Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976
THE
SCHEDULE
(See
Sec. 79)
| (1)
Length: |
|
| 1 inch =
|
=0.0254
meter |
| 1 foot =
|
=0.3048
meter |
| 1 yard =
|
=0.9144
meter |
| 1 mile =
|
=1609.344
meters |
| 1
nautical mile (UK) |
= 1853.18 meters |
| |
For Survey of India only |
| I
foot |
=
0.3047996 meter |
| (2)
Area |
|
| 1 square inch |
=0.00064516
square meter |
| 1 square foot |
=0.09290304
square meter |
| 1 square yard |
=0.83612736
square meter |
| 1 square mile |
= 2
589 988.110 336 square meter |
| |
For
Survey of India only |
| 1 square foot |
=0.092
903 square meter |
| 1 acre |
=4046.8561
square meters |
| = 0.404 685 61 hectare |
|
| (3)
Volume: |
|
| 1 cubic inch |
=0.000
016 387 064 cubic meter |
| 1
cubic foot |
=0.028 316 846 592 cubic
meter |
| 1 cubic yard |
=0.764
554 857 984 cubic meter |
| 1 gallon (UK) |
=0.004
546 087 cubic meter |
| 1 gallon (USA) |
=0.003
785 411 784 cubic meter |
| 1 bushel
(USA) |
|
| (2 150.42 cubic inches) |
=.
0.035 239 070 17 cubic meter |
| 1 barrel for petroleum |
= 0.
158 987 294 928 cubic meter |
| 1
acre-foot |
= 1233.482 cubic meters |
| (4)
Mass: |
|
| 1 grain |
=0.000
064 798 91 kilogram |
| 1 tola |
=
0.01 1 663 803 8 kilogram |
| 1 seer |
=
0.933 104 304 kilogram |
| 1 maund |
=37.324
172 16 kilograms |
| 1 ounce (troy) |
=
0.031 103 476 8 kilogram |
| 1 pound (avoirdupois) |
=
0.453 592 37 kilogram |
| 1 hundred weight (UK) |
= 50
802 345 44 kilograms |
| 1 hundred weight (USA) |
=
45 359 237 kilograms |
| 1 ton (UK) |
=
10 6.046 908 8 kilograms |
| 1 ton
(USA) |
= 907.184 74 kilograms |
| (5)
Temperature |
|
| 1 degree Fahrenheit (unit) |
= 5/9
Kelvin or degree (celsius) |
| temperature in degree |
|
Fahrenheit
(toF) |
= 5/9
(toF+459.67) kelvins
= 5/9
(toF-32) degree celsius |
| (6)
Force: |
|
| 1 pound-force |
=4.448
221 615 260 5 Newton’s |
| 1 poundal |
=0.
138 254 954 376 Newton |
| (7)
Pressure: |
|
| 1 barometric inch of mercury |
=3
386.388 640 341 Pascal’s |
| 1
inch of water |
=249.088 91 Pascal’s |
| (8)
Energy : |
|
| 1 British thermal unit |
=1055.05585262
joules |
| 1 foot-pound-force |
=1.35
817 948 331 400 4 joules |
| (9)
Power: |
|
| 1 horse power (UK) |
=745.699
871 582 270 22 watts |
| 1 horse-power (European) |
=735.498
75 watts |
| 1 ton
of refrigeration |
=3516.852 842 67 watts |
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