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How to Convert CCF to Tons in Wood

Cubic feet (CCF) is a measurement of volume that is part of the imperial system adopted in the United States. Tons are a measure of weight and are part of the metric system, which is adopted in the countries that do not use the imperial system. It is important to know the conversion between these standards, especially in industrial applications to calculate an amount of wood. When performing such an operation, there are several critical aspects that should be taken into consideration, especially ones related to the nature of the material being measured, such as density.

Instructions

- 1
  Determine the density of the type of wood to be used in the conversion (see Resources).
- 2
  Convert the number of CCFs to the corresponding value in cubic meters. This is important, as the density is expressed in kilograms per cubic meters and you must use the same unit in order to obtain mass. Multiply the number of CCFs by 0.0283168 to obtain the desired result. For example, if the wood is 200 CCF, the conversion would be 200 times 0.0283169, or 5.66 cubic meters.
- 3
  Use the density formula, "density = mass / volume," to compute mass, which is equal to the volume multiplied by density. Replace the density by the value determined in Step 1 and volume by the value determined in Step 2. For example, if you were to compute the mass of 100 CCFs of English Elm, you would obtain 28.3168 multiplied by 600 for a result of 16,990 kg.
- 4
  Use the value in kilograms to convert it to tons. This can simply be done by dividing the number obtained in the previous step by 907.184. For the example above, you would obtain 18.72 tons.

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