Convert Kilosiemens per metre to Gigasiemens per metre
Convert Kilosiemens per metre (kS/m) to Gigasiemens per metre (GS/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
GS/m = kS/m × 1.000000000e-6
About Kilosiemens per metre
The kilosiemens per metre (kS/m) equals 10³ S/m, spanning liquid metals and very concentrated electrolytes. Molten NaCl at 900 °C ≈3.6 kS/m; liquid mercury ≈1 000 kS/m; bismuth melt ≈750 kS/m. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) channel design and induction heating studies express melt conductivities in kS/m. 1 kS/m = 10³ S/m = 10 S/cm.
About Gigasiemens per metre
The gigasiemens per metre (GS/m) equals 10⁹ S/m, relevant for cryogenically cooled pure metals. Pure aluminium at 4 K reaches ≈10 GS/m; pure copper near 4 K approaches ≈60 GS/m. RF cryogenic resonator design and superconductor proximity-effect modelling use GS/m to benchmark normal-metal residual losses. 1 GS/m = 10⁹ S/m = 10³ MS/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilosiemens per metre (kS/m) | Gigasiemens per metre (GS/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 kS/m | 1 × 10-6 GS/m |
| 2 kS/m | 2 × 10-6 GS/m |
| 5 kS/m | 5 × 10-6 GS/m |
| 10 kS/m | 1 × 10-5 GS/m |
| 25 kS/m | 2.5 × 10-5 GS/m |
| 50 kS/m | 5 × 10-5 GS/m |
| 100 kS/m | 1 × 10-4 GS/m |