Part per million per degree Fahrenheit (ppm/°F)
One millionth per degree Fahrenheit, the same as one microinch per inch per degree Fahrenheit.
What is a part per million per degree Fahrenheit?
- Symbol
- ppm/°F
- Quantity
- Thermal Expansion
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One millionth per degree Fahrenheit, the same as one microinch per inch per degree Fahrenheit.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Used in US material data and piping design, often written as µin/(in·°F).
Part per million per degree Fahrenheit in other thermal expansion units
- 1 ppm/°F = 0.0000018 1/KPer kelvin
- 1 ppm/°F = 0.0000018 1/°CPer degree Celsius
- 1 ppm/°F = 0.000001 1/°FPer degree Fahrenheit
- 1 ppm/°F = 1.8 ppm/KPart per million per degree Fahrenheit to Part per million per kelvin converter
Part per million per degree Fahrenheit quick reference
| Part per million per degree Fahrenheit | Part per million per kelvin | Per kelvin | Per degree Celsius |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ppm/°F | = 1.8 ppm/K | = 0.0000018 1/K | = 0.0000018 1/°C |
| 10 ppm/°F | = 18 ppm/K | = 0.000018 1/K | = 0.000018 1/°C |
| 100 ppm/°F | = 180 ppm/K | = 0.00018 1/K | = 0.00018 1/°C |
| 1000 ppm/°F | = 1800 ppm/K | = 0.0018 1/K | = 0.0018 1/°C |
Where the part per million per degree Fahrenheit fits
The next smaller thermal expansion unit is the part per million per kelvin (ppm/K). 1 ppm/°F = 1.8 ppm/K, and 1 ppm/K ≈ 0.5555555556 ppm/°F.
The next larger thermal expansion unit is the reciprocal kelvin (1/K). 1 ppm/°F = 0.0000018 1/K, and 1 1/K ≈ 555555.5556 ppm/°F.
Frequently asked questions
- How many parts per million per kelvin are in one part per million per degree Fahrenheit?
- One part per million per degree Fahrenheit = 1.8 ppm/K (parts per million per kelvin).
- How many reciprocal kelvins are in one part per million per degree Fahrenheit?
- One part per million per degree Fahrenheit = 0.0000018 1/K (reciprocal kelvins).
- How many reciprocal degrees Celsius are in one part per million per degree Fahrenheit?
- One part per million per degree Fahrenheit = 0.0000018 1/°C (reciprocal degrees Celsius).