Convert between volume and weight for 24 common materials using density. Enter volume or weight of water, flour, sand, concrete, steel, and more to get the other.
Volume-to-weight conversion uses material density (mass per unit volume) to calculate how much a given volume of a substance weighs, or how much space a given weight occupies.
Formula
weight (g) = volume (mL) × density (g/mL)volume = the amount of space the material occupies, measured in mL
density = mass per unit volume of the material (g/mL or kg/L)
weight = the resulting mass of the material in grams
Worked Example
How much does 2 cups of all-purpose flour weigh?
Did you know? The density of water is exactly 1.000 kg/L at 4°C — the temperature at which water reaches maximum density. This is not a coincidence: the kilogram was originally defined in 1795 as the mass of one liter of water at its densest point.
Sources
| Material | Density (g/mL) | 1 L weighs |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 1 | 1000 g |
| Whole Milk | 1.03 | 1030 g |
| Olive Oil | 0.92 | 920 g |
| Honey | 1.42 | 1420 g |
| Vegetable Oil | 0.91 | 910 g |
| Gasoline | 0.75 | 750 g |
| Diesel Fuel | 0.85 | 850 g |
| All-Purpose Flour | 0.53 | 530 g |
| Granulated Sugar | 0.85 | 850 g |
| Brown Sugar (packed) | 0.93 | 930 g |
| Table Salt | 1.22 | 1220 g |
| Rice (uncooked) | 0.85 | 850 g |
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