Pounds per US Gallon to Pounds per Cubic Foot Converter
1 pound per US gallon ≈ 7.48051948 pounds per cubic foot
1 pound per US gallon equals 7.48052 pounds per cubic foot
How to convert pounds per US gallon to pounds per cubic foot
Density is mass divided by volume. Converting its units does not change the substance, temperature or pressure; converting a mass to a volume separately requires a density appropriate to those conditions.
lb/ft³ = lb/gal × 7.480519481One pound per US gallon is 7.480519481 pounds per cubic foot, so a single multiplication converts any value.
74.8052 lb/ft³ ≈ 10 × 7.480519481Pounds per US gallon to pounds per cubic foot conversion table
Common values in pounds per US gallon, converted to pounds per cubic foot.
| Pounds per US gallon (lb/gal) | Pounds per cubic foot (lb/ft³) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7.4805195 |
| 2 | 14.961039 |
| 3 | 22.441558 |
| 4 | 29.922078 |
| 5 | 37.402597 |
| 10 | 74.805195 |
| 20 | 149.61039 |
| 25 | 187.01299 |
| 50 | 374.02597 |
| 100 | 748.05195 |
| 250 | 1,870.1299 |
| 500 | 3,740.2597 |
| 1,000 | 7,480.5195 |
About these units
pound per US gallonlb/gal
Used for paints, chemicals and drilling fluids. Water is about 8.34 lb/gal.
pound per cubic footlb/ft³
The US construction and materials density unit. Water is about 62.4 lb/ft³.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.