|
|
Home
> Resources
> Localization Resources > Measurement systems
Measurement systems
 International System of Units
US customary units
|
There are three main systems of units used these days around the World: International System of Units, US customary system of measurement and Imperial System. US system is based on Imparial system with a few diferences.
Most of the countries are using the International System of Units - SI (derived from French: Le Système International d'Unités)
There are only three states in the World that haven’t adopted officially the International system of Units: Liberia, Myanmar and the United States.
|
|
|
|
length
|
metre
|
m
|
mass |
kilogram |
kg |
time, duration |
second |
s |
electric current |
ampere |
A |
thermodynamic temperature |
kelvin |
K |
amount of substance |
mole |
mol |
luminous intensity |
candela |
cd |
|
|
Units of length
Unit |
Divisions |
SI Equivalent |
1 inch (in) |
|
25.4 mm |
1 foot (ft) |
12 in |
0.3048 m |
1 yard (yd) |
3 ft |
0.9144 m |
1 mile (mi) |
5,280 ft |
1.609344 km |
Units of volume
Volume in general |
Unit |
Divisions |
SI Equivalent |
1 cubic inch (cu in) |
|
16.387 064 mL |
1 cubic foot (cu ft) |
1 728 cu in |
28.316 846 592 L |
1 cubic yard (cu yd) |
27 cu ft |
764.554 857 984 L
or
0.764 554 857 984 m³
|
Liquid volume |
Unit |
Divisions |
SI Equivalent |
1 minim (min) |
|
0.061 611 52 mL |
1 fluid dram (fl dr) |
60 min |
3.696 691 mL |
1 fluid ounce (fl oz) |
8 fl dr |
29.573 53 mL |
1 gill (gi) |
4 fl oz |
118.294 1 mL |
1 cup (cp) or (c) |
2 gi or 8 fl oz |
236.588 2 mL |
1 (liquid) pint (pt) |
2 cups or 4 gi or 16 fl oz |
473.176 5 mL |
1 (liquid) quart (qt) |
2 pt or 32 fl oz |
946.352 9 mL |
1 (liquid) US gallon ( US gal) |
4 qt or 128 fl oz or 231 cu in |
3.785 412 L |
1 beer barrel (bbl) |
31 gal |
117.347 8 L |
1 oil barrel (bbl) |
42 gal |
158.987 3 L |
1 hogshead |
63 gal |
238.481 0 L |
Dry volume |
Unit |
Divisions |
SI Equivalent |
1 (dry) pint (pt) |
33.6003125 cu in (exactly) |
550.610 5 mL |
1 (dry) quart (qt) |
2 pt |
1.101 221 L |
1 (dry) gallon |
4 qt |
4.404 884 L |
1 peck (pk) |
2 (dry) gallons |
8.809 768 L |
1 bushel (bu) |
4 pk |
35.239 07 L |
Measures of weight and mass
Unit |
Divisions |
SI Equivalent |
1 grain (gr) |
1 ⁄ 7000 lb |
64.798 91 mg |
1 dram (dr) |
27 11 ⁄ 32 gr |
1.771 845 195 312 5 g |
1 ounce (oz) |
16 dr |
28.349 523 125 g |
1 pound (lb) |
16 oz |
453.592 37 g |
1 hundredweight (cwt) |
100 lb |
45.359 237 kg |
1 (short) ton |
20 cwt |
907.184 74 kg |
Cooking measures
Unit |
Divisions |
SI Equivalent |
1 teaspoon (tsp) |
|
5 mL |
1 tablespoon (tbsp) |
3 tsp |
15 mL |
1 cup |
16 tbsp |
240 mL |
1 stick |
4 oz |
115 g |
|
| |
|
|
|
