Material DensityCubic Meters to Short Tons

Cubic Meters to Short Tons (US) for Plastic (PET)

Snapshot

For Plastic (PET), 1 Cubic Meter equals about 1.510166 Short Tons (US).

  • Material basis: Plastic (PET) at 1,370 kg/m^3.
  • Example: For 0.1 Cubic Meters of Plastic (PET), the result is 0.151017 Short Tons (US).

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Decimals: 1.5 or 1,5. Fractions: 1/2. Scientific notation: 1e3. Write 1000 without grouping separators.

1.510166 Short Tons (US) (Plastic (PET))

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Cubic Meters to Short Tons (US) for Plastic (PET). Material: plastic-pet.

Machine-readable identifiers

Conversion family
material-density
Source unit
cubic_meter
Target unit
short_ton_us
Material
plastic-pet

Use these identifiers in the API request. Sources and model limits also apply to software clients.

Example API request and response

POST /api/v1/convert

Request

{
  "family": "material-density",
  "value": 1,
  "from": "cubic_meter",
  "to": "short_ton_us",
  "material": "plastic-pet"
}

Essential response

{
  "ok": true,
  "conversion": {
    "family": "material-density",
    "value": 1,
    "from": "cubic_meter",
    "to": "short_ton_us",
    "result": {
      "raw": 1.51016649597,
      "display": "1.510166"
    },
    "canonicalPath": "/material-density/cubic-meters-to-short-tons/plastic-pet/"
  }
}
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Explanation

Cubic Meters of Plastic (PET) convert to short tons (us) using one fixed density basis of 1370 kg/m^3. Match temperature, composition and material grade to the stated reference conditions.

Typical PET polymer density.

Common Conversion Values

Cubic Meters (Plastic (PET))Short Tons (US) (Plastic (PET))
0.1 0.151017
1/4 0.377542
1/2 0.755083
1 1.510166
2 3.020333
5 7.550832
10 15.101665
25 37.754162
50 75.508325
100 151.01665

Methodology

Plastic (PET) density and calculation basis

Evidence status: needs-review.

PET density depends on grade and material structure.

grade: TECADUR PET natural, unfilled/unmodified stock shape

Source basis: Ensinger, TECADUR PET natural. Technical details: density. https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en-gb/shapes/polyester-tecadur-pet-natural Applicability: conditional-comparison.

Resolve grade and crystallinity before judging 1370 versus 1390 kg/m³.

Temperature not stated.

For this direction, mass is calculated as volume multiplied by density after normalizing the units to cubic meters and kilograms. The resulting page multiplier is 1.510166 ton (US) per m^3.

Use a measured density for a specific batch, grade or supplier; the table value is a reference, not a product specification.