Conversion factors

From US

Conversion

To ISO

units

factor

units

Grammage

1 lb/3000 ft²

1.627

g/m²

Tensile strength

1 lb/inch

0.17513

kN/m

1 kp/15 mm

0.65402

kN/m

Tensile index

1 m

0.00980

Nm/g

Stretch

1%

1

%

TEA

1 ft.lb/ft²

14.60067

J/m²

1 lb-in/100in²

1.75223

J/m²

1 kpm/m²

9.81000

J/m²

TEA-index

1 kpm/kg

0.00981

J/g

Tearing resistance

1 g

9.81000

mN

Tear index

1 100 gm²/g

0.09810

mNm²/g

Burst strength

1 kp/cm²

98.10000

kPa

1 lb/in²

6.89500

kPa

Air resistance Gurley

1 sec/100 ml

1

sec/100 ml

Weight

1 short Ton

907.2

kg

From ISO

Conversion

To US

units

factor

units

Grammage

1 g/m²

0.6146

lb/3000 ft²

Tensile strength

1 kN/m

5.710

lb/inch

1 kN/m

1.529

kp/15 mm

Tensile index

1 Nm/g

102

m

Stretch

1%

1

%

TEA

1 J/m²

0.0685

ft.lb/ft²

1 J/m²

0.5707

lb-in/100in²

1 J/m²

0.102

kpm/m²

TEA-index

1 J/g

102

kpm/kg

Tearing resistance

1 mN

0.102

g

Tear index

1 mNm²/g

10.2

100 gm²/g

Burst strength

1 kPa

0.0102

kp/cm²

1 kPa

0.145

lb/in²

Air resistance Gurley

1 sec/100 ml

1

s

Weight

1 kg

2.2046

Lb