Conversion factors

Conversion factors

    One Horse power (HP) = 746 Watts or 0.746 KW.
    One Watt = 1 Joule / sec.
    One joule = 0.2389 Calories.
    One kW = 102 Kg-m/sec.
    Some of the important conversions
    1 Watt = 1 Joule/sec
    1 Calorie = 4.2 Joules
    1 Kg = 9.8 Newton (N)
    1 N-m = 1 joule
    1 N-m/s = 1 joule/s = 1 Watt
    1 Kg/cm2 = 9.8 x 104N/m2 = 9.8 x 104 Pascals (Pa) = 98 Pa.
    1 Pa = 1N/m2
    1 Kg-m/s = 9.8 Joules/s = 9.8 Watt
    1 J/s = 0.10198 Kg-m/s
    1 Calorie = 4.186 Joules
    1 Joules = 0.2389 Calorie
    1 kW-h = 860 k Calories
    1 kW = 1000 W = 102 Kg-m/s
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