Convert Kilosiemens per metre to Siemens per metre
Convert Kilosiemens per metre (kS/m) to Siemens per metre (S/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
S/m = kS/m × 1000
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 Siemens per metre
The siemens per metre (S/m) is the SI unit of electrical conductivity, equal to 1 A/(V·m) = 1 Ω⁻¹·m⁻¹ = 1 kg⁻¹·m⁻³·A²·s³. Seawater ≈5 S/m, human blood ≈0.7 S/m, graphite ≈10⁴ S/m, copper 59.6 MS/m; the full range from insulators (10⁻¹⁷ S/m) to superconductors (∞) is expressed in S/m. 1 S/m = 0.01 S/cm.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilosiemens per metre (kS/m) | Siemens per metre (S/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 kS/m | 1000 S/m |
| 2 kS/m | 2000 S/m |
| 5 kS/m | 5000 S/m |
| 10 kS/m | 10000 S/m |
| 25 kS/m | 25000 S/m |
| 50 kS/m | 50000 S/m |
| 100 kS/m | 100000 S/m |