Units |
Metric Equivalents |
1 Inch |
= 25.4 millimetres |
1 Square foot |
= 0.0929 square metre |
1 Cubic foot |
= 0.02832 square metre |
1 Short ton |
= 0.9072 metric ton |
1 Long ton |
= 1.016 metric ton |
Table Approximate Equivalents for Forest Measures
Product and Unit |
Cubic Meters (u.b.) |
Cubic Feet (u.b.) |
Sawlogs & veneer logs |
Solid volume without bark | |
1000 board/super feet |
4.53 |
160 |
Pulpwood round and split |
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1 stere |
0.72 |
25.4 |
1 cord |
2.55 |
90 |
Woodfuel |
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1 stere |
0.65 |
23 |
1 cord |
2.12 |
74.9 |
1000 stacked cubic feet |
18.41 |
650 |
Table Weight and Volume
Kg/CUM |
CUM/MT | |||||
Product |
G |
C |
NC |
G |
C |
NC |
Woodfuel, incl. wood for charcoal |
725 |
625 |
750 |
1.38 |
1.60 |
1.33 |
Wood charcoal |
167 |
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Sawlogs and Veneer logs |
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Tropical |
730 |
1.37 | ||||
Other |
700 |
800 |
1.43 |
1.25 | ||
Pulpwood, round and split |
675 |
650 |
750 |
1.48 |
1.54 |
1.33 |
Other industrial roundwood |
750 |
700 |
800 |
1.33 |
1.43 |
1.25 |
Sawnwood |
550 |
700 |
1.82 |
1.43 | ||
Veneer sheets |
750 |
1.33 |
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Plywood |
650 |
1.54 |
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Particle board |
650 |
1.54 |
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Hard board |
950 |
1.053 |
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Medium density fibreboard (MDF) |
2 |
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Insulating board |
250 |
4 |
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Note: G = General; C = Coniferous; NC = Non-coniferous
Source: FAO forestry statistics Series 171 (pub. 2001).
