Axis

Area density & paper weight

kilogram per square metrekg/m²

The SI unit of area density.

Dimension
M/L⁻²
Canonical signature
L^-2*M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 kg/m² = 1 kg/m²
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
kg/m2, kilograms per square meter

Same dimension

Related units

gram per square metresig/m²ounce per square yardimperial usoz/yd²ounce per square footimperial usoz/ft²pound per square foot (area density)imperial uslb/ft²

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kg/m² = 1 kg/m²

Exact relationship

10 kg/m² = 10 kg/m²

Exact relationship