Pound per Square Yard (lb/yd²)
Pounds per square yard is 16 oz/yd² and about 542.49 g/m². Heavy industrial fabrics, carpets and geotextiles are sometimes specified this way.
Symbol: lb/yd² (ASCII: lb/yd2)
Quantity: fabric weight (mass per unit area, GSM)
SI relation: 1 lb/yd² = 542.4919595981 g/m² (exact)
Derivation: 1 lb/yd² = 453.59237 g ÷ 0.83612736 m² = 542.4919453 g/m² (exact ratio)
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Carpets and heavy industrial fabrics
- Geotextiles and erosion-control mats
Convert pounds per square yard to other units
| Conversion | 1 lb/yd² equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| pound per square yard to gram per square metre | 542.4919596 g/m² | gram per square metre to pound per square yard |
| pound per square yard to ounce per square yard | 16 oz/yd² | ounce per square yard to pound per square yard |
| pound per square yard to ounce per square foot | 1.777777778 oz/ft² | ounce per square foot to pound per square yard |
| pound per square yard to gram per square centimetre | 0.05424919596 g/cm² | gram per square centimetre to pound per square yard |
Open the Fabric Weight (GSM) Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Appendix B.8, "pound (avoirdupois)".
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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