One liter of iron

How much does an one liter of iron weigh?

One liter of iron weighs about 7.9 kg (17 lb).

💧 That's about the weight of 8 liters of water — or 6 laptops 💻, or 13 basketballs 🏀.

At 7.9 kg, it ranks #2 of 5 in Materials (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than One liter of aluminium (2.7 kg) and lighter than One liter of lead (11 kg).

This is one of the catalog's biggest surprises — and since it's a standardized product, the number above is exact, not an average.

A liter of iron weighs 7.87 kg — almost exactly a men's shot put, which is a much smaller ball.

Category: Materials

One liter of iron weight in different units
Grams 7,870 g
Kilograms 7.87 kg
Ounces 277.6 oz
Pounds 17.35 lb

Source: Density of iron is 7.87 g/cm3, so a 10x10x10 cm cube (1 liter) weighs exactly 7.87 kg.

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