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American areas arithmetic series basic Celsius centimetres changeover Committee conversion chart coordinated costs cubic metre customary units developed dial diameter digits drawing dual dimensioning Education engineering and design equipment example external threads fabrication feed screw Figure Ford gages going metric grams impact implementation INCH 00 inch-based indicated industry International Standards inventory kilogram kilopascals litre Livermore Plan machine tools manufacturing materials ment Metric Conversion Act Metric design metric dimensions metric fasteners metric legislation metric measures metric modules metric products Metric Program metric sizes metric standards metric system metric thread metric tools metric units metrication plan millimetre National Standards packaging Phase pitch preferred dimensions prefixes problems replacement screw thread sector SI units simplified conversion table specifications square metre symbol system of units Tablespoons temperature tion transition period U.S. Metric Board U.S. Metric Study