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A Glossary of Australian Agricultural and Farm Business Terms
Metric
Units and Symbols
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access Metric/Imperial conversion sheet (Excel file
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here to access Santos site for converting
barrels (oil for example) into kilolitres or tonnes; US gallons into
imperial gallons,etc.
| Physical quantity |
Unit |
|
Symbol |
| mass |
microgram |
(l0-6g) |
μg |
|
milligram |
(l0-3g) |
mg |
|
gram |
|
g |
|
kilogram |
(103g) |
kg |
|
tonne |
|
t |
|
kilotonne |
(103t) |
kt |
|
megatonne |
(106t) |
Mt |
| length |
micrometer (micron) |
(10-6m) |
μm |
|
millimetre |
(l0-3m) |
mm |
|
metre |
|
m |
|
kilometre |
(103m) |
km |
| time interval |
second |
|
s |
|
minute |
|
min |
|
hour |
|
h |
|
day |
|
d |
| velocity, speed |
metre per second |
|
m/s |
|
kilometre per hour |
|
km/h |
|
revolutions per minute |
|
rpm |
| area |
square metre |
|
m2 |
|
hectare |
(104m2) |
ha |
| volume |
microlitre |
(l0-6L) |
μ L |
|
millilitre |
(l0-3L) |
mL |
|
litre |
|
L |
|
hectolitre |
(102L) |
hL |
|
kilolitre |
(103L) |
kL |
|
megalitre |
(106L) |
ML |
|
gigalitre |
(109L) |
GL |
|
cubic metre |
|
m3 |
| density |
kilogram per cubic metre |
|
kg/m3 |
|
tonne per cubic metre |
|
t/m3 |
|
kilogram per litre |
|
kg/L |
|
kilogram per hectolitre |
|
kg/ hL |
| volumetric flow rate |
cubic metre per second |
|
m3/s |
| energy, work, quantity of
heat |
joule |
|
J |
|
kilojoule |
(103J) |
kJ |
|
megajoule |
(106J) |
MJ |
| temperature |
degree Celsius |
|
°C |
| power, radiant flux |
watt |
|
W |
|
kilowatt |
(103W) |
kW |
| energy |
kilowatt hour |
|
kWh |
| force |
newton |
|
N |
| pressure, stress |
pascal |
|
Pa |
|
kilopascal |
|
kPa |
|
megapascal |
|
MPa |
| electrical potential,
electromotive force, potential difference |
volt |
|
V |
|
kilovolt |
(103V) |
kV |
|
