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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