Convert Watt per square millimetre to Celsius Heat Unit per hour per square foot

Convert Watt per square millimetre (W/mm²) to Celsius Heat Unit per hour per square foot (CHU/(h·ft²)) instantly and accurately.

Watt per square millimetre (W/mm²)
Celsius Heat Unit per hour per square foot (CHU/(h·ft²))

Conversion Formula

CHU/(h·ft²) = W/mm² × 176110.1837

About Watt per square millimetre

The watt per square millimetre (W/mm²) equals exactly 10⁶ W/m². Used in high-power laser material processing - cutting, welding, and additive manufacturing - and electron beam applications. A 1 kW laser focused to 1 mm² achieves 1 W/mm². Numerically equal to MW/m². 1 W/mm² = 10⁶ W/m² = 100 W/cm².

About Celsius Heat Unit per hour per square foot

The Celsius heat unit per hour per square foot (CHU/(h·ft²)) equals (9/5)×1055.05585262/(3600×0.09290304) ≈ 5.6783 W/m². The CHU (= 9/5 BTU(IT)) uses a 1 °C temperature interval instead of 1 °F; historically used in UK and Canadian heating engineering. 1 CHU/(h·ft²) ≈ 5.6783 W/m² = (9/5) × BTU(IT)/(h·ft²).

Quick Reference Table

Watt per square millimetre (W/mm²)Celsius Heat Unit per hour per square foot (CHU/(h·ft²))
1 W/mm²176110 CHU/(h·ft²)
2 W/mm²352220 CHU/(h·ft²)
5 W/mm²880551 CHU/(h·ft²)
10 W/mm²1761100 CHU/(h·ft²)
25 W/mm²4402750 CHU/(h·ft²)
50 W/mm²8805510 CHU/(h·ft²)
100 W/mm²17611000 CHU/(h·ft²)

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