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Pound Mass Per Square Foot (lbm/ft²) is a unit in the category of Surface density. It is also known as pounds per square foot, pound mass/square foot. Pound Mass Per Square Foot (lbm/ft²) has a dimension of ML^-2 where M is mass, and L is length. It can be converted to the corresponding standard SI unit kg/m² by multiplying its value by a factor of 4.88242763638.

Note that the seven base dimensions are M (Mass), L (Length), T (Time), Q (Temperature), N (Aamount of Substance), I (Electric Current), and J (Luminous Intensity).

Other units in the category of Surface density include Gram Per Square Centimeter (g/cm²), Kilogram Per Square Centimeter (kg/cm²), Kilogram Per Square Meter (kg/m²), Microgram Per Square Millimeter (µg/mm²), Ounce Mass Per Square Inch (ozm/in²), and Pound Mass Per Square Inch (lbm/in²).