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METRIC FACT SHEET

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METRIC FACT SHEET This `Fact Sheet' is intended to provide a quick condensed
reference for those concerned with the conversion to metric
building practice and with the preparation of metric construc-
PLAN M-9011 REVISED 85:01 tion drawings.
The `Fact Sheet' is not complete, but is updated periodically
whenever new metric standards are published.

DEFINITIONS GENERAL CONVERSIONS RECOMMENDED RATIO


SCALES
HARD CONVERSION LENGTH
m = ft x 0.3048 General Location Drawings
Physical dimensions and ft = m x 3.281
mechanical properties have
changed, products are converted to AREA
modular metric increments. m² = ft² x 0.0929
ft² = m² x 10.764
Floor Plans
SOFT CONVERSION AREA
Physical dimensions remain un- ha = acres x 0.4047
changed and products are acres = ha x 2.471
converted to an appropriate degree
of precision in metric designations. VOLUME
m³ = ft³ x 0.02832 Floor Plans & Sections
ft³ = m³ x 35.31
LENGTH
VOLUME
imperial metric L = gal (Can.) x 4.546 Floor Plans & Sections
Gal (Can.) = L x 0.220
1/8" 3 mm
1/4" 6
3/8’’ 10 VOLUME
1/2" 13 L = gal (US) x 3.785
5/8" 16 Gal (US) = L x 0.2642 Construction Detail
¾’’ 19
1" 25 FLUID FLOW
1'-0" 300 L/s = cfm x 0.472
4'-0" 1 200 cfm = L/s x 2.12
Construction Details
6'-0" 1 800
8'-0" 2 400 MASS
10'-0" 3 000 kg = lb x 0.4536
lb = kg x 2.205
Construction Details
MASS
t = ton x 0.9072
TEMPERATURE ton = t x 1.102
CONVERSIONS
DENSITY
°K = °C +273.15 kg/m³ = lb/ft³ x 16.01
°C = 5/9 (°F - 32) lb/ft³ = kg/m³ x 0.06245 TOTAL ROOF LOADS
°F = 9/5 (°C) + 32 (approximate
conversion)
FORCE
kN = kg x 0.009807 imperial metric
N = lbf x 4.448 20 psf 1 kNlm²
EXPRESSION OF SLOPE Ibf = N x 0.2248 40 2
(approximate 60 3
conversion) PRESSURE, STRESS 80 4
MPa = N/mm2 = psi x 0.006895 100 5
present ratio metric ratio psi = MPa x 145.0 120 6
Roof Slopes
kN/m² = psf x .04788
1:12 1:12 ENERGY psf = kN/m² x 20.89
2:12 1:6 J = W ·s =N•m = ft ·Ib x 1.356
3:12 1:4 MJ = kWh x 3.60
4:12 1:3 kWh = MJ x 0.2778
6:12 1:2 ROLLED STEEL SHAPES
8:12 1:1.5 ENERGY
12:12 1:1 kWh = BTU x 0.0002930 - most structural rolled steel shapes
Floor Slopes BTU = kWh x 3413 now available in metric sizes, refer to
1/16"/1' 1:200 appropriate manufacturers literature
1/8"/1' 1:100 POWER for new sizes.
1/4"/1' 1:50 kW = hp x 0.746
1/2"/1' 1:25 hp = kW x 1.340
5/8"/ 1' 1:20
1’’/1' 1:10
STEEL YIELD STRENGTH SHEET METAL THICKNESSES SAWN LUMBER SIZES
(hard conversion) (base steel thickness) (soft conversion)
imperial metric
imperial metric desinated 12 ga. 2.67 mm
psi MPa as 14 1.91
40 000 ...........300............... Grade 300 16 1.52
50 000 ...........350................Glade 350 18 1.22
60 000 ...........400....... ........Grade 400 20 0.91
22 0.76
24 0.61
REBAR SIZES 26 0.46
(hard conversion) 28 0.34
area 30 0.31
of section - for galvanized sheet metal, add
imperial metric mm2 0.04 mm to above figures
3 ……………….. 10M …………. 100
4 BOLT SIZES
5 ………………. 15M …………. 200 POLE SIZES
(hard conversion)
6 ………………. 20M …………. 300
7 ………………. 25M …………. 500 Sawn Round
imperial metric imperial metric imperial metric
8 ¼’’ M6
9 ………………. 30M …………. 700 (nom.) (actual)
5/16’’ M8 4" x 4" ...89 x 89 mm 4" .....100 mrn
10 ………………. 35M …………. 1000 3/8’’ M10
11 4" x 6"....89 x140 5’’ ......125
½’’ Diameter M12 6’’ x 6’’…140x140 6’’ …..150
14 ………......... 45M/55 ………1500/2500 9/16’’ M14
18 6’’ x 8’’…140x184 7’’ …..175
5/8’’ M16 8’’ x 8’’…184x184 8’’ …..200
11/16’’ M18 9’’ …..225
¾’’ M20
WELDED WIRE FABRIC SIZES
(soft conversion) ½’’ 12 mm
imperial metric CONSTRUCTION PLYWOOD
¾’’ 20
2" 51 mm 1’’ 25 Modular size of a sheet 1200 x2400 mm
3" 76 1 3/8’’ 35
4" wire 102 1 ¾’’ 45 imperial (nom.) metric (actual)
6" spacings 152 2’’ Length 50 sanded sheathing
8" 203 2 ¾’’ 70 ¼’’ 6mm -
12’’ 305 3’’ 75 5/16’’ - 7.5 mm
3 ¼’’ 80 3/8’’ 8 9.5
cross-sectional 3 ½’’ 90 ½’’ 11 12.5
wire size area 4’’ 100 5/8’’ 14 15.5
ga mm2 ¾’’ 17 18.5
0 47.6 NOMINAL SIZES OF NON
2 34.9
4 25.8 METALLIC PIPES AND TUBES
(hard conversion) WAFERBOARD THICKNESS
6 18.7
8 longitudinal and 13.3 (soft conversion)
9 transversewires 11.1 imperial metric
10 9.1 3" 75 mm imperial metric
12 5.6 4" 100 1 4" 6.35 mm
14 3.2 5" 125 5 16" 7.9
- metric designation of wire size signifies 6" 150 3 8" 9.5
the nominal cross-sectional area 8" 200 7 16" 11.1
(mm²) of the longitudinal and 10" 250 1 2" 12.7
transverse wires 12" 300 5 8" 15.9
MW -denotes smooth wire 14" 350 3 4" 19.0
MD - denotes deformed wire 16" 400
eg.
6 x 6 6/6 CONCRETE STRENGTH
becomes (hard conversion) R - VALUES
152 x 152 MW18.7 x MW18.7
(fibreglass insulation)
imperial metric
VAPOR BARRIERS 2 000 psi ................................... 15 MPa imperial metric
3 000 .....................................20 R8 RSI 1.4
imperial metric 3 500 .....................................25
2 mil 50 µm R12 RSI 2.1
4 000 .....................................30 R14 RSI 2.5
4 mil 100 µm 5 000 .....................................35
6 mil 150 µm R20 RSI 3.5
6 000 .....................................40 R26 RSI 4.5
10 mil 250 µm 7 000 .....................................50 R28 RSI 4.9
For soft conversion the relationship is: RSI = R x 0.176
MPa = psi x 0.006895

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