Topic: One tonne = ?

[aquilegia]

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Help. How many litres are there in a tonne?

[trevody]

1000 I think

[aquilegia]

Thanks Trev. I definitely don't need a tonne then. good.

[kenkew]

Litres in a tonne?? Litre is volume, tonne is weight.
There's 1,000 kilograms in a tonne. Not sure about the weight of a litre, wouldn't that depend on the liquid in question?

[tig]

 ;D ;D litres in a tonne ? ;D ;D

[trevody]

Ok for any spotters out there ;D ;D
A kilogram of pure water at a temp of 3.98 degrees centigrade and standard atmospheric pressure occupies approx 1ltr of space.
 8) 8)

[Ricky]

Litres in a tonne? maybe an idea would be to fill an empty platic milk container with water and weight it, then work from there....  :P :-X

[The gardener]

I think you had better tell us what you are weighing!

As previously said one is a weight, the other a volume.

Think of it in these terms a tonne of lead and a tonne of feathers weigh the same, but there is a tremendous difference in the volumes.

[aquilegia]

It's topsoil.

It doesn't matter now anyway. I thought I'd get away with buying small bags of topsoil. But 250litres cost almost £30. Getting a tonne delivered costs £35....

[Les_Woof]

We work on the principal that 1m3 of topsoil has a weight of approx 2.2tonne.

This will tend to cover approx 5m2 (an area of 2m x 2.5m) at a depth of 200mm.

To compare litres to tonne is quite dificult as it will probably be 250litres when packed (if in bags such as bark chips etc).  You will need to read there approximate coverage if used at a certain depth.

For example if they say it will cover 10m2 at 150mm depth then this will equate to 1.5m3 which is roughly 3.3tonne.

Hope this helps for future reference...

Les

[kenkew]

Ah! Now I understand. Yes, it's a bit confusing buying bags of compo which is quoted in litres. Never understood that myself, I mean you don't buy bagged sand or cement by the litre, do you? It makes as much sense to me as buying half a pound of milk.

[Les_Woof]

k

your so right.

Les