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Mechanical Engineering Units and Quantities

Engineering Conversions and Equivalents

Mechanical Engineering Units and Quantities

Where:

Length = L
Mass = M
Time = T
Current = Q/T
Charge = Q

Description
Dimensions
Derived Units
Acceleration
LT-2
meter/sec2
Angle
0
radian
Angular Accleration
T-2
radian/sec2
Angular Momentum
ML-2 T-1
kgm-meter2/sec
Angular Velocity
T-1
radian/sec
Area
L2
meter2
Energy
ML2T-2
joule
Force
MLT-2
newton
Frequency
T -1
cycle/sec
Gravitational Field Strength
LT-2
newton/kgm
Length
L
meter
Mass
M
kilogram
Mass Density
ML-3
kgm/meter2
Momentum
MLT-1
kgm-meter/sec
Power
ML2T-3
watt
Pressure
ML-1T-2
newton/meter2
Time
T
second
Torque
ML2T-2
newton/meter
Velocity
LT -1
meter/sec
Viscosity (Dynamic)
ML-1T-1
kgm/meter-sec
Viscosity (Kinematic)
L2T-1
meter2/sec
Volume
L3
meter3
Wave Length
L
meter
Work
ML2T-2
joule

From these basic units useful derived units  have been defined.

Unit
SI name
SI symbol
Relationship
SI basic units
frequency
hertz
Hz
-
s-1
speed, velocity
-
-
-
m / s
plane angle
radian
rad
-
m x m-1 = 1
angular velocity
-
-
rad / s
s-1
acceleration
-
-
-
m / s2
angular acceleration
-
-
rad / s2
s-2
area
-
-
-
m2
volume
-
-
-
m3
mass density
-
-
-
kg / m3
specific volume
-
-
-
m3 / kg
force
newton
N
-
kg x m x s-2
work, energy, heat
joule
J
N x m
m2 x kg x s-2
pressure, stress
pascal
Pa
N / m2
m-1 x kg x s-2
power
watt
W
J / s
m2 x kg x s-3
electric potential difference, EMF
volt
V
W / A
m2 x kg x s-3 x A-1
electric resistance
ohm
Ω
V / A
m2 x kg x s-3 x A-2
electric conductance
siemens
S
A / V
m-2 x kg-1 x s3 x A2
current density
-
-
-
A / m2
electric charge
coulomb
C
 
s x A
capacitance
farad
F
C / V
m-2 x kg-1 x s4 x A2
magnetic flux
weber
Wb
V x s
m2 x kg x s-2 x A-1
magnetic flux density
tesla
T
Wb / m2
kg x s-2 x A-1
magnetic field strength
-
-
-
A / m
inductance
henry
H
Wb/ A
m2 x kg x s-2 x A-2
Celsius temperature
degree Celsius
°C
-
K

Prefixes can be added to indicate multiples of the basic SI unit.