Material DensityPounds to US Cups

Pounds to US Cups for Plastic (PET)

Snapshot

For Plastic (PET), 1 Pound equals about 1.399433 US Cups.

  • Material basis: Plastic (PET) at 1,370 kg/m^3.
  • Example: For 0.1 Pounds of Plastic (PET), the result is 0.139943 US Cups.

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

1.399433 US Cups (Plastic (PET))

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Pounds to US Cups for Plastic (PET). Material: plastic-pet.

Machine-readable identifiers

Conversion family
material-density
Source unit
pound
Target unit
cup_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": "pound",
  "to": "cup_us",
  "material": "plastic-pet"
}

Essential response

{
  "ok": true,
  "conversion": {
    "family": "material-density",
    "value": 1,
    "from": "pound",
    "to": "cup_us",
    "result": {
      "raw": 1.39943272779,
      "display": "1.399433"
    },
    "canonicalPath": "/material-density/pounds-to-us-cups/plastic-pet/"
  }
}
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Explanation

Pounds of Plastic (PET) convert to us cups 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

Pounds (Plastic (PET))US Cups (Plastic (PET))
0.1 0.139943
1/4 0.349858
1/2 0.699716
1 1.399433
2 2.798865
5 6.997164
10 13.994327
25 34.985818
50 69.971636
100 139.943273

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, volume is calculated as mass divided by density after normalizing the units to kilograms and cubic meters. The resulting page multiplier is 1.399433 cup (US) per lb.

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