pounds per square meter to kilograms per square foot
Please provide values below to convert pounds per square meter [lb/m²] to kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²], or change ↔.
pounds per square meter [lb/m²]
Definition: A unit of mass per unit area, used to describe the weight of materials spread across a given area.
Historyandorigin: Pounds per square meter (lb/m²) is used in contexts where mass or weight needs to be described per unit area, particularly in construction or materials science.
CurrentUse: Applied in construction and engineering, especially for materials where the weight per unit area is important to understand the load on surfaces.
funfact: This unit might be used when determining the weight distribution of roofing or flooring materials!
kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²]
Definition: A unit of surface mass density, indicating how much mass is distributed over each square foot of an area.
Historyandorigin: Kilograms per square foot (kg/ft²) has been used in construction and architecture to measure the mass of materials spread across a surface.
CurrentUse: Used in the building industry for floor materials, tiles, and roofing, and also in scientific measurements of surface area.
funfact: This unit is useful when considering the total weight of materials laid across a floor or surface!
pounds per square meter [lb/m²] to kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] Conversion Table
| 1 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0421387813 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 2 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0842775626 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 3 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.1264163439 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 5 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.2106939064 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 10 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.4213878129 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 50 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 2.1069390643 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 100 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 4.2138781287 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 1000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 42.138781287 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 10000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 421.38781287 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 100000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 4213.8781287 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
| 1000000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 42138.781287 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] |
How to Convert pounds per square meter to kilograms per square foot
1 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] = 0.0421387813 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²]
1 kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²] = 23.731108719 pounds per square meter [lb/m²]
we use cross multiplication method
pounds per square meter [lb/m²] → kilograms per square foot [kg/ft²]
1 → 0.0421387813
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0421387813=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0632081719