pound/gallon (UK) Unit Converter

Definition of pound/gallon (UK) unit

Pound per gallon (UK) is a mass-concentration unit expressing one avoirdupois pound of a substance dissolved or dispersed in one Imperial gallon of solution. It equals approximately 99.84 grams per litre and is written lb/gal (UK).

History of pound/gallon (UK) unit

The pound per gallon (UK) combines two traditional British measures: the avoirdupois pound, standardized internationally at 453.59237 grams, and the Imperial gallon, established by the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 as 277.419 cubic inches, or about 4.54609 litres. The unit emerged in engineering, brewing, chemical processing, and commerce, where mass-to-volume descriptions were customary. Although the United Kingdom gradually adopted metric units, Imperial measures remain familiar in some industries and legacy specifications. Today, the unit is chiefly encountered in historical documents, technical conversions, and specialized British or Commonwealth contexts.

Applications of pound/gallon (UK) unit

It is used to state the concentration of dissolved solids, chemicals, or suspended materials when specifications originate in Imperial units. Examples include older water-treatment records, industrial formulations, mining reports, and some brewing or agricultural documents. Modern users often convert it to grams per litre, kilograms per cubic metre, or pounds per US gallon to avoid ambiguity.

Complete list of pound/gallon (UK) unit conversion

• kilogram/cubic meter = 0.010022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• gram/cubic centimeter = 10.02241285496 pound/gallon (UK)
• kilogram/cubic centimeter = 10022.412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• gram/cubic meter [g/m^3] = 1.0022412854961E-5 pound/gallon (UK)
• gram/cubic millimeter = 10022.412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• milligram/cubic meter = 1.0022412854961E-8 pound/gallon (UK)
• milligram/cubic centimeter = 0.01002241285496 pound/gallon (UK)
• milligram/cubic millimeter = 10.02241285496 pound/gallon (UK)
• exagram/liter [Eg/L] = 1.0022412854961E+16 pound/gallon (UK)
• petagram/liter [Pg/L] = 10022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• teragram/liter [Tg/L] = 10022412854.961 pound/gallon (UK)
• gigagram/liter [Gg/L] = 10022412.854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• megagram/liter [Mg/L] = 10022.412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• kilogram/liter [kg/L] = 10.022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• hectogram/liter [hg/L] = 1.0022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• dekagram/liter [dag/L] = 0.10022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• gram/liter [g/L] = 0.010022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• decigram/liter [dg/L] = 0.0010022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• centigram/liter [cg/L] = 0.00010022412854961 pound/gallon (UK)
• milligram/liter [mg/L] = 1.0022412854961E-5 pound/gallon (UK)
• microgram/liter [µg/L] = 1.0022412854961E-8 pound/gallon (UK)
• nanogram/liter [ng/L] = 1.0022412854961E-11 pound/gallon (UK)
• picogram/liter [pg/L] = 1.0022412854961E-14 pound/gallon (UK)
• femtogram/liter [fg/L] = 1.0022412854961E-17 pound/gallon (UK)
• attogram/liter [ag/L] = 1.002241285496E-20 pound/gallon (UK)
• pound/cubic inch [lb/in^3] = 277.41943279162 pound/gallon (UK)
• pound/cubic foot [lb/ft^3] = 0.16054365323589 pound/gallon (UK)
• pound/cubic yard [lb/yd^3] = 0.005946061230959 pound/gallon (UK)
• pound/gallon (US) = 1.2009499255049 pound/gallon (UK)
• ounce/cubic inch [oz/in^3] = 17.338714549476 pound/gallon (UK)
• ounce/cubic foot [oz/ft^3] = 0.010033978327243 pound/gallon (UK)
• ounce/gallon (US) = 0.075059370344053 pound/gallon (UK)
• ounce/gallon (UK) = 0.0625 pound/gallon (UK)
• grain/gallon (US) = 0.00017156427507212 pound/gallon (UK)
• grain/gallon (UK) = 0.00014285714285714 pound/gallon (UK)
• grain/cubic foot [gr/ft^3] = 2.2934807605127E-5 pound/gallon (UK)
• ton (short)/cubic yard = 11.892122461918 pound/gallon (UK)
• ton (long)/cubic yard = 13.319177157348 pound/gallon (UK)
• slug/cubic foot [slug/ft^3] = 5.1653392946361 pound/gallon (UK)
• psi/1000 feet = 0.023118286065967 pound/gallon (UK)
• Earth's density (mean) = 55.276613618964 pound/gallon (UK)