17.

Conversion Tables|

17. CONVERSION
TABLES
17.1

Metric to English Conductor Size

278

17.2

Circular Measurements Diameter, Circumference and Area

282

17.3

Length, Weight, Area, Power and Energy

287

17.4

Temperature Conversion

290

17.5

kVA to Amperes

291

17.6

Horsepower to Amperes

293

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17.1 METRIC TO ENGLISH CONDUCTOR SIZE

Table 17.1Conductor Size Conversion: Metric to English and English to Metric
Metric
Conductor
Area

Standard
Metric
Sizes

Standard
English
Sizes

English
Conductor
Area

(mm2)

(mm )

(kcmil/AWG)

(cmil)

1,015
1,000
900

1,000

2,000

2,000,000
1,970,000
1,780,000

888
800
761

800

1,750

1,500

1,750,000
1,580,000
1,500,000

635
630
626

630

1,250

1,250,000
1,240,000
1,233,000

520
508
500

500

1,000

1,024,000
1,000,000
987,000

449
400
381

400

750

884,000
789,000
750,000

380
322
305

600

748,000
634,000
600,000

300
273
254

300

500

592,000
537,000
500,000

240
231
230

240

400

474,000
455,000
400,000

195
185
178

185

350

384,000
365,000
350,000

165
152
150

150

300

325,000
300,000
296,000

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Table 17.1Conductor Size Conversion: Metric to English and English to Metric (Continued)
Metric
Conductor
Area

Standard
Metric
Sizes

Standard
English
Sizes

English
Conductor
Area

(mm2)

(mm2)

(kcmil/AWG)

(cmil)

140
127
120

120

250

276,000
250,000
237,000

119
107
100

4/0

234,000
211,600
197,000

95
85
72

95

3/0

187,000
167,800
141,800

70
67
60.9

70

2/0

138,000
133,100
119,900

54
51.6
50

50

1/0

105,600
101,600
98,500

43.7
42
37

86,100
83,700
72,900

35
34
31.3

35

69,100
66,360
61,660

27
25
22.4

25

52,620
49,300
44,128

21
19
17

41,740
37,430
33,090

16.1
16
13.6

16

31,717
31,600
26,792

13.3
11.5
10.5

26,240
22,655
20,820
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Table 17.1Conductor Size Conversion: Metric to English and English to Metric (Continued)
Metric
Conductor
Area

Standard
Metric
Sizes

Standard
English
Sizes

English
Conductor
Area

(mm2)

(mm2)

(kcmil/AWG)

(cmil)

10.00
9.77
8.38

10

19,700
19,246
16,510

8.27
7.00
6.64

16,292
13,790
13,090

6.00
5.93
5.26

10

11,800
11,682
10,380

5.02
4.25
4.00

9,889
8,372
7,890

3.60
3.31
2.58

12

7,092
6,530
5,082

2.50
2.18
2.08

2.5

14

4,930
4,294
4,110

1.85
1.57
1.50

1.5

3,644
3,093
2,960

1.33
1.31
1.12

16

2,620
2,580
2,206

1.00
0.95
0.82

18

1,970
1,871
1,620

0.75
0.68
0.58

0.75

1,480
1,339
1,142

0.52
0.50
0.49

0.50

20

1,020
987
965
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Table 17.1Conductor Size Conversion: Metric to English and English to Metric (Continued)
Metric
Conductor
Area

Standard
Metric
Sizes

Standard
English
Sizes

English
Conductor
Area

(mm2)

(mm2)

(kcmil/AWG)

(cmil)

0.324
0.205
0.128

0.2

22
24
26

640
404
253

0.081
0.051
0.032

28
30
32

159
100
63.2

0.020
0.013
0.0080

34
36
38

39.8
25.0
15.7

0.0050
0.0032
0.0020

40
42
44

9.61
6.25
4.00

0.0013

46

2.56

Reference: IEC 60228

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17.2 CIRCULAR MEASUREMENTS DIAMETER, CIRCUMFERENCE AND AREA

Table 17.2Circular Measurements Diameter, Circumference and Area
Diameter

Circumference

Area

Fractional (in.) Decimal (in.)

(in.)

(sq. in.)

1/64
1/32
3/64

0.015625
0.031250
0.046875

0.049087
0.098175
0.147262

0.00019
0.00019
0.00173

1/16
3/32
1/8

0.062500
0.093750
0.125000

0.196350
0.294524
0.392699

0.00307
0.00690
0.01227

5/32
3/16
7/32

0.156250
0.187500
0.218750

0.490874
0.589049
0.687223

0.01917
0.02761
0.03758

1/4
9/32
5/16

0.250000
0.281250
0.312500

0.785398
0.883573
0.981748

0.04909
0.06213
0.07670

11/32
3/8
13/32

0.343750
0.375000
0.406250

1.07992
1.17810
1.27627

0.09281
0.11045
0.12962

7/16
15/32
1/2

0.437500
0.468750
0.500000

1.37445
1.47262
1.57080

0.15033
0.17257
0.19635

17/32
9/16
19/32

0.531250
0.562500
0.593750

1.66897
1.76715
1.86532

0.22166
0.24850
0.27688

5/8
21/32
11/16

0.625000
0.656250
0.687500

1.96350
2.06167
2.15984

0.30680
0.33824
0.37122

23/32
3/4
25/32

0.718750
0.750000
0.781250

2.25802
2.35619
2.45437

0.40574
0.44179
0.47937

13/16
27/32
7/8

0.812500
0.843750
0.875000

2.55254
2.65072
2.74889

0.51849
0.55914
0.60132

29/32
15/16
31/32

0.906250
0.937500
0.968750

2.84707
2.94524
3.04342

0.64504
0.69029
0.73708
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Table 17.2Circular Measurements Diameter, Circumference and Area (Continued)

Diameter
Fractional (in.) Decimal (in.)

Circumference
(in.)

Area
(sq. in.)

1
1 1/16
1 1/8

1.000000
1.062500
1.125000

3.14159
3.33794
3.53429

0.78540
0.88664
0.99402

1 3/16
1 1/4
1 5/16

1.187500
1.250000
1.312500

3.73064
3.92699
4.12334

1.1075
1.2272
1.3530

1 3/8
1 7/16
1 1/2

1.375000
1.437500
1.500000

4.31969
4.51604
4.71239

1.4849
1.6230
1.7671

1 9/16
1 5/8
1 11/16

1.562500
1.625000
1.687500

4.90874
5.10509
5.30144

1.9175
2.0739
2.2365

1 3/4
1 13/16
1 7/8

1.750000
1.812500
1.875000

5.49779
5.69414
5.89049

2.4053
2.5802
2.7612

1 15/16
2
2 1/16

1.937500
2.000000
2.062500

6.08684
6.28319
6.47953

2.9483
3.1416
3.3410

2 1/8
2 3/16
2 1/4

2.125000
2.187500
2.250000

6.67588
6.87223
7.06858

3.5466
3.7583
3.9761

2 5/16
2 3/8
2 7/16

2.312500
2.375000
2.437500

7.26493
7.46128
7.65763

4.2000
4.4301
4.6664

2 1/2
2 9/16
2 5/8

2.500000
2.562500
2.625000

7.85398
8.05033
8.24668

4.9087
5.1572
5.4119

2 11/16
2 3/4
2 13/16

2.687500
2.750000
2.812500

8.44303
8.63938
8.83573

5.6727
5.9396
6.2126

2 7/8
2 15/16
3

2.875000
2.937500
3.000000

9.03208
9.22843
9.42478

6.4978
6.7771
7.0686

3 1/16
3 1/8
3 3/16

3.062500
3.125000
3.187500

9.62113
9.81748
10.01380

7.3662
7.6699
7.9798
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Table 17.2Circular Measurements Diameter, Circumference and Area (Continued)
Diameter

Circumference

Area

Fractional (in.) Decimal (in.)

(in.)

(sq. in.)

3 1/4
3 5/16
3 3/8

3.250000
3.312500
3.375000

10.2102
10.4065
10.6029

8.2958
8.6179
8.9462

3 7/16
3 1/2
3 9/16

3.437500
3.500000
3.562500

10.7992
10.9956
11.1919

9.2806
9.6211
9.9678

3 5/8
3 11/16
3 3/4

3.625000
3.687500
3.750000

11.3883
11.5846
11.7810

10.3206
10.6796
11.0447

3 13/16
3 7/8
3 15/16

3.812500
3.875000
3.937500

11.9773
12.1737
12.3700

11.4159
11.7932
12.1767

4
4 1/16
4 1/8

4.000000
4.062500
4.125000

12.5664
12.7627
12.9591

12.566
12.962
13.364

4 3/16
4 1/4
4 5/16

4.187500
4.250000
4.312500

13.1554
13.3518
13.5481

13.772
14.186
14.607

4 3/8
4 7/16
4 1/2

4.375000
4.437500
4.500000

13.7445
13.9408
14.1372

15.033
15.466
15.904

4 9/16
4 5/8
4 11/16

4.562500
4.625000
4.687500

14.3335
14.5299
14.7262

16.349
16.800
17.257

4 3/4
4 13/16
4 7/8

4.750000
4.812500
4.875000

14.9226
15.1189
15.3153

17.721
18.190
18.665

4 15/16
5
5 1/16

4.937500
5.000000
5.062500

15.5116
15.7050
15.9043

19.147
19.635
20.129

5 1/8
5 3/16
5 1/4

5.125000
5.187500
5.250000

16.1007
16.2970
16.4943

20.629
21.135
21.648

5 5/16
5 3/8
5 7/16

5.312500
5.375000
5.437500

16.6897
16.8861
17.0824

22.166
22.691
23.221
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Table 17.2Circular Measurements Diameter, Circumference and Area (Continued)

Diameter

Circumference

Area

Fractional (in.) Decimal (in.)

(in.)

(sq. in.)

5 1/2
5 9/16
5 5/8

5.500000
5.562500
5.625000

17.2788
17.4751
17.6715

23.758
24.301
24.850

5 11/16
5 3/4
5 13/16

5.687500
5.750000
5.812500

17.8678
18.0642
18.2605

25.406
25.967
26.535

5 7/8
5 15/16
6

5.875000
5.937500
6.000000

18.4589
18.6532
18.8496

27.109
27.688
28.274

6 1/8
6 1/4
6 3/8

6.125000
6.250000
6.375000

19.2423
19.6350
20.0277

29.465
30.680
31.919

6 1/2
6 5/8
6 3/4

6.500000
6.625000
6.750000

20.4202
20.8131
21.2058

33.183
34.472
35.785

6 7/8
7
7 1/8

6.875000
7.000000
7.125000

21.5984
21.9911
22.3838

37.122
38.485
39.871

7 1/4
7 3/8
7 1/2

7.250000
7.375000
7.500000

22.7765
23.1692
23.5619

41.282
42.718
44.179

7 5/8
7 3/4
7 7/8

7.625000
7.750000
7.875000

23.9546
24.3473
24.7400

45.664
47.173
48.707

8
8 1/8
8 1/4

8.000000
8.125000
8.250000

25.1327
25.5254
25.9181

50.265
51.849
53.456

8 3/8
8 1/2
8 5/8

8.375000
8.500000
8.625000

26.3108
26.7035
27.0962

55.088
56.745
58.426

8 3/4
8 7/8
9

8.750000
8.875000
9.000000

27.4889
27.8816
28.2743

60.132
61.862
63.617

9 1/8
9 1/4
9 3/8

9.125000
9.250000
9.375000

28.6670
29.0597
29.4524

65.397
67.201
69.029
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Table 17.2Circular Measurements Diameter, Circumference and Area (Continued)
Diameter

Circumference

Area

Fractional (in.) Decimal (in.)

(in.)

(sq. in.)

9 2
958
934

9.500000
9.625000
9.750000

29.8451
30.2378
30.6305

70.882
72.760
74.662

978
10

9.875000
10.000000

31.0232
31.4159

76.589
78.540

Notes: 1. Multiply square inches by 645.16 to calculate mm2.

2. Multiply inches by 25.4 to calculate mm.
3. Multiply inches by 1,000 to calculate mils.

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17.3 LENGTH, WEIGHT, AREA, POWER AND ENERGY

Table 17.3Conversion Factors
Note: Frequently used conversions are shown in bold type. To convert in the reverse direction, divide by the factor given in the table.
To Convert From

To

Multiply By

Circular mils
Circular mils
Circular mils

Square inches
Square mils
Square millimeters

Square centimeters
Square feet
Square inches

Square inches
Square meters
Circular mils

0.155
0.0929
1,273,240.00

Square inches
Square inches
Square inches

Square centimeters
Square millimeters
Square mils

6.4516
645.16
1,000,000.00

Square meters
Square millimeters
Square millimeters

Square feet
Square inches
Circular mils

Square mils
Square mils

Circular mils
Square inches

Centimeters
Centimeters
Feet

Inches
Feet
Centimeters

0.3937
0.03281
30.48

Feet
Inches
Inches

Meters
Centimeters
Meters

0.3048
2.54
0.0254

Inches
Inches
Kilometers

Millimeters
Mils
Miles

25.4
1,000.00
0.6214

Meters
Meters
Meters

Feet
Inches
Yards

3.2808
39.3701
1.0936

Miles
Millimeters
Millimeters

Kilometers
Inches
Mils

1.6093
0.03937
39.3701

Mils
Mils
Yards

Inches
Millimeters
Meters

0.001
0.0254
0.9144

Area
0.0000007854
0.7854
0.0005067

10.764
0.00155
1,973.53
1.2732
0.000001

Length

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Table 17.3Conversion Factors (Continued)
To Convert From

To

Multiply By

Power
Foot-pounds per minute
Foot-pounds per minute
Foot-pounds per second

Horsepower
Watts
Horsepower

0.0000303
0.0226
0.001818

Foot-pounds per second

Horsepower
Horsepower

Watts
Foot-pounds per minute
Foot-pounds per second

1.356
33,000.00
550.00

Horsepower
Kilogram-meters per sec.
Watts

Watts
Watts
Foot-pounds per minute

746
9.807
44.25

Watts
Watts
Watts

Foot-pounds per second

Horsepower
Kilogram-meters per sec.

0.7375
0.001341
0.1020

Foot-pounds
Joules
Watt-hours

778.00
1,055.00
0.293

Foot-pounds
Foot-pounds
Foot-pounds

British thermal units

Joules
Kilogram-meters

0.001285
1.356
0.1383

Gram calories
Joules
Joules

Joules
British thermal units
Ergs

4.186
0.000947
107.00

Joules
Joules
Joules

Foot-pounds
Gram-calories
Kilogram-meters

0.7375
0.2388
0.10198

Kilogram-meters
Kilogram-meters
Watt-hours

Foot-pounds
Joules
British thermal units

7.233
9.8117
3.4126

Energy
British thermal units
British thermal units
British thermal units

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Table 17.3Conversion Factors (Continued)

To Convert From

To

Multiply By

Kilograms
Kilograms per kilometer
Ohms per kilometer

Pounds
Pounds per 1,000 feet
Ohms per 1,000 feet

2.205
0.6719
0.3048

Ohms per 1,000 feet

Ohms per 1,000 yards
Pounds

Ohms per kilometer

Ohms per kilometer
Kilograms

3.2808
1.0936
0.4536

Pounds per 1,000 feet

Pounds per 1,000 yards
Pounds per 1,000 yards

Kilograms per kilometer

Kilograms per kilometer
Pounds per kilometer

1.488
0.4960
1.0936

Newtons
Pound-force

Pound-force
Newtons

0.2248
4.4482

Circumference

3.1416

Diameter circle
Diameter sphere cubed
U.S. gallons

Side of equal square

Volume of sphere
Imperial gallons (British)

0.8862
0.5236
0.8327

U.S. gallons
U.S. gallons
Cubic feet

Cubic feet
Pounds of water (20C)
Pounds of water (4C)

0.1337
8.33
62.427

Feet of water (4C)

Inches of mercury (0C)
Knots

Pounds per square inch

Pounds per square inch
Miles per hour

0.4336
0.4912
1.1516

Weight

Miscellaneous
Diameter circle

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17.4 TEMPERATURE CONVERSION

Table 17.4Degrees Celsius (Centigrade) vs. Degrees Fahrenheit
Conversion Formula: F 5 9/5C 1 32
C 5 5/9 (F 2 32)
C

-80 -112.0
-70 -94.0
-60 -76.0

-15
-14
-13

5.0
6.8
8.6

15
16
17

59.0
60.8
62.6

45
46
47

113.0
114.8
116.6

75
76
77

167.0
168.8
170.6

105
106
107

221.0
222.8
224.6

135
136
137

275.0
276.8
278.6

600
700
800

1,112
1,292
1,472

-50
-45
-40

-58.0
-49.0
-40.0

-12
-11
-10

10.4
12.2
14.0

18
19
20

64.4
66.2
68.0

48
49
50

118.4
120.2
122.0

78
79
80

172.4
174.2
176.0

108
109
110

226.4
228.2
230.0

138
139
140

280.4
282.2
284.0

900
1,000
1,000

1,652
1,832
2,012

-39
-38
-37

-38.2
-36.4
-34.6

-9
-8
-7

15.8
17.6
19.4

21
22
23

69.8
71.6
73.4

51
52
53

123.8
125.6
127.4

81
82
83

177.8
179.6
181.4

111
112
113

231.8
233.6
235.4

141
142
143

285.8
287.6
289.4

1,200
1,300
1,400

2,192
2,372
2,552

-36
-35
-34

-32.8
-31.0
-29.2

-6
-5
-4

21.2
23.0
24.8

24
25
26

75.2
77.0
78.8

54
55
56

129.2
131.0
132.8

84
85
86

183.2
185.0
186.8

114
115
116

237.2
239.0
240.8

144
145
146

291.2
293.0
294.8

1,500
1,600
1,700

2,732
2,912
3,092

-33
-32
-31

-27.4
-25.6
-23.8

-3
-2
-1

26.6
28.4
30.2

27
28
29

80.6
82.4
84.2

57
58
59

134.6
136.4
138.2

87
88
89

188.6
190.4
192.2

117
118
119

242.6
244.4
246.2

147
148
149

296.6
298.4
300.2

1,800
1,900
2,000

3,272
3,452
3,632

-30
-29
-28

-22.0
-20.2
-18.4

*0
1
2

*32.0
33.8
35.6

30
31
32

86.0
87.8
89.6

60
61
62

140.0
141.8
143.6

90
91
92

194.0
195.8
197.6

120
121
122

248.0
249.8
251.6

150
160
170

302.0
320.0
338.0

-27
-26
-25

-16.6
-14.8
-13.0

3
4
5

37.4
39.2
41.0

33
34
35

91.4
93.2
95.0

63
64
65

145.4
147.2
149.0

93
94
95

199.4
201.2
203.0

123
124
125

253.4
255.2
257.0

180
190
200

356.0
374.0
392

-24
-23
-22

-11.2
-9.4
-7.6

6
7
8

42.8
44.6
46.4

36
37
38

96.8
98.6
100.4

66
67
68

150.8
152.6
154.4

96
97
98

204.8
206.6
208.4

126
127
128

258.8
260.6
262.4

210
220
230

410
428
446

-21
-20
-19

-5.8
-4.0
-2.2

9
10
11

48.2
50.0
51.8

39
40
41

102.2
104.0
105.8

69
70
71

156.2
158.0
159.8

-18
-17
-16

-0.4
1.4
3.2

12
13
14

53.6
55.4
57.2

42
43
44

107.6
109.4
111.2

72
73
74

161.6
163.4
165.2

*Freezing

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Boiling

99
100
101

210.2
212.0
213.8

129
130
131

264.2
266.0
267.8

240
250
300

464
482
572

102
103
104

215.6
217.4
219.2

132
133
134

269.6
271.4
273.2

350
400
500

662
752
932

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17.5 KVA TO AMPERES

Table 17.5kVA to Amperes

Single Phase Circuits
kVA
Rating

120 V

1
1.5
2

8.33
12.5
16.66

3
5
7.5

25
41
62

Current in Amperes at:

240 V
480 V

4.16
6.24
8.33
12.5
21
31

2.08
3.12
4.16
6.1
10.4
15.6

10
15
25

83
124
208

42
62
104

21
31
52

37.5
50
75

312
416
624

156
208
312

78
104
156

830
1,390
1,660

415
695
833

207
348
416

100
167
200

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Table 17.5kVA to Amperes (Continued)
Three Phase Circuits

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kVA
Rating

208 V

Current in Amperes at:

240 V
480 V

3
6
9

8.3
16.6
25.0

7.2
14.4
21.6

15
30
45

41.6
83.0
125

75
112.5
150

600 V

3.6
7.2
10.8

2.9
5.8
8.7

36
72
108

18
36
54

14.4
28.8
43

208
312
415

180
270
360

90
135
180

72
108
144

200
225
300

554
625
830

480
540
720

240
270
360

192
216
288

400
500
750

1,110
1,380
2,080

960
1,200
1,800

480
600
900

384
480
720

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17.6 HORSEPOWER TO AMPERES

Table 17.6Horsepower to Amperes

Three Phase Motor
Horsepower
Rating

208 V

Current in Amperes at:

240 V

1
2
5

2.9
5.8
14.4

2.5
5.0
12.5

1.2
2.5
6.2

10
20
50

28.8
57.6
144

25.0
49.9
125

12.5
25.0
62.4

100
200
300

288
576

250
500

480 V

125
250
624

Note: Based on a motor efficiency of 90 percent and system power factor of 0.8. Above values are theoretical values based solely on numerical
calculations. Check with applicable codes for specific ampere values to size overcurrent protective devices or conductors. For example, see
Table 430.250 of the National Electrical Code.

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