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How do I convert pounds per cubic foot to kilograms per cubic metre

How do I convert pounds per cubic foot to kilograms per cubic metre

By converting pounds to kilograms, and then converting cubic feet to cubic meters.

One pound is 0.454 kg, and one cubic meter is 10.76 Ft². Using this info:

Code:

lb | 0.454 kg | 10.76 ft²
---|----------|---------
ft²|    lb    |      m²

We can now cancel out ft² over ft² and lb over lb, giving us:

0.454 kg · 10.76
-------------------- = 4.89 kg/m²
m²

so, 1 lb/ft² = 4.89 kg/m²

Is there an easier way to convert this stuff without doing a conversion table? There has to be a shortcut, I just haven't been able to find one. Calculators only convert between like units, and some simpler combinations like miles/hr. any ideas?

Is there an easier way to convert this stuff without doing a conversion table? There has to be a shortcut, I just haven't been able to find one. Calculators only convert between like units, and some simpler combinations like miles/hr. any ideas?

Sorry if I wasn't more clear when I went through the exersize above. The calculation that I showed you tells you what the shortcut is. One lb/ft² = 4.89 kg/m².

You can only have a shortcut if you know how to get to where your going in the first place. Now that you know how we got there, here's the shortcut:

Take your value in lb/ft² and multiply it by 4.89. That will give you the answer in kg/m². Or take kg/m² and divide it by 4.89 to get back to lb/ft².

How do I convert pounds per cubic foot to kilograms per cubic metre

By converting pounds to kilograms, and then converting cubic feet to cubic meters.

One pound is 0.454 kg, and one cubic meter is 10.76 Ft². Using this info:

Code:

lb | 0.454 kg | 10.76 ft²
---|----------|---------
ft²|    lb    |      m²

We can now cancel out ft² over ft² and lb over lb, giving us:

0.454 kg · 10.76
-------------------- = 4.89 kg/m²
m²

so, 1 lb/ft² = 4.89 kg/m²

How do I convert pounds per cubic foot to kilograms per cubic metre

By converting pounds to kilograms, and then converting cubic feet to cubic meters.

One pound is 0.454 kg, and one cubic meter is 10.76 Ft². Using this info:

Code:

lb | 0.454 kg | 10.76 ft²
---|----------|---------
ft²|    lb    |      m²

We can now cancel out ft² over ft² and lb over lb, giving us:

0.454 kg · 10.76
-------------------- = 4.89 kg/m²
m²

Yeah, this Kg/m^2, but how do you get Kg/m^3?
so, 1 lb/ft² = 4.89 kg/m²

There is an error in the units being converted. It should be

1 lb/ft^3 x 0.45359 kg/lb x (1 ft/0.3048 m)^3 =

16.018 kg/m^3

I'm surprised at how many web sites supposedly converting pounds to kilograms don't use an accurate conversion. I wonder how much that translates to in excess shipping costs?

How do I convert pounds per cubic foot to kilograms per cubic metre