Cubic foot

cubic foot
Gas meter with volume measured in cubic feet
General information
Unit systemImperial and US Customary
Unit ofVolume
Symbolft3, cu ft
Conversions
1 ft3 in ...... is equal to ...
   US Customary   1728 in3
127 yd3
   SI units   0.02831685 m3

The cubic foot (symbol ft3 or cu ft)[1] is an imperial and US customary (non-metric) unit of volume, used in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is defined as the volume of a cube with sides of one foot (0.3048 m) in length. Its volume is 28.3168 L (about 135 of a cubic metre).

  1. ^ IEEE Standard Letter Symbols for Units of Measurement (SI Units, Customary Inch-Pound Units, and Certain Other Units) (Revision of IEEE Std 260.1-1993). IEEE Std 260.1-2004 (2004 ed.). Piscataway, N.J.: IEEE. 2004-09-24. pp. 1–30. doi:10.1109/IEEESTD.2004.94618. ISBN 978-1-5044-0928-5. STD95220 STDPD95220 STDPL95220. Archived from the original (PDF or hardcopy) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 22 December 2019. [1], ISBN 978-0-7381-3997-5, ISBN 978-0-7381-3998-2.