How do you convert g/cm3 to kg/m3?

Multiply g/cm3 by 1000 to get kg/m3. This is because 1 g/cm3 = 1000 kg/m3. For example, the density of water is 1 g/cm3, which equals 1000 kg/m3. This is the most common density conversion in engineering and materials science.

How many lb/ft3 is 1 g/cm3?

One gram per cubic centimetre equals 62.428 pounds per cubic foot. Water has a density of 1 g/cm3, so water weighs about 62.43 lb per cubic foot. To convert lb/ft3 to kg/m3, multiply by 16.0185.

What is the density of water in common units?

Water at 4 degrees Celsius has a density of exactly 1 g/cm3 = 1000 kg/m3 = 1 kg/L = 62.43 lb/ft3 = 8.345 lb per US gallon. These reference values are useful for checking conversions and for calculating the mass of known water volumes.

Density Converter

Density is a material property that describes how much mass is packed into a given volume. It appears in almost every branch of engineering and physical science: fluid mechanics uses it to calculate buoyancy and pressure, materials science uses it to compare structural materials by weight, chemistry uses it to convert between mass and volume when dispensing liquids, and food science uses it to measure concentrations and specific gravity. The SI unit is kilograms per cubic metre (kg/m³), but several other units remain in common use. Grams per cubic centimetre (g/cm³) is numerically equal to grams per millilitre and is the standard unit for liquids in laboratory and chemistry contexts. Water has a density of exactly 1 g/cm³ at 4 degrees Celsius, which makes it a convenient reference. Kilograms per litre (kg/L) is also 1 for water, since 1 litre equals 1 cubic decimetre equals 0.001 m³. In the United States and some older engineering literature, density is quoted in pounds per cubic foot (lb/ft³) or pounds per US gallon (lb/gal), and occasionally in ounces per cubic inch (oz/in³) for metals and dense materials. This converter handles all six units. Select your starting unit, enter the value, and all the others appear instantly. The default input of 1 g/cm³ shows the equivalent density of water in every unit, which is a useful reference set.

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Convert from

Value

1,000.00 kg/m3

kilograms per cubic metre

g/cm³1.0000 g/cm³

kg/L1.0000 kg/L

lb/ft³62.4280 lb/ft3

lb/gal (US)8.3454 lb/gal

oz/in³0.57804 oz/in³

How it works

All conversions use kg/m³ as the base unit. Conversion factors to kg/m³: 1 g/cm³ = 1000 kg/m³; 1 kg/L = 1000 kg/m³; 1 lb/ft³ = 16.01846 kg/m³; 1 lb/gal (US) = 119.8264 kg/m³; 1 oz/in³ = 1729.994 kg/m³. The input value is converted to kg/m³ first, then divided by each factor to produce the other units.

Worked example

Convert 1 g/cm³ to all units. 1 g/cm³ = 1000 kg/m³. Divided by 1000 = 1.0000 kg/L. Divided by 16.01846 = 62.43 lb/ft³. Divided by 119.8264 = 8.345 lb/gal (US). Divided by 1729.994 = 0.57804 oz/in³. These are the reference density values for water and match the default output in the calculator above.

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