TM-55-2320-280-14
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
M998 SERIES HIGH-MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV)
AUGUST 1988
TM-55-2320-280-14 - Page 40 of 44
25 August 1988
TM 55-2320-280-14
APPENDIX
CONVERSION TABLES
1. Common Metric Abbreviations.
m = meter
dm = decimeter
cm = centimeter
mm = millimeter
kg = kilogram
km = kilometer
MT = metric ton
2. Linear Measure.
1 mi = 1609.35 m
1 yd = 0.9144 m
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 in = 0.0254 m
1 m = 10 dm = 100 cm = 1000 mm
1 km =0.6214 mi
1 m = 1.0936 yd
1 m = 3.2808 ft
1 m = 39.3700 in.
3. Surface Measure.
1 yd
2
= 0.8361 m
2
1 ft
2
= 0.0929 m
2
1 in
2
= 0.00065 m
2
1 m
2
= 1.196 yd
2
1 m
2
= 10.764 ft
2
1 m
2
= 1.550 in
2
4. Cubic Measure.
1 yd
3
= 0.76455 m
3
1 ft
3
= 0.02831 m
3
1 in
3
= 0.000016 m
3
1 m
3
= 1.31 yd
3
1 m
3
= 35.30 ft
3
1 m
3
= 61,023 in
3
5. Weight.
1 STON = 907.185 kg
1 lb = 0.45359 kg
1 kg = 2.2046 lb
1 MT = 1000 kg
1 MT =2,204.62 lb
6. The following simplified conversion factors are accurate to within 2 percent for quick computations:
a. Inches to centimeters
- Multiply in. by 10 and divide by 4.
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