Density Conversions

Density is commonly defined as the amount of mass or objects contained within a certain volume.

Density = Mass / Volume

Standard units = kilograms per square meter (kg/m²).

The symbol of density is ρ (the Greek letter rho).

	lb per in³	lb per ft³	slug per ft³	g per cm³	kg per m³
1 lb/in³	1	1728	53.71	27.68	2.768 * 10⁴
1 lb/ft³	5.787 * 10^-4	1	3.108 * 10^-2	1.602 * 10^-2	16.02
1 slug/ft³	1.862 * 10^-2	32.17	1	0.5154	515.4
1 g/cm³	3.613 * 10^-2	62.43	1.940	1	1000
1 kg/m³	3.613 * 10^-5	6.243 * 10^-2	1.940 * 10^-3	0.001	1

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