Container Types and Specifications
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Conversion Tables

Linear Measure

10 millimeters

= 1 centimeter

= 0.3937

inch

10 centimeters

= 1 decimeter

= 3.937

inches

10 decimeters

= 1 meter

= 39.37

inches

10 meters

= 1 decameter

= 393.7

inches

10 decameters

= 1 hectometer

= 328 feet 1

inches

10 hectometers

= 1 kilometer

= 0.621

mile

10 kilometers

= 1 myriameter

= 6.21

miles

Square Measure

100 square millimeters

= 1 square centimeter

= 0.15499

square inch

100 square centimeters

= 1 square decimeter

= 15.499

square inches

100 square decimeters

= 1 square meter

= 1,549.9

square inches

100 square meters

= 1 square decameter

= 119.6

square yards

100 square decameters

= 1 square hectometer

= 2.471

acres

100 square hectometers

= 1 square kilometer

= 0.386

square mile

Land Measure

1 square meter

= 1 centiare

= 1,549.9

square inches

100 centiares

= 1 are

= 119.6

square yards

100 ares

= 1 hectare

= 2.471

acres

100 hectares

= 1 square kilometer

= 0.386

square mile

Volume Measure

1,000 cubic millimeters

= 1 cubic centimeter

= 0.06102

cubic inch

1,000 cubic centimeters

= 1 cubic decimeter

= 61.02

cubic inches

1,000 cubic decimeters

= 1 cubic meter

= 35.314

cubic feet

(the unit is called a stere in measuring firewood)

Capacity Measure

10 milliliters

= 1 centiliter

= 0.338

fluid ounce

10 centiliters

= 1 deciliter

= 3.38

fluid ounces

10 deciliters

= 1 liter

= 1.0567

liquid quarts

10 liters

= 1 decaliter

= 2.64

gallons

10 decaliters

= 1 hectoliter

= 26.418

gallons

10 hectoliters

= 1 kiloliter

= 264.18

gallons

Weights

10 miligrams

= 1 centigram

= 0.1543

grain

10 centigrams

= 1 decigram

= 1.5432

grains

10 decigrams

= 1 gram

= 15.432

grains

10 grams

= 1 decagram

= 0.3527

ounce

10 decagrams

= 1 hectogram

= 3.5274

ounces

10 hectograms

= 1 kilogram

= 2.2046

pounds

10 kilograms

= 1 myriagram

= 22.046

pounds

10 myriagrams

= 1 quintal

= 220.46

pounds

10 quintals

= 1 metric ton

= 2,204.6

pounds


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