Pound per Cubic Inch (lb/in³)
The pound per cubic inch (lb/in³) is a compact imperial density scale — about 27,680 kg/m³ per lb/in³.
Pounds per cubic inch describe metals and alloys in US machining, ballistics, and materials handbooks.
Convert pound per cubic inch to kilogram per cubic meter instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected lb/in³ values converted to kg/m³ using the exact factor from this tool.
| lb/in³ | kg/m³ |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 276.799047 |
| 0.1 | 2,767.99047 |
| 1 | 27,679.9047 |
| 2 | 55,359.8094 |
| 3 | 83,039.7141 |
| 5 | 138,399.5235 |
| 10 | 276,799.047 |
| 20 | 553,598.094 |
| 50 | 1,383,995.2349999999 |
| 100 | 2,767,990.4699999997 |
| 1,000 | 27,679,904.7 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 lb/in³ = 27679.9047 kg/m³
1 kg/m³ = 0.0000361273 lb/in³
To convert pound per cubic inch to kilogram per cubic meter, multiply by 27679.9047.
To convert kilogram per cubic meter to pound per cubic inch, multiply by 0.0000361273.
Example: convert 10 lb/in³ to kg/m³
10 × 27679.9047 = 276799.047 kg/m³
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
The pound per cubic inch (lb/in³) is a compact imperial density scale — about 27,680 kg/m³ per lb/in³.
Pounds per cubic inch describe metals and alloys in US machining, ballistics, and materials handbooks.
The kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³) is the SI unit of density — mass per unit volume in the metric system.
Kilograms per cubic meter describe air and material densities in science, engineering, and building insulation specs.
kg/m³ = lb/in³ × 27,679.9047lb/in³ = kg/m³ × 0.0000361273, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any density conversion starting from pound per cubic inch — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.