Calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius (cal/(s·cm·°C))
CGS unit using the thermochemical calorie (4.184 J): exactly 418.4 W/(m·K).
What is a calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius?
- Symbol
- cal/(s·cm·°C)
- Quantity
- Thermal Conductivity
- Unit system
- CGS
- Definition
- CGS unit using the thermochemical calorie (4.184 J): exactly 418.4 W/(m·K).
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Found in older physics and chemistry literature that used CGS units.
Calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius in other thermal conductivity units
- 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) = 418.4 W/(m·K)Watt per meter kelvin
- 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) = 4.184 W/(cm·K)Watt per centimeter kelvin
- 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) ≈ 241.74705 BTU/(h·ft·°F)BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit
- 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) ≈ 2900.9646 BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)BTU inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit
- 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) ≈ 359.7592433 kcal/(h·m·°C)Kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius
Calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius quick reference
| Calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius | Watt per meter kelvin | BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit | Watt per centimeter kelvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) | = 418.4 W/(m·K) | ≈ 241.74705 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 4.184 W/(cm·K) |
| 10 cal/(s·cm·°C) | = 4184 W/(m·K) | ≈ 2417.4705 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 41.84 W/(cm·K) |
| 100 cal/(s·cm·°C) | = 41840 W/(m·K) | ≈ 24174.705 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 418.4 W/(cm·K) |
| 1000 cal/(s·cm·°C) | = 418400 W/(m·K) | ≈ 241747.05 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 4184 W/(cm·K) |
Where the calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius fits
The next smaller thermal conductivity unit is the watt per centimeter kelvin (W/(cm·K)). 1 cal/(s·cm·°C) = 4.184 W/(cm·K), and 1 W/(cm·K) ≈ 0.2390057361 cal/(s·cm·°C).
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per meter kelvin are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius = 418.4 W/(m·K) (watts per meter kelvin).
- How many BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius ≈ 241.74705 BTU/(h·ft·°F) (BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit).
- How many watts per centimeter kelvin are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius = 4.184 W/(cm·K) (watts per centimeter kelvin).