Convert Cords to Steres
Convert Cords (cord) to Steres (st) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
st = cord × 3.624556364
About Cords
The cord is the standard North American firewood/pulpwood unit = 4 ft × 4 ft × 8 ft stacked = 128 ft³ = 3.6246 m³ (exact). NIST Handbook 44 requires all US firewood to be sold in cords or legal fractions. Seasoned split hardwood ≈ 20-24 million BTU/cord; air-dry pine ≈ 15-18 million BTU/cord. 'Face cord' or 'rick' is NOT a legal unit. 1 cord = 128 ft³ = 3.6246 m³ = 8 cord feet.
About Steres
The stere (st) = exactly 1 m³ - a metric firewood unit from the 1793 French Republican system. Still used colloquially in France, Germany, and Switzerland: Ster/Raummeter (stacked m³), Festmeter (solid m³ = fm), SchΓΌttraummeter (loose chips ≈ 0.4 fm). One stacked stere contains ≈ 0.5-0.7 m³ of actual solid wood. 1 stere = 1 m³ = 35.315 ft³ ≈ 424 bf.
Quick Reference Table
| Cords (cord) | Steres (st) |
|---|---|
| 1 cord | 3.62456 st |
| 2 cord | 7.24911 st |
| 5 cord | 18.1228 st |
| 10 cord | 36.2456 st |
| 25 cord | 90.6139 st |
| 50 cord | 181.228 st |
| 100 cord | 362.456 st |