Weights  Measures Tables AVOIRDUPOIS OR COMMERCIAL WEIGHT1 gross or long ton (l. tn.)=2240 pounds1 net or short ton (sh. tn.)=2000 pounds1 long hundred weight (l. cwt.)=112 pounds1 short hundred weight (sh. cwt.)=100 pounds1 pound (lb.) = 16 ounces (oz.)=7000 grains (gr.)1 ounce (oz.) = 16 drams (dr.)=437.5 grainsAPOTHECARIES' WEIGHT1 pound (lb. ap.)=12 ounces=5760 grains1 ounce (oz. ap.)=8 drams=480 grains1 dram (dr. ap.)=3 scruples=60 grains1 scruple (s. ap.)=20 grains METRIC EQUIVALENTS AVOIRDUPOIS OR COMMERCIAL WEIGHT1 long ton=1.016 metric ton=1016 kilograms1 short tun=0.9072 metric ton=907.2 kilograms1 pound av.=0.4356 kilograms=453.6 grams1 ounce av.=28.35 grams (g) 1 grain (gr.)=0.0648 gram (g) TROY WEIGHT1 pound (lb. t.)=12 ounces=5760 grains1 ounce (oz. t.)=20 pennyweights=480 grains1 pennyweight (dwt.)=24 grains METRIC WEIGHT1 metric ton (t)=1000 kilograms 1 kilogram (or kilo) (kg)=1000 grams=10 hectograms1 hectogram (hg)=100 grams=10 dekagrams1 dekagram (dkg)=10 grams 1 gram (g)=10 decigrams 1 decigram (dg)=10 centigrams 1 centigram (cg)=10 milligrams (mg) AVOIRDUPOIS EQUIVALENTS OF METRIC WEIGHT1 ton (metric)=0.9842 long ton=2204.6 pounds av.1 ton (metric)=1.1023 short ton=2204.6 pounds av.1 kilogram=2.2046 pounds av.=35.274 ounces av.1 gram=0.03527 ounces av. 1 gram=15.432 grains TROY AND APOTHECARIES' WEIGHTS EQUIVALENTS IN AVOIRDUPOIS AND METRIC WEIGHT1 pound Troy or apothecaries'=0.82286 pounds avoirdupois=373.2 grams1 ounce Troy or apothecaries'=1.09714 ounce avoirdupois=31.103 grams1 grain Troy or apothecaries'=1 grain avoirdupois=0.0648 gram1 pound avoirsupois=1.21528 pound Troy or apothecaries' 1 kilogram (kg)=0.911458 ounce Troy or apothecaries' 1 gram (g)=0.0322 ounce Troy or apothecaries' MEASURES OF LENGTH1 mile (mi.)=1760 yards=5280 feet=1.609 kilometers1 yard (yd.)=3 feet=36 inches=0.9144 meter1 foot (ft.)=12 inches=304.8 millimeters 1 inch (in.)=25.4 millimeters 1 kilometer (km)=1000 meter 1 meter (m)=10 decimeter=3.2808 feet=39.37 inches1 decimeter (dm)=10 centimeter=3.937 inches 1 centimeter (cm)=10 millimeter (mm)=0.3937 inches FLUID POWER EQUIVALENTS / EXACT EQUIVALENTS1 U.S. gallon=231 cubic inches =4 quarts or 8 pints =128 ounces (liquid) =133.37 ounces (weight) = 8.3356 pounds =3.785 liters 1 imperial gallon= 1.2 U.S. gallons 1 Liter= 0.2642 U.S. gallons 1 cubic foot= 7.48 gallons =1728 cubic inches =62.4 pounds (water) =760 mm Hg 1 Cu. ft. water= 62.4 pounds 1 Bar at sea level=14.504 PSI Approx. 1/2 PSI decreaseeach 1000 foot of elevation 1 Hg = 0.490 PSI =1.131 ft. water 1 horsepower= 33,000 ft. lbs. per minute =550 ft. lbs. per second =42.4 BTU per minute =2545 BTU per hour =746 watts or 0.746 kw 1 PSI=2.0416 Hg =27.72  water = 27.71 bar 1 Atmosphere= 1.013 bars =29.921 Hg = 14.696 PSI =760 mm Hg 1 Foot water column= 0.432 PSI 1 Foot oil column =0.354 PSI 1 Barrel oil=42 gallons 1 Micro-meter (micron)= 0.000001 meter = 0.001 centimeter = 0.00004 inch 25 Micro-meters=0.001 inchFLUID POWER EQUIVALENTS / APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS1 Pint = 2 cups = 32 tablespoons = 96 teaspoons = 16 fluid ounces = 1 lb.1 Quart = 4 cups = 2 pints = 32 fluid ounces = 2 pounds1 Gallon = 16 cups = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 128 fluid ounces = 231 cubic inches1 Cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons1 Tablespoon = 3 tsp. = 1/2 fluid ounce1 Fluid oz. (volume) = 600 drops hydraulic oil1 Cubic inch = 330 drops (oil)FLUID POWER ABBREVIATIONS absabsolute (as in psia) A-Calternating current BhnBrinell hardness number BtuBritish thermal unit Cdegrees Centigrade (Celsius) ccclosed center ccwcounter clockwise cfmcubic feet per minute cfscubic feet per second circubic inches per revolution cimcubic inches per minute comcommon cpmcycles per minute cpscycles per second cu.in/revcubic inches per revolution cwclockwise cylcylinder diadiameter extexternal Fdegrees Farenheit flfluid fpmfeet per minute ftfoot ft-lbfoot pound gal gallon gpmgallons per minute HgMercury HPhorsepower HzHertz IDinside diameter ininch in-lbinch pound intinternal ipminches per minute ipsinches per second lbpound maxmaximum minminimum mtdmounted NCnormally closed NOnormally open NPTnational pipe thread NPTFdryseal pipe threads ocopen center ozounce P.O.pilot operated presspressure psipounds per square inch psiapsi absolute psigpsi gauge ptpint qtquart rradius rmsroot mean square rpmrevolutions per minute rpsrevolutions per second scfmstandard cu. ft. per minute Smlsseamless solsolenoid SSUSaybolt seconds universal SUSSaybolt universal seconds umicro-meters or microns Ttorque vacvacuum VIviscosity index viscviscosity www.hzloadcell.com