Think of it this way: A metric ton of styrofoam will occupy far more volume than a metric ton of lead or tungsten.
For water at 4C and 760mmHg 1 liter equals 1 kilogram, although this is no longer the SI definition of one liter. So for water at ideal conditions 1 metric ton = 1 cubic meter. Many industries dealing with fluids at or near the density of water use this equivalency as a shortcut even if it is not quite accurate.
The cubic metre is a measurement unit for volume, while the tonne is a unit for weight, so they cannot generally be compared meaningfully side by side. We can compare them though by considering their ratio, say tonnes/cubic metre. This is called density.
For pure water, at the temperature of 3.98 degrees Celsius,
1 cubic meter of water weighs 1 tonne (1000 kilograms).
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∙ 10y agoThe density of an object determines the relationship between metric tons and cubic meters. For example, water has a density of 1 metric ton per cubic meter, but other materials may have different densities.
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∙ 13y agoCubic measurements are volume.
Tons are weight (or mass).
The answer above implies that it is not possible to convert Cubic metres to metric tonnes which is not true. It can be done and it is very simple, also Weight is not the same thing as mass. Weight is the result of the effect of gravity on mass and as such is variable. Mass is a fixed value.
eg. 1 gramme of water has both a mass (density) and a weight of 1 gramme
at 1G (1G = the gravity of the earth) So as there are 1,000,000 cubic centimeters in 1 cubic metre 1 cubic metre of water weighs 1000kg or 1 metric tonne. 1gramme x 1,000,000/1000
The calculation can only be done if you know the density of the material.
The density of a substance is defined in grammes per cubic centimetre.
Once you know the mass of a substance (its weight per CC) it is simple. No complex calculations are needed, eg. Lead has a mass (weight) of 11.43g/cc. All that is needed is to replace the little g with tonnes per cubic metre eg 11.43 tonnes per cubic metre. Or if you need it in kilogrammes 11,430 kg/m3
You could multiply the density by 1 million and divide the result by 1000 to get the weight in kg and divide that by 1000 to get metric tonnes per cubic metre but why take the long way round.
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∙ 15y agoCubic means a three-dimensional volume. Square means a two-dimensional flat area. "square cubic meter" is nonsense. And "matric" seems to be metric.
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∙ 15y agoThe answer will depend on the material. Feathers? Wood? Depleted uranium?
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∙ 14y agoDepends on what it's a cubic meter of. A cubic meter of hay will be much lighter than a cubic meter of sand.
A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.
To compute the volume of cargoes in metric tons, you need to know the density of the cargo in metric tons per cubic meter. Then, you can multiply the volume of the cargoes in cubic meters by the density in metric tons per cubic meter to get the weight in metric tons. The formula is Weight (in metric tons) = Volume (in cubic meters) x Density (in metric tons per cubic meter).
To convert cubic meters to metric tons, you need to multiply by the density. Cubic meters to metric tons: 1 m^3 of concrete * 2400 kg/m^3 = 2400 kg or 2.4 metric tons. Therefore, 1 cubic meter of concrete with a density of 2400 kg/m^3 is equal to 2.4 metric tons of concrete.
To convert metric tons to cubic meters, you need to know the density of the material. The relationship between metric tons and cubic meters depends on the density of the substance being measured. For example, for water, 1 metric ton is equal to 1 cubic meter.
To convert 1 cubic meter to 1 ton, you need to know the density of the material. The density of the material will determine the mass (weight) of the 1 cubic meter. Once you have the density, you can use the formula: mass (in tons) = volume (in cubic meters) x density (in tons per cubic meter) to get the conversion.
a cubic metere of what? it depends on the density
With dry sand. 1.602 tonnes
A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.A cubic meter is a unit of volume; a metric ton is a measure of mass. Depending on what is in a particular cubic meter, the mass may vary between close to zero (in a vacuum), and billions of tons (in a neutron star). For example, a cubic meter of water has a mass of 1 ton, a cubic meter of lead, about 11 tons, a cubic meter of gold, about 19 tons. In every case, you have to multiply the volume with the density of whatever fills the cubic meter.
To compute the volume of cargoes in metric tons, you need to know the density of the cargo in metric tons per cubic meter. Then, you can multiply the volume of the cargoes in cubic meters by the density in metric tons per cubic meter to get the weight in metric tons. The formula is Weight (in metric tons) = Volume (in cubic meters) x Density (in metric tons per cubic meter).
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The answer depends on the units for density which you have chosen not to share!
To convert cubic meters to metric tons, you need to multiply by the density. Cubic meters to metric tons: 1 m^3 of concrete * 2400 kg/m^3 = 2400 kg or 2.4 metric tons. Therefore, 1 cubic meter of concrete with a density of 2400 kg/m^3 is equal to 2.4 metric tons of concrete.
1.2 metric tons equals 1 cubic meter of Fly ash (one of the residues of coal combustion).
1 liter of water has nominally 1 kilogram of mass.1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms1 cubic meter = 1,000 litersSo 1 cubic meter of water would be 1 metric ton of mass.
Cubic meters measure volume, tons measure either mass or weight (depending on whether you mean metric tons or US tons). You can't convert between the two without specifying a material. One cubic meter of water has a mass of just about one metric ton (which weighs almost the same as a US long ton).
To convert metric tons to cubic meters, you need to know the density of the material. The relationship between metric tons and cubic meters depends on the density of the substance being measured. For example, for water, 1 metric ton is equal to 1 cubic meter.
14.82 Metric Tons 1 cubic meter of water is 1 metric ton, 1 cubic yard is 0.7835 cubic meters 0.91 X 0.91 X 0.91 = 0.7835 of 1 cubic meter Gold is 19 times heavier than water, therefore 0.7835 X 19 = 14.82 Metric Tons.