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Metric non-SI units

These are some alternative, non SI metric units that are in common use…

Length
angstrom
Å
1 × 10-10
metres
Length
micron
µ
1 × 10-6
metres
Volume
litre
L
0.001
metres³
Area
are
a
100
metres²
Mass
tonne
t
1000
kg
Force
dyne
1 × 10-5
N
Pressure
Pascal
Pa
1
N/m²
Pressure
bar
bar
100000
N/m²
Energy
erg
1 × 10-7
joules
Viscosity (dynamic)
centipoise
cP
0.001
Ns/m²
Viscosity (kinetic)
centistrokes
cSt
1 × 10-6
m²/s
Electrical Conductivity
siemens
S
1
1/Ω
Magnetic Field Strength
oersted
79.57747154594767
A/m
Magnetomotive Force
gilbert
0.7957747154594768
A
Magnetic Flux Density
gauss
10000
Tesla
Magnetic Flux
maxwell
1 × 10-8
Wb
Luminance
nit
nt
1
cd/m²
Luminance
stilb
10000
cd/m²

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