Convert Petrograd standards to Cubic metres

Convert Petrograd standards (Pet. std) to Cubic metres (m³) instantly and accurately.

Petrograd standards (Pet. std)
Cubic metres (m³)

Conversion Formula

m³ = Pet. std × 4.672279688

About Petrograd standards

The Petrograd standard (St Petersburg standard) = 165 ft³ = 4.6723 m³, representing 120 pieces of dressed Baltic softwood 12 ft × 11 in × 1.5 in = 165 ft³ exactly. Dominated 18th-19th century Baltic-to-Britain sawn-timber export trade from St Petersburg, Riga, and Danzig. Replaced by m³ in UK trade during 1970s metrication. 1 Petrograd standard = 165 ft³ = 4.6723 m³ ≈ 1,980 bf.

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

Petrograd standards (Pet. std)Cubic metres (m³)
1 Pet. std4.67228 m³
2 Pet. std9.34456 m³
5 Pet. std23.3614 m³
10 Pet. std46.7228 m³
25 Pet. std116.807 m³
50 Pet. std233.614 m³
100 Pet. std467.228 m³

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