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Answer:
= 0.062427962 lb/ft3

Divide by 16.02
for quick conversions

kg/m3 / 16.02 = lb/ft3

Solution

To convert kg/m3 to lb/ft3, use the conversion factor

1 lb/ft3 = 16.018463 kg/m3

then divide both sides of the equation by lb/ft3, to get the conversion ratio

1 = 16.018463 kg/m3 / lb/ft3

Use the conversion ratio to complete the unit conversion, basically dividing the input by 1, the kg/m3 units cancel out, and we are left with lb/ft3 units.

1 kg/m3 ÷ 16.018463 kg/m3 / lb/ft3
= 0.062427962 lb/ft3

Calculator Use

Convert among mass density values along with mass concentration values (mass divided by volume).

Ounces and pounds are in the avoirdupois system, the standard everyday system in the United States where 1 ounce = 1/16 pound

How to Convert Units of Density

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 kg/m3, for example, from 50 lb/ft3, just multiply by the value in the right column in the table below.

50 lb/ft3 * 16.018463 [ (kg/m3) / (lb/ft3) ] = 800.92315 kg/m3

To convert from kg/m3 into units in the left column divide by the value in the right column or, multiply by the reciprocal, 1/x.

800.92315 kg/m3 / 16.018463 [ (kg/m3) / (lb/ft3) ] = 50 lb/ft3

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 kg/m3 then divide by the factor for B to convert out of kg/m3. Or, you can find the single factor you need by dividing the A factor by the B factor.

For example, to convert from lb/ft3 to g/mL you would multiply by 16.018463 then divide by 1000. Or, multiply by 16.018463/1000 = 0.016018463. So, to convert directly from lb/ft3 to g/mL you multiply by 0.016018463.

To understand how to also convert the units follow this example. Say you want to convert from lb/ft3 to lb/in3. You want to convert the foot to inches.  Since you can multiply anything by 1 and still retain the original value, but in different units, set it up so that ft3 will cancel out leaving you with in3.

Since:
1 ft = 12 in, 1 ft / 12 in = 1

We can write the conversion as:
1 lb/ft3 = 1 lb/ft3 * (1 ft / 12 in)3 = 1 lb/ft3 * (1 ft3 / 1728 in3) = 5.787037e-04 lb/in3

And we now have our factor for conversion from lb/ft3 to lb/in3 since 1 * 5.787037e-04 = 5.787037e-04.

Knowing that 1 lb/ft3 = 5.787037e-04 lb/in3 we can now find the conversion factor for converting back. Dividing both sides of the equation by 5.787037e-04 we get 1728 lb/ft3 = 1 lb/in3. So, the conversion factor to multiply by to convert from lb/in3 to lb/ft3 is 1728.

Units, symbols and conversion values
used in this density calculator
To Convert from
Unit
Unit
Symbol
and Convert to
( kg/m3 )
Multiply by
( kg/m3 / Unit )
gram per cubic centimeter
g/cm3
kilogram per cubic meter
1000
kilogram per cubic centimeter
kg/cm3
kilogram per cubic meter
1000000
gram per cubic meter
g/m3
kilogram per cubic meter
0.001
kilogram per cubic meter
kg/m3
kilogram per cubic meter
1
gram per milliliter
g/mL
kilogram per cubic meter
1000
gram per liter
g/L
kilogram per cubic meter
1
kilogram per liter
kg/L
kilogram per cubic meter
1000
ounce per cubic inch
oz/in3
kilogram per cubic meter
1729.994
ounce per cubic foot
oz/ft3
kilogram per cubic meter
1.001153
pound per cubic inch
lb/in3
kilogram per cubic meter
27679.90471
pound per cubic foot
lb/ft3
kilogram per cubic meter
16.018463
ounce per gallon (Imperial)
oz/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
6.236023
ounce per gallon (U.S. fluid)
oz/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
7.489151
pound per gallon (Imperial)
lb/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
99.776372
pound per gallon (U.S. fluid)
lb/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
119.826
slug per cubic foot
slug/ft3
kilogram per cubic meter
515.3788184
ton per cubic yard (long)
l ton/yd3
kilogram per cubic meter
1328.939
ton per cubic yard (short)
sh ton/yd3
kilogram per cubic meter
1186.553

References

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The NIST Guide for the use of the International System of Units - Appendix B, subsections B.8 Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically and B.9 Factors for Units Listed by Kind of Quantity or Field of Science.

Lide, David R., Daniel (Editor-in-Chief). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 89th Edition New York, NY: CRC Press, p. 1-28, 2008.

Wikipedia contributors. "Conversion of units" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, last visited 26 Jun. 2011.

 

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Last updated: August 21, 2023

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