Units whose names include SI units and non-SI units accepted for use with SI

Units whose names include SI units and non-SI units accepted for use with SI

The names and symbols of several units in everyday use include both SI units and non-SI units accepted for use with SI.

Some of the more common of these units are listed below.

Examples of units whose names include SI units and non-SI units accepted for use with SI
Name Symbol Quantity Value in SI units
kilometre per hour km/h speed 10003600  m s-1
litre per 100 kilometres L/100 km fuel efficiency 1 dm3/100 km
1 m3/108 m
kilowatt hour kW h energy 3.6 MJ
3.6 × 106 J
ampere hour
amp hour
A h electric charge 3600 C
milliampere hour
milliamp hour
mA h electric charge 3.6 C