Hz⁻¹