Unit Systems

There are three unit systems available: mm / t / s, m / kg / s and in / lb / s. These can be changed in the settings menue in the “General Settings” tab. The corresponding units for Young’s Modulus, force, moment, stress constraint, stress and displacement are listet below

Available Unit Systems

mm / t / s

m / kg / s

in / lb / s

Available Unit Systems

mm / t / s

m / kg / s

in / lb / s

Young' Modulus

MPa

Pa

Psi

Force

N

N

lbf

Moment

Nmm

Nm

lbf in

Stress

MPa

Pa

Psi

Displacement

mm

m

in

The corresponding units can be calculated with the conversion factors as follows:

 

m / kg / s

mm / t / s

in / lb / s

 

m / kg / s

mm / t / s

in / lb / s

Length

m

mm

in

Mass

kg

t

lb

Force

N

(kg*m)/s²=N

N

(t*mm)/s²=(0,001kg*1000mm)/s²=(kg*m)/s²=N

lbf

Moment

Nm

Nmm

in-lbf

Young’s Modulus, Stress, Pressure

Pa

N/m²=Pa

MPa

N/mm²=N/(0,001²*m²)=106N/m²=MPa

Psi

Specific Weight

kg/m³

t/mm³ = g/L

lb/in³

Acceleration

m/s²

mm/s²

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