BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to Watt per meter kelvin Converter
1 BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit is about 1.730734666 watts per meter kelvin. Convert BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(h·ft·°F)) to watts per meter kelvin (W/(m·K)) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
BTU/(h·ft·°F) to W/(m·K) calculator
Result
BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to Watt per meter kelvin conversion
1 BTU/(h·ft·°F) ≈ 1.730734666 W/(m·K)one BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit in watts per meter kelvin
1 W/(m·K) ≈ 0.5777893165 BTU/(h·ft·°F)one watt per meter kelvin in BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit
BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(h·ft·°F)): US unit of thermal conductivity based on the BTU (IT), the foot and the degree Fahrenheit.
Watt per meter kelvin (W/(m·K)): SI unit of thermal conductivity: heat flow in watts through a one-meter-thick layer per square meter and per kelvin.
Source:BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit: NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8; Watt per meter kelvin: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to watts per meter kelvin
To convert BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to watts per meter kelvin, multiply the number of BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit by about 1.730734666.
Formula
W/(m·K) = BTU/(h·ft·°F) × 1.730734666
The factor is rounded here. The calculator uses the exact value.
Examples
- 5 BTU/(h·ft·°F) = 5 × 1.730734666 ≈ 8.653673332 W/(m·K)
- 25 BTU/(h·ft·°F) = 25 × 1.730734666 ≈ 43.26836666 W/(m·K)
- 100 BTU/(h·ft·°F) = 100 × 1.730734666 ≈ 173.0734666 W/(m·K)
BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to Watt per meter kelvin conversion table
| BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(h·ft·°F)) | Watt per meter kelvin (W/(m·K)) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 0.1730734666 W/(m·K) |
| 0.5 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 0.8653673332 W/(m·K) |
| 1 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 1.730734666 W/(m·K) |
| 2 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 3.461469333 W/(m·K) |
| 3 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 5.192203999 W/(m·K) |
| 5 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 8.653673332 W/(m·K) |
| 10 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 17.30734666 W/(m·K) |
| 20 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 34.61469333 W/(m·K) |
| 25 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 43.26836666 W/(m·K) |
| 50 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 86.53673332 W/(m·K) |
| 100 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 173.0734666 W/(m·K) |
| 250 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 432.6836666 W/(m·K) |
| 500 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 865.3673332 W/(m·K) |
| 1000 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | 1730.734666 W/(m·K) |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per meter kelvin are in one BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit?
- One BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit is about 1.730734666 watts per meter kelvin.
- How do I convert watts per meter kelvin to BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit?
- To convert watts per meter kelvin to BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit, multiply the number of watts per meter kelvin by about 0.5777893165. The formula is BTU/(h·ft·°F) = W/(m·K) × 0.5777893165.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions, but the factor has more decimal places than can be shown, so displayed results are rounded. The calculator works with 50 significant digits before rounding.
- Which is larger, a BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit or a watt per meter kelvin?
- A BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit is about 1.730734666 times larger than a watt per meter kelvin. In other words, a watt per meter kelvin is about 0.5777893165 of a BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit.