Metal Converter
When it comes to metals, it can be incredibly important to get your understanding right of various equivalences among materials, especially if you are assessing weights for building.
The Metal Converter Calculator is a great calculator for getting to grips with what are often surprisingly tricky measures. Of critical importance is the density of the material you are converting, and the Metal Converter therefore allows you also to add in the material and its density. Make sure to select from the extensive list of Density options. To illustrate how important this is, here are some of the wide-ranging options available to you.
| Metal | Symbol | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | Al | Used in the aerospace industry for aircraft frames due to its light weight and resistance to corrosion. |
| Beryllium | Be | Used in aerospace applications for its stiffness, light weight, and dimensional stability over a wide temperature range. |
| Brass | Alloy primarily of Copper (Cu) and Zinc (Zn) | Used in musical instruments like trumpets and saxophones for its acoustic properties. |
| Bronze | Alloy primarily of Copper (Cu) and Tin (Sn) | Historically used for weapons, tools, and statues. Now often used for bearings, sculptures, and medals. |
| Cast Iron | Iron (Fe) with 2-4% carbon content. | Used for making heavy-duty cookware like skillets and for some engine blocks. |
| Cobalt | Co | Used in the production of superalloys for jet engine parts. |
| Copper | Cu | Widely used in electrical wiring due to its high electrical conductivity. |
| Gold | Au | Jewelry, electronics, and as a standard for monetary systems in many countries. |
| Iron | Fe | The primary component in the production of steel, used in construction and manufacturing. |
| Lead | Pb | Historically used in batteries, pipes, and radiation shielding. |
| Light Alloys | Various combinations, often with aluminum, magnesium, or titanium as primary components. | Aircraft and automotive parts for weight savings. |
| Magnesium | Mg | Automotive and aircraft parts for weight reduction. |
| Nickel | Ni | Used in stainless steel and in batteries. |
| Nickel Silver | Alloy primarily of Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni), and Zinc (Zn). Contains no silver. | Used for silverware, jewelry, and some musical instruments. |
| Platinum | Pt | Jewelry, catalytic converters in vehicles, and laboratory equipment. |
| Plutonium | Pu | Used as a fuel in some nuclear reactors and in the production of atomic weapons. |
| Stainless Steel | Alloy primarily of Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and often Nickel (Ni) and other elements. | Used in kitchen utensils, surgical instruments, and construction due to its corrosion resistance. |
| Steel | Alloy primarily of Iron (Fe) and Carbon (C). | A fundamental material in construction, automotive industry, and many tools. |
| Tin | Sn | Used in making tin cans and in solder. |
| Titanium | Ti | Used in aircraft and surgical implants due to its strength and low density. |
| Tungsten | W | Used in the production of filaments for light bulbs and in some high-temperature applications. |
| Uranium | U | Used as a fuel in nuclear reactors. |
| Zinc | Zn | Used in galvanization to protect steel from corrosion and in the production of some batteries. |
We can see from this list how important it might be to get comparative equivalences right.
The Metal Converter Calculator is one of a number of Conversion Calculators on the site. For ease of use, we have listed the full range of possible conversion measurements for each of the Conversion Calculators, but there are obviously some units of measurement more suited to each particular substance being converted. In this Metal Convertor the Units of Mass will obviously be most used.
The other Conversion Calculators on the site are:
- The Alcohol Converter
- The Coffee Converter
- The Construction Converter
- The Oil Converter
- The Petrol Converter
- The Water Converter
These Convertors follow a similar style and involve you in selecting the measure you wish to convert from the dropdown menu. Note that some converters also require additional specific information, as the Metal Converter does here, with a need for the density figure. Don’t worry – if additional information is required, the options are all also in a dropdown menu for you to select from.
Below is the range of measures from which the dropdown menus in the Calculators allow you to choose. You can then explore and see what each measure is equivalent to in another substance, size or amount. We hope you enjoy using these conversion calculators to get a greater insight into equivalences.
Units of Liquid Volume conversion options
Many of the above are also available in the Calculators in US, UK, Metric and Imperial options too.
| Unit of Volume | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barrels | A unit of volume commonly used for crude oil and other commodities. Its size can vary, but in the US, it’s often taken as 42 US gallons (159 liters). |
| Board Feet | A measure of volume for timber, equal to 144 cubic inches (or 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch). |
| Bushels | A unit of volume used to measure dry goods, especially grains. One US bushel is equal to 35.24 liters. |
| Centiliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one-hundredth of a liter, or 10 milliliters. |
| Cubic Centimeters (cc) | A metric unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 centimeter. |
| Cubic Decimeters | Essentially the same as liters; it represents a cube 10 cm on each side. |
| Cubic Feet | A unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 foot. |
| Cubic Inches | A unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 inch. |
| Cubic Meters | A metric unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 meter. |
| Cubic Yards | A unit of volume where each side of the cube measures 1 yard. |
| Cups | A unit of volume used primarily in cooking, in the US it’s typically equal to 8 fluid ounces or about 237 milliliters. |
| Deciliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one-tenth of a liter. |
| Dekaliters | A metric unit of volume equal to ten liters. |
| Dram | A unit of volume (and also mass) with various definitions, often 1/8 of a fluid ounce in the US. |
| Drops | A non-standard unit of volume based on the volume of a drop of a substance, which can vary based on the fluid and conditions. |
| Gallons | A unit of volume. In the US, it’s 128 fluid ounces or about 3.785 liters. The UK (imperial) gallon is different and is equal to 4.54609 liters. |
| Gills | A unit of volume equal to 1/4 of a pint or 4 fluid ounces in the US. |
| Hectoliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one hundred liters. |
| Kiloliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one thousand liters. |
| Liters | A metric unit of volume equal to one cubic decimeter. |
| Milliliters | A metric unit of volume equal to one-thousandth of a liter. |
| Ounces | This can refer to fluid ounces (a unit of volume) or avoirdupois ounces (a unit of weight). The fluid ounce in the US is 1/128 of a US gallon, while the avoirdupois ounce is 1/16 of a pound. |
| Peck | A unit of dry volume, equal to 8 dry quarts or 1/4 of a bushel. |
| Pints | A unit of volume, in the US it’s equal to 16 fluid ounces or about 473 milliliters. |
| Quarts | A unit of volume, in the US it’s equal to 32 fluid ounces or about 946 milliliters. |
| Teaspoons | A unit of volume used mainly in cooking, in the US it’s about 5 milliliters. |
| Tablespoons | A unit of volume used mainly in cooking, in the US it’s about 15 milliliters or 3 teaspoons. |
The other list that you can select from as you compare and convert is Units of Mass.
Units of Mass conversion options
| Unit of Mass | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carats | A unit of weight for gemstones. One carat is equal to 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams. |
| Centigrams | A metric unit of mass equal to one-hundredth of a gram. |
| Decigrams | A metric unit of mass equal to one-tenth of a gram. |
| Dekagrams | A metric unit of mass equal to ten grams. |
| Grains | A unit of weight, often used in the context of bullets and arrows. There are 7,000 grains in an avoirdupois pound and 5,760 grains in a troy pound. |
| Grams | A metric unit of mass, defined as one-thousandth of a kilogram. |
| Kilograms | The base unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams. |
| Micrograms | A metric unit of mass equal to one-millionth of a gram. |
| Milligrams | A metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a gram. |
| Newtons | The SI unit of force, named after Sir Isaac Newton. It’s the force required to accelerate a one-kilogram mass by one meter per second squared. |
| Ounces Avoir (Avoirdupois Ounces) | A unit of weight primarily used in the U.S., equal to 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound or approximately 28.35 grams. |
| Ounces Troy | A unit of weight traditionally used for precious metals, gemstones, and medicines. One troy ounce is about 31.10 grams. |
| Pennyweights | A unit of weight used in the troy system. One pennyweight is equal to 24 grains or 1/20 of a troy ounce. |
| Pounds Avoir (Avoirdupois Pounds) | A unit of weight primarily used in the U.S., equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or approximately 453.59 grams. |
| Pounds Troy | Used in the troy system, primarily for precious metals. One troy pound contains 12 troy ounces. |
| Slugs | A unit of mass in the British gravitational system. One slug is the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/second^2 when a force of one pound is exerted on it. |
| Stones US | Not a common unit. The stone as typically understood is the UK stone. |
| Stones UK | A British unit of weight equal to 14 avoirdupois pounds or about 6.35 kilograms. |
| Tonnes (metric ton) | A metric unit of mass, equivalent to 1,000 kilograms. |
| Tons (UK long ton) | A British unit of weight, equal to 2,240 avoirdupois pounds or about 1,016.05 kilograms. |
| Tons (US short ton) | A U.S. unit of weight, equal to 2,000 avoirdupois pounds or about 907.18 kilograms. |
We hope these conversion tables and options prove helpful. Whether you explore them for fun, general knowledge, or business use, enjoy playing around and looking at the equivalences they let you calculate.