These are some alternative, non SI metric units that are in common use…
Quantity | Unit | Symbol | Alternative | Unit |
Length | angstrom | Å | 1.00E-10 | metres |
Length | micron | µ | 1.00E-06 | metres |
Volume | litre | l | 1.00E-03 | metres³ |
Area | are | a | 100 | metres² |
Mass | tonne | t | 1000 | kg |
Force | dyne | 1.00E-05 | N | |
Pressure | Pascal | Pa | 1 | N/m² |
Pressure | bar | bar | 105 | N/m² |
Energy | erg | 1.00E-07 | joules | |
Viscosity (dynamic) | centipoise | cP | 1.00E-03 | Ns/m² |
Viscosity (kinetic) | centistrokes | cSt | 1.00E-06 | m²/s |
Electrical Conductivity | siemens | S | 1 | 1/W |
Magnetic Field Strength | oersted | 1000/4p | A/m | |
Magnetomotive Force | gilbert | 10/4p | A | |
Magnetic Flux Density | gauss | 1.00E+04 | Tesla | |
Magnetic Flux | maxwell | 1.00E-08 | Wb | |
Luminance | nit | nt | 1 | cd/m² |
Luminance | stilb | 1.00E+04 | cd/m² |