Convert Revolutions per minute to Degrees per second

Convert Revolutions per minute (rpm) to Degrees per second (°/s) instantly and accurately.

Conversion Formula

°/s = rpm × 6

About Revolutions per minute

The revolution per minute (rpm) equals π/30 rad/s ≈ 0.1047 rad/s, the most universally recognised rotational speed unit in mechanical engineering. Common references: car petrol engines idle at 600-900 rpm, redline at 5500-8500 rpm; large marine diesel engines run at 75-120 rpm; electric induction motor synchronous speed = 60f/p rpm (3000 rpm at 50 Hz, 2-pole); hard drives at 5400-15000 rpm; dental turbines up to 400000 rpm; washing machine spin 400-1600 rpm. ISO 6336 and ANSI/AGMA gear standards use rpm throughout. 1 rpm = π/30 rad/s = 6 °/s = 1/60 rps.

About Degrees per second

The degree per second (°/s) equals π/180 rad/s ≈ 0.01745 rad/s, the most widely used angular velocity unit in consumer electronics, robotics, and aviation. MEMS gyroscopes in smartphones range from ±16 °/s (precision mode) to ±2000 °/s (sports mode). Normal human head rotation is 30-80 °/s; car crash events exceed 2000 °/s. Weather radar antennas (WSR-88D NEXRAD) rotate at 3-6 °/s; FAA flight data recorders log roll rate to ±100 °/s. Robot joints (Universal Robots UR5e) operate at 10-180 °/s. 1 °/s = π/180 rad/s ≈ 1/6 rpm.

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