pounds per square meter to stones per square inch
Please provide values below to convert pounds per square meter [lb/m²] to stones per square inch [st/in²], 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!
stones per square inch [st/in²]
Definition: A unit of mass per unit area, expressing the number of stones applied to each square inch of area.
Historyandorigin: The stone (st) is a historical unit of mass commonly used in the UK, and stones per square inch is rarely used but could be applied to measure very high density in small areas.
CurrentUse: This unit is not commonly used in modern practice, but it may appear in specialized contexts such as historical weight measurements or heavy industrial material assessments.
funfact: The stone is an old British unit for weight, and stones per square inch might occasionally be used to describe compact, heavy objects!
pounds per square meter [lb/m²] to stones per square inch [st/in²] Conversion Table
1 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0002267965 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
2 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0004535929 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
3 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0006803894 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
5 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0011339823 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
10 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0022679645 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
50 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0113398227 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
100 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.0226796455 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
1000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 0.2267964547 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
10000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 2.2679645472 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
100000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 22.679645472 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
1000000 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] | 226.79645472 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
How to Convert pounds per square meter to stones per square inch
1 pounds per square meter [lb/m²] = 0.0002267965 stones per square inch [st/in²]
1 stones per square inch [st/in²] = 4409.24 pounds per square meter [lb/m²]
we use cross multiplication method
pounds per square meter [lb/m²] → stones per square inch [st/in²]
1 → 0.0002267965
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0002267965=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0003401947