Gram per Square Centimetre (g/cm²)
Grams per square centimetre is 10 000 g/m². Laboratory work on small fabric samples, films and membranes often reports areal density this way.
Symbol: g/cm² (ASCII: g/cm2)
Quantity: fabric weight (mass per unit area, GSM)
SI relation: 1 g/cm² = 10000 g/m² (exact)
Derivation: 1 g/cm² = 10 000 g/m² (1 m² = 10 000 cm²)
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Small-sample laboratory weighing
- Membranes and films
- Areal density in materials research
Convert grams per square centimetre to other units
| Conversion | 1 g/cm² equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| gram per square centimetre to gram per square metre | 10000 g/m² | gram per square metre to gram per square centimetre |
| gram per square centimetre to ounce per square yard | 294.9352468 oz/yd² | ounce per square yard to gram per square centimetre |
| gram per square centimetre to ounce per square foot | 32.77058298 oz/ft² | ounce per square foot to gram per square centimetre |
| gram per square centimetre to pound per square yard | 18.43345293 lb/yd² | pound per square yard to gram per square centimetre |
Open the Fabric Weight (GSM) Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures .
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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