Material DensityPounds to US Cups

Pounds to US Cups for Plastic (PVC)

Snapshot

For Plastic (PVC), 1 Pound equals about 1.389292 US Cups.

  • Material basis: Plastic (PVC) at 1,380 kg/m^3.
  • Example: For 0.1 Pounds of Plastic (PVC), the result is 0.138929 US Cups.

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

1.389292 US Cups (Plastic (PVC))

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Pounds to US Cups for Plastic (PVC). Material: plastic-pvc.

Machine-readable identifiers

Conversion family
material-density
Source unit
pound
Target unit
cup_us
Material
plastic-pvc

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-pvc"
}

Essential response

{
  "ok": true,
  "conversion": {
    "family": "material-density",
    "value": 1,
    "from": "pound",
    "to": "cup_us",
    "result": {
      "raw": 1.38929191092,
      "display": "1.389292"
    },
    "canonicalPath": "/material-density/pounds-to-us-cups/plastic-pvc/"
  }
}
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Explanation

Pounds of Plastic (PVC) convert to us cups using one fixed density basis of 1380 kg/m^3. Match temperature, composition and material grade to the stated reference conditions.

Representative rigid PVC density.

Common Conversion Values

Pounds (Plastic (PVC))US Cups (Plastic (PVC))
0.1 0.138929
1/4 0.347323
1/2 0.694646
1 1.389292
2 2.778584
5 6.94646
10 13.892919
25 34.732298
50 69.464596
100 138.929191

Methodology

Plastic (PVC) density and calculation basis

Evidence status: needs-review.

PVC density depends on formulation and additives.

composition: PVC resin families and application-specific grades

Source basis: INEOS, PVC product families and grades. About: product types and grades. https://www.ineos.com/industry/products/polymers/pvc/ Applicability: context-only.

Obtain density evidence for an identified rigid PVC formulation.

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 1.389292 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.