in3\text{in}^{3}

cubic inch

VolumeSection modulusexact by definition

The cubic inch is the volume of a cube one inch on a side, exactly 1.6387064 × 10⁻⁵ m³ or about 16.39 mL. It survives in American engine displacement figures and in the definition of the US gallon, which is exactly 231 cubic inches. The factor is exact by definition.

1 in3\text{in}^{3} (Volume)0.016387064 L\text{L}
1 in3\text{in}^{3} (Section modulus)16,387.064 mm3\text{mm}^{3}
As a unit of section modulus

The cubic inch is exactly 1.6387064 × 10⁻⁵ cubic metres, since the inch is exactly 0.0254 m. It is the section modulus unit of US steel design, where AISC tables list SxS_x and ZxZ_x in cubic inches. A W12×26 beam has an elastic section modulus of about 33.4 in³.

One cubic inch in every volume unit

16,387.1cubic millimeter (mm³)
16,387.1microliter (μL)
16.3871milliliter (mL)
16.3871cubic centimeter (cm³)
3.32468US teaspoon (tsp)
1.63871centiliter (cL)
1.10823US tablespoon (tbsp)
1cubic inch (in³)this unit
0.576744imperial fluid ounce (imp fl oz)
0.554113US fluid ounce (fl oz)
0.163871deciliter (dL)
0.0692641US cup (cup)
0.034632US pint (pt)
0.0288372imperial pint (imp pt)
0.017316US quart (qt)
0.0163871liter (L)
0.0163871cubic decimeter (dm³)
0.0144186imperial quart (imp qt)
0.00694444board foot (fbm)
0.004329US gallon (gal)
0.00360465imperial gallon (imp gal)
0.000578704cubic foot (ft³)
0.000465025US bushel (bu)
0.000163871hectoliter (hL)
0.000139645US beer barrel (bbl beer)
0.000103072oil barrel (bbl)
0.0000214335cubic yard (yd³)
0.0000163871cubic meter (m³)
0.0000163871kiloliter (kL)
0.00000578704hundred cubic feet (CCF)
0.00000452112cord (cord)
1.32852e-08acre-foot (ac·ft)
4.32900e-09million US gallons (MG)
1.63871e-14cubic kilometer (km³)

One cubic inch in every section modulus unit

16,387,100,000,000cubic micrometer (μm³)
16,387.1cubic millimeter (mm³)
16.3871cubic centimeter (cm³)
16.3871thousand cubic millimeters (10³ mm³)
1cubic inch (in³)this unit
0.000578704cubic foot (ft³)
0.0000163871cubic meter (m³)