Acceleration Conversion Calculator

Convert units of acceleration by entering the value to convert and the from and to units.

How to Convert Units of Acceleration
Conversions are performed by using a conversion factor. By knowing the conversion factor, converting between units can become a simple multiplication problem:
S * C = E
Where S is our starting value, C is our conversion factor, and E is our end converted result.

To simply convert from any unit into meter per second squared, m/s², for example, from foot per minute per second, 50 ft/(min·s), just multiply by the conversion value in the right column in the table below.
50 ft/(min·s) * 0.00508 [ (m/s²) / (ft/(min·s)) ] = 0.254 m/s²

To convert from m/s² into units in the left column divide by the value in the right column or, multiply by the reciprocal, 1/x.

To convert among any units in the left column, say from A to B, you can multiply by the factor for A to convert A into m/s² then divide by the factor for B to convert out of m/s². Or, you can find the single factor you need by dividing the A factor by the B factor.

For example, to convert from foot per minute per second, ft/(min·s), to mile per hour per second, mi/(h·s), you would multiply by 0.00508 then divide by 0.44704. Or, multiply by 0.00508/0.44704 = 0.01136364. So, to convert directly from ft/(min·s) to mi/(h·s) you multiply by 0.01136364.

References/ Further Reading: NIST Guide for the use of the International System of Units - Appendix B. Wikipedia "Conversion of units".