Convert Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius to BTU per second per foot per degree Fahrenheit

Convert Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius (kcal/(cm·h·°C)) to BTU per second per foot per degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(s·ft·°F)) instantly and accurately.

Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius (kcal/(cm·h·°C))
BTU per second per foot per degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(s·ft·°F))

Conversion Formula

BTU/(s·ft·°F) = kcal/(cm·h·°C) × 0.01866580486

About Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius

The kcal/(cm·h·°C) equals exactly 4186.8/36 W/(m·K) = 116.3 W/(m·K) (1 kcal(IT) = 4186.8 J; 1 h = 3600 s; 1 cm = 0.01 m). Used in older CGS-metric European and Soviet literature for metallic heat transfer. Steel: ≈0.137; copper: ≈3.31 kcal/(cm·h·°C). 1 kcal/(cm·h·°C) = 116.3 W/(m·K) = 100 × kcal/(m·h·°C).

About BTU per second per foot per degree Fahrenheit

The BTU per second per foot per degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(s·ft·°F)) equals (1055.05585262 × 9)/(0.3048 × 5) W/(m·K) ≈6230.6 W/(m·K). Equal to 3600 × BTU/(h·ft·°F). Reserved for extremely high-power transient applications in US engineering literature; copper ≈0.0617; carbon steel ≈0.0072 BTU/(s·ft·°F). 1 BTU/(s·ft·°F) = 3600 BTU/(h·ft·°F) ≈6230.6 W/(m·K).

Quick Reference Table

Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius (kcal/(cm·h·°C))BTU per second per foot per degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(s·ft·°F))
1 kcal/(cm·h·°C)0.0186658 BTU/(s·ft·°F)
2 kcal/(cm·h·°C)0.0373316 BTU/(s·ft·°F)
5 kcal/(cm·h·°C)0.093329 BTU/(s·ft·°F)
10 kcal/(cm·h·°C)0.186658 BTU/(s·ft·°F)
25 kcal/(cm·h·°C)0.466645 BTU/(s·ft·°F)
50 kcal/(cm·h·°C)0.93329 BTU/(s·ft·°F)
100 kcal/(cm·h·°C)1.86658 BTU/(s·ft·°F)

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