Units of Capacity and Volume
| Volume in general | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Divisions | SI Equivalent |
| 1 cubic inch (cu in) or (in3) | 16.387064 mL | |
| 1 cubic foot (cu ft) or (ft3) | 1728 cu in | 28.31685 L |
| 1 cubic yard (cu yd) or (yd3) | 27 cu ft | 764.559 L 0.7645549 m3 |
| 1 acre-foot (acre ft) | 43560 cu ft 1613.333 cu yd |
1.233482 ML 1233.482 m3 |
The cubic inch, cubic foot and cubic yard are commonly used for measuring volume. In addition, there is one group of units for measuring volumes of liquids, and one for measuring volumes of dry material.
Other than the cubic inch, cubic foot and cubic yard, these units are differently sized from the units in the imperial system, although the names of the units are similar. Also, while the U.S. has separate systems for measuring the volumes of liquids and dry material, the imperial system has one set of units for both.
Read more about this topic: United States Customary Units
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