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Density Converter
kg/m³ · g/cm³ · lb/ft³ · lb/gal — for cooking oils, shipping, materials
Converted Density
1.00 g/cm³
1000 kg/m³ = 1 g/cm³ (water)
💧 Water
1.00 g/cm³
🪵 Wood (oak)
0.75 g/cm³
🛢️ Olive oil
0.92 g/cm³
📊 Common Material Densities
| Material | kg/m³ | g/cm³ | lb/ft³ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌬️ Air (at sea level) | 1.2 | 0.0012 | 0.075 |
| 🪵 Cork | 240-600 | 0.24-0.60 | 15-37 |
| 🪵 Pine wood | 350-700 | 0.35-0.70 | 22-44 |
| 🪵 Oak wood | 600-900 | 0.60-0.90 | 37-56 |
| 🛢️ Olive oil | 920 | 0.92 | 57.4 |
| 💧 Water | 1000 | 1.00 | 62.4 |
| 🌊 Seawater | 1025 | 1.025 | 64.0 |
| 🥛 Milk | 1030-1050 | 1.03-1.05 | 64-66 |
| Aluminum | 2700 | 2.70 | 169 |
| Steel | 7850 | 7.85 | 490 |
| 🏅 Gold | 19300 | 19.3 | 1205 |
🛢️ Cooking Oil Densities (at room temperature)
🥥 Coconut oil → 0.91 g/cm³
🌻 Sunflower oil → 0.916 g/cm³
🌽 Corn oil → 0.917 g/cm³
🫒 Olive oil → 0.918 g/cm³
🥜 Peanut oil → 0.920 g/cm³
🌿 Canola oil → 0.922 g/cm³
🫘 Soybean oil → 0.925 g/cm³
📦 Shipping Density Classes
Light cargo: < 300 kg/m³ (less than 18.7 lb/ft³)
Medium cargo: 300-600 kg/m³ (18.7-37.5 lb/ft³)
Heavy cargo: 600-1000 kg/m³ (37.5-62.4 lb/ft³)
Dense cargo: > 1000 kg/m³ (over 62.4 lb/ft³)
💡 Density Tips
💧 Objects float if less dense than water (1 g/cm³)
🛢️ Oils float on water because they are less dense
📦 Shipping cost often based on density (chargeable weight)
🍳 Density affects how ingredients mix in cooking
⚖️ kg/m³ ↔ g/cm³ ↔ lb/ft³ ↔ lb/gal
🛢️ Cooking oil densities
📦 Shipping reference
📊 Common materials