Pints to Cubic Feet
Convert pints (pt) to cubic feet (ft³). Both measure capacity and volume, and the conversion comes up in cooking, chemistry, fuel work.
The Formula
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cubic feet = pints × 0.0167100694444
pints = cubic feet × 59.8441558442
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One pint is 0.01671 cubic feet, and one cubic feet is 59.8442 pints.
Conversion Table
| Pints | Cubic Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 0.01671 ft³ |
| 2 pt | 0.03342 ft³ |
| 5 pt | 0.08355 ft³ |
| 10 pt | 0.167101 ft³ |
| 25 pt | 0.417752 ft³ |
| 50 pt | 0.835503 ft³ |
| 100 pt | 1.671 ft³ |
| 500 pt | 8.355 ft³ |
| 1,000 pt | 16.7101 ft³ |
The Other Direction
| Cubic Feet | Pints |
|---|---|
| 1 ft³ | 59.8442 pt |
| 2 ft³ | 119.6883 pt |
| 5 ft³ | 299.2208 pt |
| 10 ft³ | 598.4416 pt |
| 25 ft³ | 1,496.1 pt |
| 50 ft³ | 2,992.21 pt |
| 100 ft³ | 5,984.42 pt |
| 500 ft³ | 29,922.08 pt |
| 1,000 ft³ | 59,844.16 pt |
What Each Unit Is
Pints (pt) — the US liquid pint: half a quart, or 473.176 millilitres. From the Old French pinte; the US kept the pre-1824 English measure.
Cubic Feet (ft³) — the volume of a cube one foot on each side, or 28.3168 litres. The imperial volume unit for freight, appliances and ventilation.
A Sense of Scale
A US pint of beer is 473 mL- A UK pint is 568 mL
- Blood donation takes about a pint
- A domestic fridge is 18–25 ft³
- Airflow is rated in cubic feet per minute
Precision
The factor 0.0167100694444 is rounded. For engineering work carry more digits than the table above, and round only at the end — rounding at each step compounds.
Watch Out For
- A UK pint is 20% larger than a US pint — 568 mL against 473 mL.
In Code
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const pintToCubicFoot = (value) => value * 0.0167100694444;
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Where This Conversion Comes Up
- Cooking
- Chemistry
- Fuel
- Beverages
- Medicine
How Many Decimals Do You Need?
Rounding the factor costs accuracy, and how much depends on the factor. Converting 137 pt with the factor truncated at each decimal place:
| Decimals kept | Factor | 137 pt becomes | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0000% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0000% |
| 2 | 0.02 | 2.74 | 19.6883% |
| 3 | 0.017 | 2.329 | 1.7351% |
| 4 | 0.0167 | 2.2879 | 0.0603% |
The right number of significant figures is set by your input, not by the converter. If you measured pints to three significant figures, the answer in cubic feet is only good to three — writing more digits claims precision the measurement never had.