So if you want to be fancy the formula looks like this.
Carpet weight density formula.
Fiber face weight x 36 divided by pile height in decimal form pile density.
Carpet rule 2.
P m v volume is to do with filling space.
To calculate carpet density use the formula of face weight x 36 pile height.
To measure carpet density the following formula is used.
The density factor is the relationship between surface pile weight above the backing and pile thickness.
Carpet density is calculated using the following formula.
Carpet face weight multiplied by 36 divided by carpet pile height equals density measured in ounces per cubic yard.
The units will be expressed in ounces per cubic yard.
Carpet rule 2.
Density x pile height 36 face weight e g 2160 x 0 50 36 30 in this example what we know is that the pile density is 2160 and the pile height is 0 5 one half inch.
It measures surface weight of yarn per cubic centimetre as this provides a much better method of comparing one carpet to.
For example a 35 ounce face weight carpet with a half inch pile height would have a pile density rating of 2520 35 x 36 divided by 5 2520.
In other words if you measure the carpet face weight which is given in ounces multiply it by 36 and divide it by the pile height the height of the carpet fiber measured in fractions of an inch you ll get the density which is given in oz cubic yard.
Density x pile height 36 face weight e g 2160 x 0 50 36 30 in this example what we know is that the pile density is 2160 and the pile height is 0 5 one half inch.
The weight of the back also doesn t mean much as.
Carpet face weight multiplied by 36 2.
Backing is heavy compared to the carpet fiber so total weights are much higher than face weights.
Mass can be written as m and volume can be written as v.
Here is the formula.