Select full cords, wood weight, or weight per cord, then enter the two known values. Tons mean US short tons of 2,000 lb; weight can also be entered in pounds or kilograms.

Uses US short tons (2,000 lb). Enter a weight per full stacked cord appropriate to the wood and moisture; there is no universal tons-to-cords factor.

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Tons To Cords Formula

The following formula relates weight in tons (W), volume in cords (V), and the weight per cord (D).

W = V × D

Variables:

  • W is the weight in US short tons (2,000 lb each)
  • V is the volume in cords (Cord)
  • D is the US short tons per full stacked cord

To calculate any of the three variables, use the relationship W = V × D. You can solve for V by V = W ÷ D or for D by D = W ÷ V.

What is Tons To Cords?

“Tons to Cords” is a conversion between weight (in tons) and volume (in cords) for materials like firewood. One full cord is 128 cubic feet of stacked wood including air spaces. The conversion requires a weight per cord appropriate to the species, moisture and stacking; no universal factor applies. One short ton is exactly 907.18474 kg.

How to Calculate Tons To Cords?

Use the formulas above to convert between tons, cords, and tons per cord. Depending on which two values you know, you can determine the third.

  1. Select the value to solve for, then enter the other two known values.
  2. Use W = V × D to calculate the third variable.
  3. If solving for volume (V), use V = W ÷ D.
  4. If solving for tons per cord (D), use D = W ÷ V.
  5. Enter your known values into the calculator and press Calculate.

Example Problem:

Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.

weight in tons (W) = 8

volume in cords (V) = 3

tons per cord (D) = 8 ÷ 3 ≈ 2.66666667 US short tons per full cord.