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Density Converter

Density is mass per unit of volume. The SI unit is the kilogram per cubic meter. Water is a handy reference at about 1 gram per cubic centimeter, which equals 1000 kilograms per cubic meter. Materials science uses pounds per cubic foot, while drilling and chemistry use pounds per gallon and grams per milliliter.

41 units supported Base unit kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³)

1 kg/m³
0.001 g/cm³

Multiply the number of kilograms per cubic meter by 0.001 to get grams per cubic centimeter. How this is calculated

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About density conversion

Density conversion is commonly needed when material science, chemistry, and engineering.

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Convert Kilogram per Cubic Meter to other density units

1 kg/m³ expressed in every other density unit on this site.

  • Gram per Cubic Centimeter g/cm³ 0.001
  • Kilogram per Liter kg/L 0.001
  • Gram per Liter g/L 1
  • Exagram per Liter Eg/L 1e-18
  • Petagram per Liter Pg/L 1e-15
  • Teragram per Liter Tg/L 1e-12
  • Gigagram per Liter Gg/L 1e-9
  • Hectogram per Liter hg/L 0.01
  • Dekagram per Liter dag/L 0.1
  • Decigram per Liter dg/L 10
  • Centigram per Liter cg/L 100
  • Nanogram per Liter ng/L 1,000,000,000
  • Picogram per Liter pg/L 1,000,000,000,000
  • Femtogram per Liter fg/L 1,000,000,000,000,000
  • Attogram per Liter ag/L 1e+18
  • Gram per Cubic Meter g/m³ 1,000
  • Milligram per Liter mg/L 1,000
  • Milligram per Cubic Meter mg/m³ 1,000,000
  • Kilogram per Cubic Centimeter kg/cm³ 0.000001
  • Metric Ton per Cubic Meter t/m³ 0.001
  • Metric Ton per Liter t/L 0.000001
  • Pound per Cubic Foot lb/ft³ 0.062427961
  • Pound per Cubic Inch lb/in³ 0.000036127292
  • Pound per Cubic Yard lb/yd³ 1.6855549
  • Pound per Gallon (US) lb/gal (US) 0.0083454045
  • Pound per Gallon (UK) lb/gal (UK) 0.010022413
  • Ounce per Cubic Foot oz/ft³ 0.99884737
  • Ounce per Cubic Inch oz/in³ 0.00057803667
  • Ounce per Gallon (US) oz/gal (US) 0.13352647
  • Ounce per Gallon (UK) oz/gal (UK) 0.16035861
  • Grain per Gallon (US) gr/gal (US) 58.417831
  • Grain per Cubic Foot gr/ft³ 436.99572
  • Grain per Gallon (UK) gr/gal (UK) 70.15689
  • Short Ton per Cubic Yard ton/yd³ (US) 0.00084277747
  • Long Ton per Cubic Yard ton/yd³ (UK) 0.00075247988
  • Slug per Cubic Foot slug/ft³ 0.0019403203
  • Slug per Cubic Inch slug/in³ 0.0000011228706
  • PSI per 1000 Feet psi/1000 ft 0.4335275
  • Water Density (4 °C) ρH₂O 0.001
  • Earth's Mean Density ρ⊕ 0.00018135655

Complete list of density units

All 41 units this converter supports, each stated against the kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³).

41 units

Every density unit, stated against the kilogram per cubic meter
Unit Symbol System In kilograms per cubic meter Conversions
Kilogram per Cubic Meter kg/m³ SI base unit (kg/m³)
Gram per Cubic Centimeter g/cm³ Metric 1 g/cm³ = 1,000 kg/m³
Kilogram per Liter kg/L Metric 1 kg/L = 1,000 kg/m³
Gram per Liter g/L Metric 1 g/L = 1 kg/m³
Exagram per Liter Eg/L Metric 1 Eg/L = 1e+18 kg/m³
Petagram per Liter Pg/L Metric 1 Pg/L = 1e+15 kg/m³
Teragram per Liter Tg/L Metric 1 Tg/L = 1,000,000,000,000 kg/m³
Gigagram per Liter Gg/L Metric 1 Gg/L = 1,000,000,000 kg/m³
Hectogram per Liter hg/L Metric 1 hg/L = 100 kg/m³
Dekagram per Liter dag/L Metric 1 dag/L = 10 kg/m³
Decigram per Liter dg/L Metric 1 dg/L = 0.1 kg/m³
Centigram per Liter cg/L Metric 1 cg/L = 0.01 kg/m³
Nanogram per Liter ng/L Metric 1 ng/L = 1e-9 kg/m³
Picogram per Liter pg/L Metric 1 pg/L = 1e-12 kg/m³
Femtogram per Liter fg/L Metric 1 fg/L = 1e-15 kg/m³
Attogram per Liter ag/L Metric 1 ag/L = 1e-18 kg/m³
Gram per Cubic Meter g/m³ Metric 1 g/m³ = 0.001 kg/m³
Milligram per Liter mg/L Metric 1 mg/L = 0.001 kg/m³
Milligram per Cubic Meter mg/m³ Metric 1 mg/m³ = 0.000001 kg/m³
Kilogram per Cubic Centimeter kg/cm³ Metric 1 kg/cm³ = 1,000,000 kg/m³
Metric Ton per Cubic Meter t/m³ Metric 1 t/m³ = 1,000 kg/m³
Metric Ton per Liter t/L Metric 1 t/L = 1,000,000 kg/m³
Pound per Cubic Foot lb/ft³ Imperial 1 lb/ft³ = 16.018463374 kg/m³
Pound per Cubic Inch lb/in³ Imperial 1 lb/in³ = 27,679.9047102 kg/m³
Pound per Cubic Yard lb/yd³ Imperial 1 lb/yd³ = 0.593276421258 kg/m³
Pound per Gallon (US) lb/gal (US) US 1 lb/gal (US) = 119.826427317 kg/m³
Pound per Gallon (UK) lb/gal (UK) Imperial 1 lb/gal (UK) = 99.7763726631 kg/m³
Ounce per Cubic Foot oz/ft³ Imperial 1 oz/ft³ = 1.00115396087 kg/m³
Ounce per Cubic Inch oz/in³ Imperial 1 oz/in³ = 1,729.99404439 kg/m³
Ounce per Gallon (US) oz/gal (US) US 1 oz/gal (US) = 7.48915170731 kg/m³
Ounce per Gallon (UK) oz/gal (UK) Imperial 1 oz/gal (UK) = 6.23602329144 kg/m³
Grain per Gallon (US) gr/gal (US) US 1 gr/gal (US) = 0.0171180610453 kg/m³
Grain per Cubic Foot gr/ft³ Imperial 1 gr/ft³ = 0.00228835191057 kg/m³
Grain per Gallon (UK) gr/gal (UK) Imperial 1 gr/gal (UK) = 0.0142537675233 kg/m³
Short Ton per Cubic Yard ton/yd³ (US) US 1 ton/yd³ (US) = 1,186.55284252 kg/m³
Long Ton per Cubic Yard ton/yd³ (UK) Imperial 1 ton/yd³ (UK) = 1,328.93918362 kg/m³
Slug per Cubic Foot slug/ft³ US 1 slug/ft³ = 515.378818393 kg/m³
Slug per Cubic Inch slug/in³ US 1 slug/in³ = 890,574.598183 kg/m³
PSI per 1000 Feet psi/1000 ft US 1 psi/1000 ft = 2.30665872585 kg/m³
Water Density (4 °C) ρH₂O Other 1 ρH₂O = 1,000 kg/m³
Earth's Mean Density ρ⊕ Other 1 ρ⊕ = 5,514 kg/m³

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Frequently asked questions

What is the base unit for density?

Density conversions on this site are calculated against the kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³).

Which density units can I convert?

You can convert between 41 units, including kilogram per cubic meter, gram per cubic centimeter, kilogram per liter, gram per liter, and more.

Where is density conversion useful?

It is commonly needed when material science, chemistry, and engineering.

Does this converter mix measurement systems?

The converter supports SI, Metric, Imperial, US, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.

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