Kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius (kcal/(h·m·°C))
Older metric engineering unit using the International Table kilocalorie (4186.8 J): exactly 1.163 W/(m·K).
What is a kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius?
- Symbol
- kcal/(h·m·°C)
- Quantity
- Thermal Conductivity
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Older metric engineering unit using the International Table kilocalorie (4186.8 J): exactly 1.163 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 European, Russian and Japanese engineering literature and equipment data.
Kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius in other thermal conductivity units
- 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) = 1.163 W/(m·K)Watt per meter kelvin
- 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) = 0.01163 W/(cm·K)Watt per centimeter kelvin
- 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) ≈ 0.6719689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F)BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit
- 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) ≈ 8.063627702 BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)BTU inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit
- 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) ≈ 0.002779636711 cal/(s·cm·°C)Calorie (thermochemical) per second centimeter degree Celsius
Kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius quick reference
| Kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius | Watt per meter kelvin | BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit | Watt per centimeter kelvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) | = 1.163 W/(m·K) | ≈ 0.6719689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 0.01163 W/(cm·K) |
| 10 kcal/(h·m·°C) | = 11.63 W/(m·K) | ≈ 6.719689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 0.1163 W/(cm·K) |
| 100 kcal/(h·m·°C) | = 116.3 W/(m·K) | ≈ 67.19689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 1.163 W/(cm·K) |
| 1000 kcal/(h·m·°C) | = 1163 W/(m·K) | ≈ 671.9689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F) | = 11.63 W/(cm·K) |
Where the kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius fits
The next smaller thermal conductivity unit is the watt per meter kelvin (W/(m·K)). 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) = 1.163 W/(m·K), and 1 W/(m·K) ≈ 0.8598452279 kcal/(h·m·°C).
The next larger thermal conductivity unit is the BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(h·ft·°F)). 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) ≈ 0.6719689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F), and 1 BTU/(h·ft·°F) ≈ 1.488163944 kcal/(h·m·°C).
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per meter kelvin are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius = 1.163 W/(m·K) (watts per meter kelvin).
- How many BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius ≈ 0.6719689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F) (BTUs per hour foot degree Fahrenheit).
- How many watts per centimeter kelvin are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour meter degree Celsius = 0.01163 W/(cm·K) (watts per centimeter kelvin).