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Grams per meter to pounds per foot

Type a value in g/m to get it in lb/ft instantly.

0.00168lb/ft

Nothing on our list is smaller: a 2.5 mm² copper wire is 8.8× heavier per meter. A length of 400 m weighs one kilogram.

What it means

How heavy per meter?

Typical values. Rebar is 10 mm; the pipe is 1-inch steel; the beam is an IPE 300; the rail is UIC 60.

The math

How to convert g/m to lb/ft

To convert grams per meter to pounds per foot, multiply by 0.000671969.

Example: 2.5 g/m × 0.000671969 = 0.00167992 lb/ft.

In the other direction, 1 lb/ft = 1,488.16 g/m.

Every unit

Your weight per length in every unit

Tables

g/m to lb/ft conversion table

g/m to lb/ft conversion table
g/mlb/ft
0.1 g/m6.72×10⁻⁵ lb/ft
0.25 g/m0.000167992 lb/ft
0.5 g/m0.000335984 lb/ft
0.617 g/m0.000414605 lb/ft
1 g/m0.000671969 lb/ft
2 g/m0.00134394 lb/ft
2.5 g/m0.00167992 lb/ft
5 g/m0.00335984 lb/ft
10 g/m0.00671969 lb/ft
25 g/m0.0167992 lb/ft
50 g/m0.0335984 lb/ft
60 g/m0.0403181 lb/ft
lb/ft to g/m conversion table
lb/ft to g/m conversion table
lb/ftg/m
0.1 lb/ft148.816 g/m
0.25 lb/ft372.041 g/m
0.5 lb/ft744.082 g/m
0.617 lb/ft918.197 g/m
1 lb/ft1,488.16 g/m
2 lb/ft2,976.33 g/m
2.5 lb/ft3,720.41 g/m
5 lb/ft7,440.82 g/m
10 lb/ft14,881.6 g/m
25 lb/ft37,204.1 g/m
50 lb/ft74,408.2 g/m
60 lb/ft89,289.8 g/m

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many lb/ft is 1 g/m?
1 g/m is 0.000671969 lb/ft.
How many lb/ft is 10 g/m?
10 g/m is 0.00671969 lb/ft.
How many lb/ft is 2.5 g/m?
2.5 g/m is 0.00167992 lb/ft.

The units

About these units

Grams per meter (g/m)

For cable, wire and rope.

Pounds per foot (lb/ft)

US steel sections and pipe.

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