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CONVERSIONS

See Also: Unit conversion


1 cubic metre is equivalent to:
  • 1,000 Litre s

  • ~35.3 Cubic Feet (approximately); 1 cubic foot = 0.028 316 846 592 m3 (exactly)

  • ~1.31 Cubic Yard s (approximately); 1 cubic yard = 0.764 554 857 984 m3 (exactly)

  • ~6.29 Oil Barrel s (approximately); 1 barrel = 0.158 987 294 928 m3 (exactly)


A cubic metre of pure Water at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C ) and standard Atmospheric Pressure (101.325 kPa) has a Mass of 1000 Kg , or one Tonne . At 0 °C, the freezing point of water, it is slightly less, 999.972 kg.

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MULTIPLES AND SUBMULTIPLES

See Also: SI prefix


  • A cubic decimetre ('''dm3''') is the volume of a cube of side length 1 decimetre (0.1 metre).

  • --- 1 cubic decimetre is now equal to 1 Litre . See 1 E-3 M³ for a comparison with other volumes.


  • -- From 1901 to 1964 the litre was defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of pure Water at 4 degrees Celsius and 760 Millimetres Of Mercury pressure. During this time, a litre was about 1.000028 dm3. In 1964 the original definition was reverted to.

  • A cubic centimetre ('''cm3''') is equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centimetre. It was the base unit of volume of the CGS System of units, and is a legitimate SI unit. It is equal to a millilitre ('''mL''').

  • --- The colloquial abbreviations cc and '''ccm''' are not SI but are common in some contexts. It is a verbal shorthand for "cubic centimetre". For example 'cc' is commonly used for denoting Displacement of Car and Motorbike Engines "the Mini Cooper had a 1275 cc engine". In medicine 'cc' is also common, for example "100 cc of blood loss".

  • A cubic millimetre ('''mm3''') is the volume equal to that of a cube with edges of 1 millimetre.

  • A cubic kilometre ('''km3''') is the volume equal to that of a cube of side length 1 kilometre.