Convert Watt per centimetre kelvin to Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius
Convert Watt per centimetre kelvin (W/(cm·K)) to Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius (kcal/(cm·h·°C)) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kcal/(cm·h·°C) = W/(cm·K) × 0.8598452279
About Watt per centimetre kelvin
The watt per centimetre kelvin (W/(cm·K)) equals exactly 100 W/(m·K). Used for highly conductive materials in electronics and cryogenics: silver ≈4.29, copper ≈3.85, aluminium ≈2.05 W/(cm·K); synthetic diamond ≈22 W/(cm·K). Common in semiconductor and power device literature where component dimensions are centimetre-scale. 1 W/(cm·K) = 100 W/(m·K).
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).
Quick Reference Table
| Watt per centimetre kelvin (W/(cm·K)) | Kilocalorie per centimetre per hour per degree Celsius (kcal/(cm·h·°C)) |
|---|---|
| 1 W/(cm·K) | 0.859845 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |
| 2 W/(cm·K) | 1.71969 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |
| 5 W/(cm·K) | 4.29923 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |
| 10 W/(cm·K) | 8.59845 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |
| 25 W/(cm·K) | 21.4961 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |
| 50 W/(cm·K) | 42.9923 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |
| 100 W/(cm·K) | 85.9845 kcal/(cm·h·°C) |