Convert Cord feet to Cubic metres

Convert Cord feet (cord ft) to Cubic metres (m³) instantly and accurately.

Cord feet (cord ft)
Cubic metres (m³)

Conversion Formula

m³ = cord ft × 0.4530695455

About Cord feet

A cord foot = 1/8 cord: a stack of firewood 4 ft wide × 4 ft tall × 1 ft deep = 16 ft³ = 0.45307 m³. Used in New England pulpwood purchasing and regulated by NIST Handbook 44. Actual solid wood content is only 60-80% of the nominal volume - the rest is air space between logs. 1 cord foot = 16 ft³ = 0.45307 m³ = 1/8 cord.

About Cubic metres

The cubic metre (m³) is the SI unit for all international timber trade and FAO forest statistics. Global roundwood production > 4 billion m³/year (2022); sawnwood ≈ 500 million m³/year. European C24 structural timber priced in EUR/m³; CLT mass-timber buildings use 500-2,000 m³ of panels. FSC/PEFC chain-of-custody tracks certified fibre in m³. 1 m³ = 1 stere = 35.315 ft³ ≈ 423.8 bf.

Quick Reference Table

Cord feet (cord ft)Cubic metres (m³)
1 cord ft0.45307 m³
2 cord ft0.906139 m³
5 cord ft2.26535 m³
10 cord ft4.5307 m³
25 cord ft11.3267 m³
50 cord ft22.6535 m³
100 cord ft45.307 m³

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