How many liters are in 1 kilogram of sand?

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How many liters are in 1 kilogram of sand?

Answer

1 kilogram of sand takes
0.5–0.61 L

The bulk density of sand is 1.65–2 kg/L, measured like this: dry loose fill; wet sand bulks up and can weigh less. Note the range runs the other way here than on the weight page: denser packing means less volume for the same mass.

How the volume of 1 kilogram of sand was worked out

volume = mass ÷ density

The density band gives two answers, and they swap places against the weight page: the lower volume comes from the upper density, because denser packing fits the same mass into less room.

1 kg ÷ 2 kg/L

=

0.5 L

dense packing

1 kg ÷ 1.65 kg/L

≈

0.61 L

loose pour

The density comes from FAO, Basic Materials for Construction. Dry loose fill; wet sand bulks up and can weigh less.

The other way round: what a liter of this weighs

This page starts from a mass and answers in liters. The opposite question — how much a given volume weighs — is what the liters to kilograms calculator is for. Both read the same density table, so the two pages agree wherever the answer is volume times density.

For sand the density is 1.65–2 kg/L, so 1 kilogram takes 0.5–0.61 liters — and one liter of it weighs 1.65–2 kg.

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About "Kilograms to Liters" Calculator

This calculator converts kilograms to liters through the density of the substance: volume equals mass divided by density. The heavier the substance, the less room the same kilogram takes — one kilogram of honey is 0.7 liters, while one kilogram of liquefied gas is almost two. For example, it can help you find out how many liters are in 1 kilogram of sand? (The answer is: 0.5–0.61). For bulk materials the answer is a range, and it is inverted against the weight page: the denser the packing, the smaller the volume of the same mass.
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How much room 1 kilogram of each substance takes

SubstanceVolumeDensity, kg/L
Cement0.71–0.8 L1.25–1.4
Diesel1.2 L0.834
Gasoline1.35 L0.74
Honey0.7 L1.42
LPG1.96 L0.51
Milk0.97 L1.03
Mineral spirits1.28 L0.78
Motor oil1.18 L0.85
Sand0.5–0.61 L1.65–2
Sugar1.11–1.39 L0.72–0.9
Tomatoes1.67–1.82 L0.55–0.6
Vegetable oil1.09 L0.92
Wall primer1 L1
Water1 L0.998

FAQ

How many liters are in 1 kilogram of sand?

1 kilogram of sand takes 0.5–0.61 L

How do you work out the volume of 1 kilogram of sand?

Volume equals mass divided by density. The density of sand is 1.65–2 kg/L and the mass is 1 kilogram, which gives 0.5–0.61 liters.

Why is the range inverted here?

Because volume is inversely proportional to density. The source gives a band of 1.65–2 kg/L, measured like this: dry loose fill; wet sand bulks up and can weigh less. Dense packing means the same mass fits into less room, so the lower edge of the volume comes from the upper edge of the density.

And how much does 1 kilogram of sand weigh per liter?

That is the opposite question, and it has its own page: one liter of sand weighs 1.65–2 kg. This page starts from the mass and answers in liters; that one starts from the volume and answers in kilograms.

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