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USCS - United States Customary System Units

An overview of the United States Customary System Units - Imperial Units.

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USCS - United States Customary System Units - the measuring units used in the U.S. is based on the

mile
foot
inch
gallon
second
pound

USCS units are also called the Imperial units. Imperial or USCS units are gradually being replaced by SI units.

Commonly used USCS and SI-units

USCS unit	SI unit	SI symbol	Conversion factor (mutiply USCS unit with factor )
Square foot	Square meter	m²	0.0929
Cubic foot	Cubic meter	m³	0.2831
Pound per square inch	Kilopascal	kPa	6.894
Pound force	Newton	N	4.448
Foot pound torque	Newton meter	N·m	1.356
Kip foot	Kilonewton meter	kN·m	1.356
Gallon per minute	Liter per second	L/s	0.06309
Kip per square inch	Megapascal	MPa	6.89

a kip is 1000 lb

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Convert from USCS or Imperial Units to SI Units
Metre is the British, SI and elsewhere spelling of the unit of length equal to 100 cm. Meter is the American spelling of the same unit.

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