Kilovolt per centimeter (kV/cm)
Exactly 100,000 V/m. Dry air breaks down at roughly 30 kV/cm.
What is a kilovolt per centimeter?
- Symbol
- kV/cm
- Quantity
- Electric Field Strength
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- Exactly 100,000 V/m. Dry air breaks down at roughly 30 kV/cm.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for the breakdown strength of air and gases and in high-voltage engineering.
Kilovolt per centimeter in other electric field strength units
- 1 kV/cm = 100000 V/mVolt per meter
- 1 kV/cm = 100 kV/mKilovolt per meter
- 1 kV/cm = 1000 V/cmVolt per centimeter
- 1 kV/cm = 100 V/mmVolt per millimeter
- 1 kV/cm = 0.1 kV/mmKilovolt per millimeter
- 1 kV/cm = 2540 V/inVolt per inch
- 1 kV/cm = 2.54 V/milVolt per mil
- 1 kV/cm ≈ 3.335640952 statV/cmStatvolt per centimeter
Kilovolt per centimeter quick reference
| Kilovolt per centimeter | Kilovolt per millimeter | Volt per mil | Volt per meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kV/cm | = 0.1 kV/mm | = 2.54 V/mil | = 100000 V/m |
| 10 kV/cm | = 1 kV/mm | = 25.4 V/mil | = 1000000 V/m |
| 100 kV/cm | = 10 kV/mm | = 254 V/mil | = 10000000 V/m |
| 1000 kV/cm | = 100 kV/mm | = 2540 V/mil | = 100000000 V/m |
Where the kilovolt per centimeter fits
The next smaller electric field strength unit is the volt per mil (V/mil). 1 kV/cm = 2.54 V/mil, and 1 V/mil ≈ 0.3937007874 kV/cm.
The next larger electric field strength unit is the kilovolt per millimeter (kV/mm). 1 kV/cm = 0.1 kV/mm, and 1 kV/mm = 10 kV/cm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilovolts per millimeter are in one kilovolt per centimeter?
- One kilovolt per centimeter = 0.1 kV/mm (kilovolts per millimeter).
- How many volts per mil are in one kilovolt per centimeter?
- One kilovolt per centimeter = 2.54 V/mil (volts per mil).
- How many volts per meter are in one kilovolt per centimeter?
- One kilovolt per centimeter = 100000 V/m (volts per meter).