Convert Slugs per cubic foot to Grams per cubic centimetre
Convert Slugs per cubic foot (slug/ft³) to Grams per cubic centimetre (g/cm³) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
g/cm³ = slug/ft³ × 0.5153788184
About Slugs per cubic foot
The slug per cubic foot (slug/ft³) equals ≈515.379 kg/m³, used in US customary dynamics where forces are in pound-force. The US Standard Atmosphere gives sea-level air density as 2.377 × 10⁻³ slug/ft³; it appears in pre-SI aerospace textbooks (NACA technical notes) and compressible flow equations. 1 slug ≈14.594 kg. 1 slug/ft³ ≈515.379 kg/m³ ≈32.174 lb/ft³.
About Grams per cubic centimetre
The gram per cubic centimetre (g/cm³) equals 1000 kg/m³, the most intuitive density unit in material science and chemistry. It equals 1 kg/L and 1 t/m³. Pure water at 4°C is 0.9998 g/cm³; aluminium 2.70 g/cm³; iron 7.87 g/cm³; gold 19.30 g/cm³; osmium 22.59 g/cm³. Polymer datasheets, mineralogy, and gemological tables routinely use g/cm³. 1 g/cm³ = 1000 kg/m³ ≈62.428 lb/ft³.
Quick Reference Table
| Slugs per cubic foot (slug/ft³) | Grams per cubic centimetre (g/cm³) |
|---|---|
| 1 slug/ft³ | 0.515379 g/cm³ |
| 2 slug/ft³ | 1.03076 g/cm³ |
| 5 slug/ft³ | 2.57689 g/cm³ |
| 10 slug/ft³ | 5.15379 g/cm³ |
| 25 slug/ft³ | 12.8845 g/cm³ |
| 50 slug/ft³ | 25.7689 g/cm³ |
| 100 slug/ft³ | 51.5379 g/cm³ |