Cubic metre
The cubic metre (symbol m³) is the SI unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. In the United States it is spelled "cubic meter".
Other names are stère and kilolitre, spelled kiloliter in the United States.
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1 cubic metre equals:
- 1,000 litres
- Approximately 35.3 cubic feet
- Approximately 1.31 cubic yards
- Approximately 6.29 oil barrels
A cubic metre of pure water at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C) and standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) has a mass of 1000 kg, or one tonne. At 0 °C, the freezing point of water, it is slightly less, 999.972 kg.
It is sometimes abbreviated cu m, m3, m^3 or m**3 when superscript characters or markup are not available/accessible (i.e. in some typewritten documents and postings in Usenet newsgroups).
Abbreviated CBM in the freight business and MTQ (or numeric code 49) in international trade.
