SERIES 60 SERVICE MANUAL Table 5 English to Metric Conversion Table DECIMAL AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS Listed in Table 6 are the decimal and metric equivalents: All information subject to change without notice. (Rev. 2005) 6SE483 0507 Copyright © 2005 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION 47 Multiply Length By To get equivalent number of: Multiply Power By To get equivalent number of: Inches of water (in. H O) 2 0.2491 Kilopascals (kPa) Pounds/square in. (lb/in.2) 6.895 Kilopascals (kPa) Multiply Energy or Work By To get equivalent number of: British Thermal Unit (Btu) 1055 Joules (J) Foot-pound (ft·lb) 1.3558 Joules (J) kilowatt-hour (kW·hr) 3,600,000.
or 3.6 x 106 Joules (J = one W/s) Multiply Light By To get equivalent number of: Foot candle (fc) 10.764 Lumens/meter2 (lm/m2) Multiply Fuel Performance By To get equivalent number of: Miles/gal (mile/gal) 0.4251 Kilometers/liter (km/L) Gallons/mile (gal/mile) 2.3527 Liter/kilometer (L/km) Multiply Velocity By To get equivalent number of: Miles/hour (mile/hr) 1.6093 Kilometers/hour (km/hr)