Convert Abvolts per centimetre to Kilovolts per centimetre
Convert Abvolts per centimetre (abV/cm) to Kilovolts per centimetre (kV/cm) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kV/cm = abV/cm × 1.000000000e-11
About Abvolts per centimetre
The abvolt per centimetre (abV/cm) is the electric field unit of the CGS-EMU system, equal to 1 abV / 1 cm = 10⁻⁸ V / 0.01 m = 10⁻⁶ V/m, exactly equal to 1 µV/m. It appears in nineteenth-century electromagnetic texts alongside the abampere and abohm when deriving field solutions from the CGS-EMU form of Coulomb's law. 1 abV/cm = 10⁻⁶ V/m = 1 µV/m.
About Kilovolts per centimetre
The kilovolt per centimetre (kV/cm) equals exactly 10⁵ V/m = 100 kV/m, the practical unit for high-voltage insulation breakdown tests, gas discharge thresholds, and electrostatic process engineering. Air breakdown at standard conditions is about 30 kV/cm; transformer mineral oil withstands 10-20 kV/cm; XLPE power cable insulation is rated 20-40 kV/cm; electrostatic paint spraying operates at 5-15 kV/cm. 1 kV/cm = 10⁵ V/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Abvolts per centimetre (abV/cm) | Kilovolts per centimetre (kV/cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 abV/cm | 1 × 10-11 kV/cm |
| 2 abV/cm | 2 × 10-11 kV/cm |
| 5 abV/cm | 5 × 10-11 kV/cm |
| 10 abV/cm | 1 × 10-10 kV/cm |
| 25 abV/cm | 2.5 × 10-10 kV/cm |
| 50 abV/cm | 5 × 10-10 kV/cm |
| 100 abV/cm | 1 × 10-9 kV/cm |