The following units are not SI units but are "accepted for use with the International System."[1]
Non-SI units accepted for use with SI | Name | Symbol | Quantity | Equivalent SI unit |
| minute | min | time (multiple unit) | 1 min = 60 s |
| hour | h | time (multiple unit) | 1 h = 60 min = 3600 s |
| day | d | time (multiple unit) | 1 d = 24 h = 1440 min = 86400 s |
| degree of arc | ° | angle (non unitary unit) | 1° = (π/180) rad |
| minute of arc | ′ | angle (non unitary unit) | 1′ = (1/60)° = (π/10800) rad |
| second of arc | ″ | angle (non unitary unit) | 1″ = (1/60)′ = (1/3600)° = (π/648000) rad |
| hectare | ha | area (simple decimal multiple unit) | 1 ha = 100 a = 10000 m² |
| litre | l or L | volume (simple decimal multiple unit) | 1 dm3 = 0.001 m3 |
| tonne | t | mass (simple decimal multiple unit) | 1 t = 103 kg = 1 Mg |
Non-SI units not formally adopted by the CGPM | Name | Symbol | Quantity | Equivalent SI unit |
| neper, field quantity | Np | ratio (dimensionless) | LF = ln(F/F0) Np |
| neper, power quantity | Np | ratio (dimensionless) | LP = 1⁄2ln(P/P0) Np |
| bel, field quantity | B | ratio (dimensionless) | LF = 2 log10(F/F0) B |
| bel, power quantity | B | ratio (dimensionless) | LP = log10(P/P0) B |
Non-SI units whose use is not encouraged | Name | Symbol | Quantity | Equivalent SI unit |
| Ångström, angstrom | Å | length | 1 Å = 0.1 nm = 10−10 m |
| nautical mile | | length | 1 nautical mile = 1852 m |
| knot | | 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 (was used in atmospheric meteorology, the preferred unit is now the hectopascal) |
| atmosphere | atm | pressure | 1 atm = 1013.25 mbar = 1013.25 hPa = 1.01325×105 Pa (commonly used in atmospheric meteorology, in oceanology and for pressures within liquids, or in the industry for pressures within containers of liquified gas) |
[edit] References
- ^ "Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI, and units based on fundamental constants". SI brochure (8th edition). BIPM. http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter4/4-1.html. Retrieved 24 March 2009.