board foot | 1 fbm | 2 fbm | 3 fbm | 4 fbm | 5 fbm | 6 fbm | 7 fbm | 8 fbm | 9 fbm | 10 fbm | 11 fbm | 12 fbm | 13 fbm | 14 fbm | 15 fbm | 16 fbm | 17 fbm | 18 fbm | 19 fbm | 20 fbm | 21 fbm | 22 fbm | 23 fbm | 24 fbm | 25 fbm | 26 fbm | 27 fbm | 28 fbm | 29 fbm | 30 fbm | 31 fbm | 32 fbm | 33 fbm | 34 fbm | 35 fbm | 36 fbm | 37 fbm | 38 fbm | 39 fbm | 40 fbm | 41 fbm | 42 fbm | 43 fbm | 44 fbm | 45 fbm | 46 fbm | 47 fbm | 48 fbm | 49 fbm | 50 fbm | 51 fbm | 52 fbm | 53 fbm | 54 fbm | 55 fbm | 56 fbm | 57 fbm | 58 fbm | 59 fbm | 60 fbm | 61 fbm | 62 fbm | 63 fbm | 64 fbm | 65 fbm | 66 fbm | 67 fbm | 68 fbm | 69 fbm | 70 fbm | 71 fbm | 72 fbm | 73 fbm | 74 fbm | 75 fbm | 76 fbm | 77 fbm | 78 fbm | 79 fbm | 80 fbm | 81 fbm | 82 fbm | 83 fbm | 84 fbm | 85 fbm | 86 fbm | 87 fbm | 88 fbm | 89 fbm | 90 fbm | 91 fbm | 92 fbm | 93 fbm | 94 fbm | 95 fbm | 96 fbm | 97 fbm | 98 fbm | 99 fbm | 100 fbm |
cubic decimeter | 2.3597372 dm3 | 4.7194744 dm3 | 7.0792116 dm3 | 9.4389489 dm3 | 11.7986861 dm3 | 14.1584233 dm3 | 16.5181605 dm3 | 18.8778977 dm3 | 21.2376349 dm3 | 23.5973722 dm3 | 25.9571094 dm3 | 28.3168466 dm3 | 30.6765838 dm3 | 33.0363210 dm3 | 35.3960582 dm3 | 37.7557955 dm3 | 40.1155327 dm3 | 42.4752699 dm3 | 44.8350071 dm3 | 47.1947443 dm3 | 49.5544815 dm3 | 51.9142188 dm3 | 54.2739560 dm3 | 56.6336932 dm3 | 58.9934304 dm3 | 61.3531676 dm3 | 63.7129048 dm3 | 66.0726420 dm3 | 68.4323793 dm3 | 70.7921165 dm3 | 73.1518537 dm3 | 75.5115909 dm3 | 77.8713281 dm3 | 80.2310653 dm3 | 82.5908026 dm3 | 84.9505398 dm3 | 87.3102770 dm3 | 89.6700142 dm3 | 92.0297514 dm3 | 94.3894886 dm3 | 96.7492259 dm3 | 99.1089631 dm3 | 101.4687003 dm3 | 103.8284375 dm3 | 106.1881747 dm3 | 108.5479119 dm3 | 110.9076492 dm3 | 113.2673864 dm3 | 115.6271236 dm3 | 117.9868608 dm3 | 120.3465980 dm3 | 122.7063352 dm3 | 125.0660724 dm3 | 127.4258097 dm3 | 129.7855469 dm3 | 132.1452841 dm3 | 134.5050213 dm3 | 136.8647585 dm3 | 139.2244957 dm3 | 141.5842330 dm3 | 143.9439702 dm3 | 146.3037074 dm3 | 148.6634446 dm3 | 151.0231818 dm3 | 153.3829190 dm3 | 155.7426563 dm3 | 158.1023935 dm3 | 160.4621307 dm3 | 162.8218679 dm3 | 165.1816051 dm3 | 167.5413423 dm3 | 169.9010796 dm3 | 172.2608168 dm3 | 174.6205540 dm3 | 176.9802912 dm3 | 179.3400284 dm3 | 181.6997656 dm3 | 184.0595028 dm3 | 186.4192401 dm3 | 188.7789773 dm3 | 191.1387145 dm3 | 193.4984517 dm3 | 195.8581889 dm3 | 198.2179261 dm3 | 200.5776634 dm3 | 202.9374006 dm3 | 205.2971378 dm3 | 207.6568750 dm3 | 210.0166122 dm3 | 212.3763494 dm3 | 214.7360867 dm3 | 217.0958239 dm3 | 219.4555611 dm3 | 221.8152983 dm3 | 224.1750355 dm3 | 226.5347727 dm3 | 228.8945100 dm3 | 231.2542472 dm3 | 233.6139844 dm3 | 235.9737216 dm3 |
The board-foot is a specialized unit of measure for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one-foot length of a board one foot wide and one inch thick.
Board-foot can be abbreviated FBM (for "foot, board measure"), BDFT, or BF. Thousand board-feet can be abbreviated as MFBM, MBFT, or MBF. Similarly, million board-feet can be abbreviated as MMFBM, MMBFT, or MMBF.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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board foot | fbm | ≡ 144 cu in | ≡ 2.359737216×10−3 m3 | Imperial/US |
board feet | cubic decimeters | board feet | cubic decimeters |
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1 | ≡ 2.359737216 | 6 | ≡ 14.158423296 |
2 | ≡ 4.719474432 | 7 | ≡ 16.518160512 |
3 | ≡ 7.079211648 | 8 | ≡ 18.877897728 |
4 | ≡ 9.438948864 | 9 | ≡ 21.237634944 |
5 | ≡ 11.79868608 | 10 | ≡ 23.59737216 |
The cubic decimetre or cubic decimeter is the unit of volume. Its symbol is dm3. It is the volume of a cube with edges one decimetre in length.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cubic decimeter | dm3 | ≡ 1 dm × 1 dm × 1 dm | ≡ 1 dm3 | Metric system SI |
cubic decimeters | board feet | cubic decimeters | board feet |
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1 | ≡ 0.42377600065786 | 6 | ≡ 2.5426560039472 |
2 | ≡ 0.84755200131573 | 7 | ≡ 2.966432004605 |
3 | ≡ 1.2713280019736 | 8 | ≡ 3.3902080052629 |
4 | ≡ 1.6951040026315 | 9 | ≡ 3.8139840059208 |
5 | ≡ 2.1188800032893 | 10 | ≡ 4.2377600065786 |
board feet | cubic decimeters |
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1 | ≡ 2.3597372 |
0.4237760 | ≡ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |