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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.