More shops and projects are receiving steel from over sea sources. Many times the paperwork is
in metric form.
Use the chart below to convert from US measurement to metric and metric to US measurement.
Metric Conversion Chart
| US Units |
Multiplied By |
Equals Metric Units |
| Length |
| Feet |
0.30480 |
Meters |
| Inches |
2.54000 |
Centimeters |
| Inches |
0.02540 |
Meters |
| Inches |
25.40010 |
Millimeters |
| Area |
| Square inches |
6.45160 |
Square centimeters |
| Square feet |
0.09290 |
Square meters |
| Volume |
| Cubic feet |
0.02830 |
Cubic meters |
| Gallons |
3.78540 |
Liters |
| Temperature |
| Degrees Fahrenheit |
Subtract 32, multiply by 5/9 |
Degrees Celsius |
| Metric Units |
Multiplied By |
Equals US Units |
| Length |
| Centimeters |
0.39370 |
Inches |
| Millimeters |
0.03937 |
Inches |
| Meters |
3.28080 |
Feet |
| Meters |
39.37000 |
Inches |
| Area |
| Square centimeters |
0.15500 |
Square inches |
| Square meters |
10.76400 |
Square feet |
| Volume |
| Cubic meters |
35.31440 |
Cubic feet |
| Liters |
0.26420 |
Gallons |
| Temperature |
| Degrees Celsius |
Multiply by 9/5, add 32 |
Degrees
Fahrenheit |