Convert Square centimetres per minute to Square centimetres per hour
Convert Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) to Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cm²/h = cm²/min × 60
About Square centimetres per minute
The square centimetre per minute (cm²/min) equals ≈1.667 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s, a transitional unit seen in older French and Soviet thermal engineering literature. Some food-science papers on heat penetration into frozen products express diffusivity in cm²/min to keep values close to unity. 1 cm²/min = 1e-4/60 m²/s ≈ 1.667 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s.
About Square centimetres per hour
The square centimetre per hour (cm²/h) equals 1/36 000 000 m²/s. Environmental geophysicists use cm²/h when measuring heat flow in sedimentary rock columns or permafrost layers. Granite has a diffusivity of ≈36 cm²/h; dry sand ≈9 cm²/h. 1 cm²/h = 1e-4/3600 m²/s ≈ 2.778 × 10⁻⁸ m²/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) | Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 cm²/min | 60 cm²/h |
| 2 cm²/min | 120 cm²/h |
| 5 cm²/min | 300 cm²/h |
| 10 cm²/min | 600 cm²/h |
| 25 cm²/min | 1500 cm²/h |
| 50 cm²/min | 3000 cm²/h |
| 100 cm²/min | 6000 cm²/h |