What is 49gal in Steres?

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What is 49 US Liquid Gallons (49gal) in Steres (st)?

What is 49gal in st? Convert 49 US Liquid Gallons (49gal) to Steres (st) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting US Liquid Gallons to Steres

Formula
st = gal / 264.17
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Steres, divide the number of US Liquid Gallons by 264.2
US Liquid Gallons (gal) in 1 Stere
There are 264.17 US Liquid Gallons in 1 Stere
Steres (st) in 1 US Liquid Gallon
There are 0 Steres in 1 US Liquid Gallon

Unit Information

US Liquid Gallon
/ˈlɪkwɪdˈɡalən/
Symbol: gal
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Liquid Gallon?

The liquid gallon is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system and uses the symbol gal.

It is the most common use of the word gallon and is defined as 231 in³. It is made up of 4 quarts where there are 2 pints in a quart and 16 US fluid ounces in a US pint. There are therefore 128 US fluid ounces in a US gallon.

The term gallon is most prevalent when discussing and trading oil and fuel. To ensure consistency, the temperature of the liquid (typically petroleum or alcohol) is understood to be 15.6 °C (60 °F) at the time of measurement.

Stere
/stɪə/
Symbol: st
Unit System: Non-SI Metric

What is the Stere?

The stere is a unit of volume and is a non-SI unit but accepted for use as a metric unit with the symbol st.

1 stere is equal to 1 cubic metre (1 m³) which is equivalent to the volume contained in a cube with edges all at 1 m. The stere is used to measure large quantities of cut wood or firewood. It is used to distinguish between cut and uncut wood - its equivalent, the cubic meter is used to measure uncut wood.

The word 'stere' hails from the Greek 'στερεός' or 'stereos' which translates to 'solid'. It represents the wood used to produce the cut wood - and therefore often the dimensions of the cut wood is less than its uncut equivalent.


Conversion Tables for US Liquid Gallons (gal) to Steres (st)