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Pounds per cubic foot to grams per cubic centimeter

Type a value in lb/ft³ to get it in g/cm³ instantly.

0.01602g/cm³

That's 13× as dense as air, while cork is 15× denser. That is lighter than water, so it floats.

What it means

How dense is that?

Reference densities are at room temperature. Water is exactly 1,000 kg/m³ at 4 °C.

The math

How to convert lb/ft³ to g/cm³

To convert pounds per cubic foot to grams per cubic centimeter, multiply by 0.0160185.

Example: 1 lb/ft³ × 0.0160185 = 0.0160185 g/cm³.

In the other direction, 1 g/cm³ = 62.428 lb/ft³.

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Tables

lb/ft³ to g/cm³ conversion table

lb/ft³ to g/cm³ conversion table
lb/ft³g/cm³
0.1 lb/ft³0.00160185 g/cm³
0.25 lb/ft³0.00400462 g/cm³
0.5 lb/ft³0.00800923 g/cm³
0.75 lb/ft³0.0120138 g/cm³
1 lb/ft³0.0160185 g/cm³
1.5 lb/ft³0.0240277 g/cm³
2 lb/ft³0.0320369 g/cm³
2.7 lb/ft³0.0432499 g/cm³
5 lb/ft³0.0800923 g/cm³
7.8 lb/ft³0.124944 g/cm³
10 lb/ft³0.160185 g/cm³
11.3 lb/ft³0.181009 g/cm³
19.3 lb/ft³0.309156 g/cm³
g/cm³ to lb/ft³ conversion table
g/cm³ to lb/ft³ conversion table
g/cm³lb/ft³
0.1 g/cm³6.2428 lb/ft³
0.25 g/cm³15.607 lb/ft³
0.5 g/cm³31.214 lb/ft³
0.75 g/cm³46.821 lb/ft³
1 g/cm³62.428 lb/ft³
1.5 g/cm³93.6419 lb/ft³
2 g/cm³124.856 lb/ft³
2.7 g/cm³168.555 lb/ft³
5 g/cm³312.14 lb/ft³
7.8 g/cm³486.938 lb/ft³
10 g/cm³624.28 lb/ft³
11.3 g/cm³705.436 lb/ft³
19.3 g/cm³1,204.86 lb/ft³

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many g/cm³ is 1 lb/ft³?
1 lb/ft³ is 0.0160185 g/cm³.
How many g/cm³ is 10 lb/ft³?
10 lb/ft³ is 0.160185 g/cm³.

The units

About these units

Pounds per cubic foot (lb/ft³)

The US construction unit. Water is 62.4 lb/ft³ and concrete around 150.

Grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³)

Numerically the handiest density unit: water is exactly 1 g/cm³, so every material reads as a multiple of water.

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