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JANUARY 27, 1993

FEDERAL STANDARD 376B

SUPERCEDES
FEDERAL STANDARD 376A
MAY 5, 1983

FEDERAL STANDARD 376B
PREFERRED
METRIC UNITS
FOR
GENERAL USE
BY THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FSC MISC

Foreword

This standard was developed by the Standards and Metric Practices Subcommittee of the Metrication Operating Committee, which operates under the Interagency Council on Metric Policy. It is the basic Federal standard that lists metric units recommended for use throughout the Federal government, and is specified in the Federal Standardization Handbook, issued by the General Services Administration in accordance with 41 CFR 101-29. Before issue, it was coordinated with the departments and agencies of the Interagency Council on Metric Policy.

The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Federal standard by all Federal agencies.

Civilian Agency Coordinating Activity:

Federal Supply Service, General Service Administration

Military Agency Coordinating Activity:

Standardization Program,
Office of the Assistant Secretary (Production and Logistics),
Department of Defense

Preparing Activity:

Metric Program,
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Technology Administration,
Department of Commerce

Changes

When a federal agency determines that there is a need for a revision of this standard, a written request for revision should be submitted to the General Services Administration, Federal Supply and Service, Environmental and Engineering Policy Division (FCRE), Washington, DC 20406. The request shall include data that support the proposed change. The Metric Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, as custodian of this standard, will coordinate all proposed changes with the Metrication Operating Committee.

Table of Contents

1. Scope
2. Authoritative Document
3. Definitions
4. General Requirements
5. Detailed Requirements
Bibliography
Alphabetical Index

1. SCOPE

This standard lists preferred metric units (See 4.1) recommended for use throughout the Federal Government. It gives guidance on the selection of metric units required to comply with the provisions of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-168), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418), and Executive Order (EO) 12770 of July 25, 1991. The guidance in this standard applies to, but is not limited to, the drafting of laws, regulations, contracts, and purchase orders; and the preparation of reports, statistical tables, and databases.

2. AUTHORITATIVE DOCUMENT

The following document forms the authoritative basis of this standard to the extent specified herein:

American National Standard for Metric Practice, ANSI/IEEE Std 268-1992, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 SI Units. Units belonging to the International System of Units, which is abbreviated SI (from the French Le Système International d'Unités), as interpreted or modified for use in the United States by the Secretary of Commerce (55 F.R. 52242, Dec. 20, 1990).

3.2 Inch-pound Units. Units based upon the yard and the pound, commonly used in the United States, and defined by the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology). In this standard, the term inch-pound unit includes other customary units, such as the degree Fahrenheit, used extensively in the United States at present. Some inch-pound units used in the United States, such as the gallon, have the same name as units previously used in other countries but differ in magnitude.

4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Preferred Metric Units. Preferred metric units for use throughout the Federal Government are:

• The SI units (together with their multiples and submultiples);
• Three other metric units – the liter, hectare, and metric ton – that are accepted for use with the SI units because of their practical importance; and
• A small number of other metric units, listed in Section 5, that are accepted because of their use in specialized fields.

The preferred metric units listed in Section 5 of this standard have been selected in accordance with the recommendations of ANSI/IEEE Std 268.

4.1.1 SI Base Units and Supplementary Units. The SI is constructed from seven base units for independent quantities¹ plus the two supplementary units for plane angle and solid angle.

4.1.2 SI Derived Units. Derived units are formed by combining base units, supplementary units, and other derived units according to the algebraic relations linking the corresponding quantities. The symbols for derived units are obtained by means of the mathematical signs for multiplication, division, and use of exponents. For example, the SI unit for velocity is the meter per second (m/s or m·s^-1), and that for angular velocity is the radian per second (rad/s or rad·s^-1). Some derived SI units have been given special names and symbols, as follows:

4.1.3 SI Prefixes. The common metric prefixes are:

These prefixes are part of SI. They are attached to an SI unit name or symbol to form what are properly called “multiples” and “submultiples” of the SI unit. Prefixes produce units that are of an appropriate size for the application, e.g., millimeter or kilometer. Examples that show reasonable choices of multiples and submultiples for many practical applications are given in Section 5. While all combinations are technically correct, many are not used in practice. The prefixes deci, deka, and hecto are rarely used; prefixes that are multiples or submultiples of 1000 are generally preferred. When the unit name is written in full, the prefix is written in full: megahertz, not Mhertz. When the unit symbol is used, the symbol is used: MHz, not megaHz. Only one prefix should be used in forming a multiple of an SI unit, e.g., Mg, not kkg; or pV, not mmV. Prefix symbols for the values a million or greater are capitalized and those below a million are written in lower case.

4.1.4 Editorial Style. The names of all SI units begin with a lower case letter except, of course, at the beginning of a sentence or when other grammar rules dictate capitalizing nouns. There is one exception: in “degree Celsius” the term “degree” is lower case but “Celsius” is always capitalized. Unit symbols are always written in lower case except for the liter and those units derived from the name of a person (e.g., W for watt, Pa for pascal, etc.). SI symbols are unique “letter shorthand” for unit names – they are not abbreviations and should therefore not be followed by a period (except at the end of a sentence). Likewise, symbols stand for both the singular and plural of the unit and should not have an s added. SI units are always written in an upright typeface with a space between the numeric value and the symbol. See ANSI/IEEE Std 268 and other documents listed in the Bibliography for further usage rules.

4.2 Accepted Units. For practical reasons a number of non-metric units are accepted for use. These include units of time (minute, hour, etc.), units of plane angle (degree, etc.), and a few units for special applications, such as the nautical mile, used in navigation. Section 5 includes accepted units and shows their areas of application. These units may be used in full compliance with the provisions of the amended Metric Conversion Act, EO 12770, and the Federal Register Notice, “Metric System of Measurement; Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United States” (55 F.R. 52242, Dec. 20, 1990).

4.3 Unacceptable Metric Units. Many older metric practices do not comply with the amended Metric Conversion Act, EO 12770, and 55 F.R. 52242. Particular care shall be taken to avoid introducing non-SI practices into the United States in areas where such practices are not now established. The units listed in the following three subsections shall not be used.

4.3.1 CGS Units. Units with special names peculiar to the various cgs (centimeter-gram-second) systems shall not be used. Among these units are the following that have been commonly used:

4.3.2 Deprecated Names or Symbols. Other units from older versions of the metric system and metric jargon that shall not be used include:

4.3.3 Miscellaneous Non-SI Units Not to be Used. Additional units that are not accepted for use include the following:

ångström
calorie
g as a unit of acceleration (g = 9.81 m/s²)
grade or gon [1 grade = (pi/200) rad]
kilogram-force
langley (1 langley = 1 cal/cm²)
metric carat
metric horsepower
millimeter of mercury
millimeter, centimeter, or meter of water
standard atmosphere (101.325 kPa)
technical atmosphere (98.0665 kPa)
torr (133.322 Pa)

4.4 Conversion. Conversion factors in Section 5 are shown from inch-pound units to metric units, generally to seven significant digits. The first column, labeled From, lists inch-pound and other units commonly used to express the quantities; the second column, labeled To, gives SI units or other preferred units; and the third column, labeled Multiply By, gives the conversion factors by which the numerical value in From units must be multiplied to obtain the numerical value in To units. For conversion from inch-pound units to metric units, multiply by the factor. For example, to convert 10.1 feet to meters multiple by 0.3048; the answer is 3.078 meters, which can be rounded to 3.08 meters (see Section 4.5 on rounding). For conversion from metric units to inch-pound units, divide rather than multiply by the factor. For example, to convert 16.3 meters to yards divide by 0.9144; the answer is 17.826 yards, which can be rounded to 17.8 yards.

4.5 Rounding. For rounding of metric values obtained by conversion from inch-pound values, the following simplified rules are suggested. A more complete treatment of rounding rules is given in Appendix C of ANSI/IEEE Std 268.

4.5.1 If the inch-pound value is expressed by a combination of units such as feet and inches, or pounds and ounces, it should first be converted to the smaller unit.

Examples:

• 12 ft 5 in = 149 in
• 1 lb 3-1/2 oz = 19.5 oz

4.5.2 Multiply the inch-pound value by the conversion factor. If the first significant³ digit of the metric value is equal to or greater than the first significant digit of the inch-pound value, round the metric value to the same number of significant digits as there are in the inch-pound value.

Examples:

• 11 mi × 1.609 = 17.699 km, which rounds to 18 km
• 61 mi × 1.609 = 98.149 km, which rounds to 98 km

If the first significant digit of the metric value is smaller than the first significant digit of the inch-pound value, round to one more significant digit.

Examples:

• 66 mi × 1.609 = 106.194 km, which rounds to 106 km
• 8 ft × 0.3048 = 2.4384 m, which rounds to 2.4 m

4.5.3 When the digits to be discarded begin with a 5 or more, increase the last digit retained by one.

Example:

• 8.3745, if rounded to three digits, would be 8.37; if rounded to four digits, would be 8.375.

4.5.4 It is essential to use good judgment in estimating the precision required in conversions.

Example:

• A length given as 8 ft would ordinarily convert to 2.4 m. If, however, the measurement given as 8 ft is believed to be valid to the nearest 1/10 inch, it should be treated as 8.00 feet and considered as having three significant digits. The rounded dimension would then be 2.438 m instead of 2.4 m.

Do not retain more digits than is appropriate for the situation.

• Example: A nautical chart shows a landmark to be 75 ft in height; from subsection 4.5.2 this rounds to 22.8 m, but a value of 23 m would be more reasonable for the application.

4.5.5 Where an inch-pound value represents a maximum or minimum limit that must be respected, the rounding must be in the direction that does not violate the original limit.

• Example: For most applications 10 ft rounds to 3 m, but if a safety code requires 10 feet of clearance from a high voltage line, a conversion to 3.05 meters must be used until new studies show 3 meters of clearance to be sufficient.

4.5.6 Normally, temperatures expressed in a whole number of degrees Fahrenheit should be converted to the nearest 0.5 K (or degree Celsius). As with other quantities, the number of significant digits to retain will depend upon the implied accuracy of the original temperature.

5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

This section gives detailed requirements for the selection of units, consistent with ANSI/IEEE Std 268. The subsections list conversion factors to the appropriately sized metric unit, either an SI unit with appropriate prefix or a non-SI unit that is accepted for use with SI. ANSI/IEEE Std 268, which has been recommended by the Metrication Operating Committee of the Interagency Council on Metric Policy for use by all agencies and departments of the Federal Government, lists conversion factors to SI units only. The SI units are the coherent set of base, supplementary, and derived units without prefixes, except for the base unit kilogram.

Government agencies may develop supplemental lists of accepted units applicable to their special fields. Such supplemental lists shall be consistent with this Federal Standard and with ANSI/IEEE Std 268.

Other Derived Quantities. It is not practical to list all quantities, but others not listed can be readily derived using the conversion factors given. For example, to convert from inches per second to centimeters per second, multiply by 2.54; to convert from Btu per pound to joules per kilogram, multiply by (1055.056)/(0.453 592 37) or 2326.

Note on Mixed Units and Fractions. Mixed units, which are commonly used with inch-pound units, are not used in metric practice. Thus, while a distance may be given in inch-pound units as 27 ft, 5 in, metric practice shows a length as 3.45 m rather than 3 m, 45 cm. Binary fractions (such as 1/2 or 3/8) are not used with metric units. For example, a person's weight is given as 70.5 kg, not 70-1/2 kg.

Preferred units for various quantities are grouped in the following subsections by: Space and Time, Mechanics, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism, Light, and Radiology. (These groupings are consistent with the groupings in ANSI/IEEE Std 268.) The quantities under each group are listed in italic type. The first column, labeled From, lists inch-pound and other units commonly used to express the quantities; the second column, labeled To, gives SI units or other preferred units; and the third column, labeled Multiply By, gives the conversion factors (generally to seven significant digits) by which the numerical value in From units must be multiplied to obtain the numerical value in To units. 51 units and their submultiples or multiples, in the To column, are in bold type. The liter, hectare, and metric ton and other accepted units (see 4.2), in the To column, are in normal type. Conversion factors, in the Multiply By column, that are exact are in bold type.

5.1 Quantities of Space and Time

5.1.1 Plane angle

NOTE: No change in U.S. customary usage is required for plane angle units. The radian, which is the SI unit, is most frequently used in scientific or technical work and in forming derived units. Use of the degree and its decimal fractions is permissible. Use of the minute and second is discouraged except for specialized fields such as cartography.

5.1.2 Solid angle

NOTE: No change in U.S. customary usage is required for solid angle units. The steradian, which is the only unit commonly used to express solid angle, is an SI unit.

5.1.3 Length

NOTE: In 1893 the U.S. foot was legally defined as 1200/3937 meters. In 1959 a refinement was made to bring the foot into agreement with the definition used in other countries, i.e. 0.3048 meters. At the same time it was decided that any data in feet derived from and published as a result of geodetic surveys within the U.S. would remain with the old standard, which is named the U.S. survey foot. The new length is shorter by exactly two parts in a million. The five-digit multipliers given in this standard for acre and acre-foot are correct for either the U.S. survey foot or the foot of 0.3048 meters exactly. Other lengths, areas, and volumes are based on the foot of 0.3048 meters.

NOTE: The nautical mile is an accepted unit for use in navigation.

5.1.4 Area

NOTE: The hectare, equal to 10 000m², is accepted for use with SI.

5.1.5 Volume

NOTES: (1) the liter, equal to 0.001 m³, is accepted for use with SI. (2) A variety of barrel sizes have been used for other commodities.

NOTE: The register ton is a unit of volume used to express the capacity of a ship. For example, a 20000-ton freighter has a capacity of approximately 57000 m³, measured in accordance with established procedures.

NOTE: Agricultural products that are sold by the bushel in the United States are often sold by weight in other countries. There can be a considerable variation in the weight per unit volume due to differences in variety, size, or condition of the commodity, tightness of pack, degree to which the container is heaped, etc. The following conversion factors are used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for statistical purposes:

NOTE: In the United States, the cup, tablespoon, and teaspoon are defined as 8, 1/2, and 1/6 fluid ounces, respectively. For practical usage the metric equivalents are 250 mL, 15 mL, and 5 mL.

5.1.6 Time

NOTE: No change in customary U.S. usage is required for time units. The second is the SI unit of time, but the minute and hour, as well as the day, week, year, etc., are accepted units.

5.1.7 Velocity

NOTE: The knot, or nautical mile per hour, is an accepted unit for use in navigation.

5.1.8 Acceleration

5.1.9 Flow rate

5.1.10 Fuel efficiency

NOTE: To convert fuel efficiency in miles per gallon to fuel consumption in liters per 100 kilometers, use the formula:

235.2/(number of miles per gallon) = number of liters per 100 kilometers

5.2 Quantities of Mechanics

5.2.1 Mass (weight)

NOTE: There is ambiguity in the use of the term “weight” to mean either force or mass. In general usage, the term weight nearly always means mass and this is the meaning given the term in U.S. laws and regulations. Where the term is so used, weight is expressed in kilograms in SI. In many fields of science and technology the term “weight” is defined as the force of gravity acting on an object, i.e., as the product of the mass of the object and the local acceleration of gravity. Where weight is so defined, it is expressed in newtons in SI.

NOTE: The metric ton (referred to as “tonne” in many countries), equal to 1000 kg, is accepted for use with SI.

5.2.2 Moment of mass

5.2.3 Density

5.2.4 Concentration (mass)

5.2.5 Momentum

5.2.6 Moment of inertia

5.2.7 Force

5.2.8 Moment of force, torque

5.2.9 Pressure, stress

NOTE: The SI unit for pressure and stress is the pascal, which is equal to the newton per square meter. This unit, its multiples, and submultiples are preferred for all applications.

NOTE: The bar and its submultiples are accepted for limited use in meteorology only. lt is not accepted for use in the U.S. for other applications, e.g., as the unit of fluid pressure in pipes and containers. The appropriate SI multiples, e.g., kilopascal or megapascal, should be used instead.

NOTE: The actual pressure corresponding to the height of a vertical column of fluid depends upon the local acceleration of gravity and the density of the fluid, which in turn depends upon the temperature. The conversion factors given here are conventional values adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

5.2.10 Viscosity (dynamic)

5.2.11 Viscosity (kiniatic)

5.2.12 Energy, work, heat

NOTE: The kilowatthour is accepted as a unit of electrical energy only. The SI unit of energy, the joule, which is equal to the newton meter or the watt second, is recommended for all applications.

NOTE: The calorie listed here is the thermochemical calorie. Other values of the calorie have been used.

NOTE: The calories used in nutrition is the same as the thermochemical kilocalorie. All use of the calorie is deprecated.

NOTE: The British Thermal Unit (Btu) used in this standard is the International Table Btu adopted by the Fifth International Conference on Properties of Steam, London, 1956.

5.2.13 Power

NOTE: Power is the rate of energy transfer. The SI unit for all forms of power, mechanical, electrical, and heat flow rates is the watt.

5.3 Quantities of Heat

5.3.1 Temperature

NOTE: The SI unit for customary temperature is the degree Celsius (0C). In inch-pound units customary temperature is expressed in degrees Fahrenheit. The formula for converting customary temperature is: t_c=(t_f-32)/1.8

The SI unit for thermodynamic temperature T_K is the kelvin (K). Celsius temperature is defined by the equation: t_cc=T_K-273.15 K. K,

The inch-pound unit for thermodynamic temperature is the degree Rankine. The formula for converting thermodynamic temperature is: T_K = T_R /1.8.

A temperature interval may be expressed in SI either in kelvins or in degrees Celsius, as convenient. The formula for converting a temperature interval At in degrees Fahrenheit into SI is: delta t_K = delta t_C= delta t_F/1.8

5.3.2 Linear expansion coefficient

5.3.3 Heat

NOTE: Heat is a form of energy. See 5.2.12

5.3.4 Heat flow rate

NOTE: Heat flow rate is a form of power. See 5.2.13

5.3.5 Thermal conductivity

5.3.6 Coefficient of heat transfer

5.3.7Heat capacity

5.3.8Specific heat capacity

NOTE: The quantities 5.3.5 through 5.3.8 are defined in terms of temperature interval. Therefore K may be replaced by °C.

5.3.9 Entropy

5.3.10 Specific entropy

5.3.11 Specific internal energy

5.4 Quantities of Electricity and Magnetism

NOTE: The common electrical units ampere (A), volt (V), ohm (Ω), siemens (S), coulomb (C), farad (F), henry (H), weber (Wb), and tesla (T) are SI units that are already in use in the United States. The various cgs units shall no longer be used.

5.4.1 Magnetic field strength

5.4.2 Magnetic flux

5.4.3 Magnetic flux density

5.4.4 Electric charge

5.4.5 Resistivity

5.4.6 Conductivity

5.5 Quantities of Light and Related Electromagnetic Radiation

NOTE: No change in U.S. customary usage is required for the following quantities: radiant intensity, watt per steradian (W/sr); radiance, watt per steradian square meter (W/(sr·m²); irradiance, watt per square meter (W/m²); luminous intensity, candela (cd); luminous flux, lumen (lm); and quantity of light, lumen second(lm· s).

5.5.1 Wavelength

5.5.2 Luminance

5.5.3 Luminous exitance

5.5.4 llluminance

5.6 Quantities of Radiology

5.6.1 Activity (of a radionuclide)

5.6.2 Absorbed dose

5.6.3 Dose equivalent

5.6.4 Exposure (x and gamma rays)

Bibliography

American National Standard for Metric Practice, ANSI/IEEE Std 268-1992, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Requests for copies should be addressed to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Standards Department, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855.

SI Units and Recommendations for the Use of their Multiples and of Certain Other Units, ISO 1000-1992

Requests for copies of this international standard, which is maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), should be addressed to the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036.

Standard Practice for Use of the International System of Units (SI) (the Modernized Metric System), ASTM E 380-91 a

Requests for copies should be addressed to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Rules for SAE Use of SI (Metric) Units, SAE J916 (Rev. May 91)

Requests for copies should be addressed to Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096.

Metric Editorial Guide (fifth edition), ANMC-92-1

Requests for copies should be addressed to the American National Metric Council (ANMc), Publication Services, 301 Warren Ave., Suite 217, Baltimore, MD 21230

Guide to the Use of the Metric System, 1992 edition

Requests for copies should be addressed to the U.S. Metric Association (USMA) 10245 Andasol Ave., Northridge, CA 91325-1504.

The International System of Units (SI), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 330 (1991 Edition)*

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, The Modernized Metric System, NIST Special Publication 811*

Interpretation of the SI and Metric Conversion Pollcy for Federal Agencies, NIST Special Publication 814*, which includes:

• Metric System of Measurement; Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United States, (55 F.R. 52242, Dec. 20, 1990);
• Metric Conversion Pollcy for Federal Agencies, 15 CFR Part 1170; and
• Metric Usage in Federal Government Programs, Executive Order 12770 of July 25, 1991(56 FR 35801, July 29, 1991)

*Requests for copies should be addressed to the National Technical information Service, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161.

Alphabetical Index

A
absorbed dose
acceleration
acceleration of gravity
acre
acre-foot
activity (of a radionuclide)
ampere
ampere hour
ampere per meter
angle, plane
angle, solid
ångström
angular velocity
area
atmosphere

B
bar
barrel, oil
becquerel
board foot
Btu-
Btu inch per hour square foot
degree Fahrenheit
Btu per degree Fahrenheit
Btu per degree Rankine
Btu per hour
Btu per hour square foot
degree Fahrenheit
Btu per pound
Btu per pound degree Fahrenheit .
Btu per pound degree Rankine . .
Btu per second
Bushel

C
calorie
candela
candela per square inch
candela per square meter
capacitance
Celsius tiperature centigray
centimeter
centipoise
centistokes
charge, electric
circular mil
concentration (mass)
conductance, electric
conductivity
conversion factors
coulomb
coulomb per kilogram
cubic centimeter
cubic foot
cubic foot per minute
cubic foot per second
cubic inch
cubic meter
cubic meter per second
cubic yard
cubic yard per minute
cup
curie
current

D
day
degree Celsius
degree Fahrenheit
degree Rankine
density
derived quantities
dose equivalent
dose, absorbed

E
electric charge
electricity and magnetism
electromagnetic radiation
electromotive force
energy
entropy
exposure (x and gamma rays)

F
farad
fathom
field strength, magnetic
flow rate
fluid ounce
flux density, magnetic
flux, luminous
flux, magnetic
foot
foot per second
foot per second squared
footcandle
footlambert
foot of water
foot poundforce per second
force
frequency
fuel consumption
fuel efficiency

G
gallon
gallon per day
gallon per minute
gauss
grain
gram
gram per liter
gray

H
heat-
heat capacity
heat flow rate
heat transfer
hectare
henry
hertz
horsepower
horsepower, electric
horsepower hour
hour-

I
illuminance
inch
inch of mercury
inch of water
inch per second squared
inch-pound
inductance
inertia, moment of
intensity, luminous
intensity, radiant
irradiance

J
joule

K
kelvin
kilocalorie
kilogram
kilogram meter
kilogram meter per second
kilogram per cubic meter
kilogram square meter
kilojoule
kilojoule per kelvin
kilojoule per kilogram
kilojoule per kilogram kelvin
kilometer
kilometer per hour
kilometer per liter
kilopascal
kilopoundjorce per square inch
kilowatt
kilowatthour
knot

L
lambert
length
light
linear expansion coefficient
liter
liter per day
liter per second
lumen
lumen per square foot
lumen per square meter
lumen second
luminance
luminous exitance
luminous flux
luminous intensity
lux

M
magnetic field strength
magnetic flux
magnetic flux density
mass
mass, moment of
maxwell
mechanics
megabecquerel
megajoule
megapascal
meter
meter per second
meter per second squared
metric ton
metric ton per cubic meter
mho
mho per centimeter
microinch
micrometer
micron
microsiervert
mil
mil, circular
mile
mile, nautical
mile per gallon
mile per hour
millibar
milligram
milliliter
millimeter
mil(imeter of mercury
millipascal second
milliri
millisievert
millitesla
mole
moment of force
moment of inertia
moment of mass
momentum

N
nanometer
nanoohm meter
nanoweber
nautical mile
newton
newton meter

O
oersted
ohm
ohm circular mil per foot
ounce
ounce, avoirdupois
ounce, fluid
ounce per gallon
ounce, troy

P
pascal
pica
pint
plane angle
point
poise
potential difference
pound
pound foot
pound foot per second
pound-force
pound-force foot
pound-force inch
pound-force per square foot
pound-force per square inch
pound per cubic foot
pound per gallon
pound square foot
poundal
power
pressure

Q
quantity of electricity
quantity of heat
Quantities of Electricity
Quantities of heat
Quantities of Light
Quantities of Magnetism
Quantities of Mechanics
Quantities of Radiology
Quantities of Space
Quantities of time
quart

R
rad
radian
radian per second
radiance
radiant intensity
radiation, electromagnetic
radionuclide, activity of
radiology
reciprocal degree Celsius
reciprocal degree Fahrenheit
reciprocal kelvin
register ton
ri
rnsistivity
rbentgen-
rounding

S
second
SI units
siemens
siemens per meter
sievert
significant digits
slug
solid angle
space and time
specific entropy
specific heat capacity
specific internal energy
square centimeter
square foot
square inch
square kilometer
square meter
square mile
square millimeter
square millimeter per second
square yard
standard acceleration of gravity
standard atmosphere
steradian
stokes
stress
supplemental lists
survey foot

T
tablespoon
teaspoon
temperature
temperature interval
tesla
therm
thermal conductivity
thermodynamic temperature
time
ton
ton (long)
ton, metric
ton, refrigeration
ton (short)
ton (short) per cubic yard
torque
torr

V
velocity
viscosity (dynamic)
viscosity (kinematic)
volt
volume

W
watt
watt per meter kelvin
watt per square meter
watt per square meter kelvin
watt per steradian
wan per steradian square meter
wavelength
weber
weight
work

Y
yard
year

1. As used in this standard, “quantity” is the technical word for measurable attributes of phenomena or matter.

2. In commercial and everyday use, and in many technical fields, the term weiqht is usually used as a synonym for mass. This is how 'weight' is used in most United States laws and regulations. See the note at 5.2.1 for further explanation.

3. One or more zeroes at the beginning of a number are not treated as significant.