Units, Conversions and some useful materials data

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The discussion covers various resources related to SI units, including descriptions, derived units, and prefixes, as well as conversions between imperial and metric systems. It highlights tools for converting feet to meters, calculating British Thermal Units, and understanding the density of different materials, including metals and woods. The importance of density unit conversions is emphasized, particularly for users in the US who require different measurement standards. A specific density converter site is recommended for its comprehensive and easily convertible data on materials. The information aims to assist users in navigating unit conversions effectively.
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" Info on SI Units
" SI Unit Descriptions
" SI Derived Units
" SI Prefixes (mega, giga)
" Imperial/UK Units
" Scientific Notation --(i.e. what is 1.00E+09)
" Metric Forum

" Feet to metres calculator
" Metres to feet calculator
" British Thermal Units Btu
" Density of bulk materials
" Density of liquids
" Specific Gravity of water
" Density of metals
" Density of woods
" Kitchen metric
" Medical metric
" Parts per million - ppm
" Clothing metric
" Yarn metric
" Time
" cc to hp
" Paper & Envelopes
" Gross to Nett price
" Nett to Gross price
" Add on Commission
" Sheet metal swg - mm
" Wire & rod swg - awg
" Electrical wire swg - awg
" Steam tables (4 pages)
" Watts, amps, volts, ohms
" M Threads & spanners
" Self tapping screws
" M tap & pilot drill sizes
 
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Density of the metals and woods is pretty useful on that site. It lives in my bookmarks. However, they do not provide conversions in any unit other than the kilogram per cubic meter and we live in US. Therefore we needed a density unit converter site..

Upon some research I found that they have included all of the materials, woods and metals on the above site in an easily convertible fashion at this density converter page -> http://easyunitconverter.com/density-unit-conversion/density-unit-converter.aspx"

Hope it helps everyone...
Jackie
 
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