Non-SI units mentioned in the SI

Non-SI units mentioned in the SI

This is a list of units that are not defined as part of the International System of Units (SI), but are otherwise mentioned in the SI[1][2], because either the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) accepts their use as being multiples or submultiples of SI-units, they have important contemporary application worldwide, or are otherwise commonly encountered worldwide.

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Units officially accepted for use with the SI

Name Symbol Quantity Equivalent SI unit
Widely used units expected to be used indefinitely
minute min time (SI unit multiple) 1 min = 60 s
hour h time (SI unit multiple) 1 h = 60 min = 3600 s
day d time (SI unit multiple) 1 d = 24 h = 1440 min = 86400 s
degree ° plane angle (dimensionless unit) 1° = (π / 180) rad
minute plane angle (dimensionless unit) 1′ = (1 / 60)° = (π / 10800) rad
second plane angle (dimensionless unit) 1″ = (1 / 60)′ = (1 / 3600)° = (π / 648000) rad
hectare ha area (decimal unit multiple) 1 ha = 100 a = 10000 m2 = 1 hm2
litre l or L volume (decimal unit multiple) 1 L = 1 dm3 = 0.001 m3 = 1000 cc = 1000 cm3
tonne t mass (decimal unit multiple) 1 t = 103 kg = 1 Mg
Logarithmic units
neper Np dimensionless ratio of field quantities LF = ln(F / F0) Np
    dimensionless ratio of power quantities LP = 12 ln(P / P0) Np
bel, decibel B, dB dimensionless ratio of field quantities LF = 2 log10(F / F0) B
    dimensionless ratio of power quantities LP = log10(P / P0) B
Units with experimentally determined values
electron-volt eV energy 1 eV = 1.60217653(14)×10−19 J
atomic mass unit
dalton
u
Da
mass 1 u = 1 Da = 1.66053886(28)×10−27 kg
astronomical unit ua[3][4][5] length 1 ua = 1.49597870691(6)×1011 m
Natural units (n.u.)
speed of light c0 speed 299,792,458 m / s (exact)[6]
reduced Planck constant ħ action 1.05457168(18)×10−34 J·s
electron rest mass me mass 9.1093826(16)×10−31 kg
n.u. of time \hbar/(m_e c_0 ^2) time 1.2880886677(86)×10−21 s
Atomic units (a.u.)
elementary charge e electric charge 1.60217653(14)×10−19 C
Bohr radius a0 length 0.5291772108(18)×10−10 m
Hartree energy Eh energy 4.35974417(75)×10−18 J
a.u. of time ħ / Eh time 2.418884326505(16)×10−17 s

Common units not officially sanctioned

Name Symbol Quantity Equivalent SI unit
Ångström, angstrom Å length 1 Å = 0.1 nm = 10−10 m
nautical mile nm length 1 nautical mile = 1852 m
knot kt speed 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour = (1852 / 3600) m / s
are a area 1 a = 1 dam2 = 100 m2
barn b area 1 b = 10−28 m2
bar bar pressure 1 bar = 105 Pa
millibar mbar pressure 1 mbar = 1 hPa = 100 Pa
atmosphere atm pressure 1 atm = 1013.25 mbar = 1013.25 hPa = 101,325 Pa exactly (commonly used in atmospheric meteorology, in oceanology and for pressures within liquids, or in the industry for pressures within containers of liquified gas)
dyne per square centimeter (barye) Ba pressure 1 Ba = 0.1 Pa = 0.1 N/m2 = 100 g·cm−1s−2
Pounds per square inch psi pressure 1 psi = 6,894.757 Pa = 6.894757 kPa = 6,894.757 N/m2 = 6.894757 Mg·cm−1s−2= 6894.757 kg·cm−1s−2
Inch of Mercury inHg pressure 1 inHg = 3386.389 Pa at 0 °C = 3.386389 kPa at 0 °C = 3386.389 N/m2 at 0 °C = 3.386389 Mg·cm−1s−2= 3386.389 kg·cm−1s−2
Millimetre of mercury mmHg pressure 1 mmHg = 133.322387415 Pa at 0 °C = 133.322387415 N/m2 at 0 °C = 133.322387415 kg·cm−1s−2 at 0 °C
torr Torr pressure 1 Torr = 133.322368421... Pa = 133.322368421... N/m2 = 133.322368421... kg·cm−1s−2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI, and units based on fundamental constants" (PDF). SI brochure (8th edition). BIPM. http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter4/4-1.html. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  2. ^ Taylor, Barry N. (ed.) (2001). "The International System of Units (SI)". Special Publication 330. Gaithersburg, Maryland: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP330/sp330.pdf. 
  3. ^ International Bureau of Weights and Measures (2006), The International System of Units (SI) (8th ed.), p. 126, ISBN 92-822-2213-6, http://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8_en.pdf 
  4. ^ ISO 80000
  5. ^ The IAU Style Manual (1989): The Preparation of Astronomical Papers and Reports, p. 23, http://www.iau.org/static/publications/stylemanual1989.pdf 
  6. ^ In this case it is not the speed of light, but the length of the meter that is obtained by experiment

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