Convert Square centimetres per minute to Square inches per second
Convert Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) to Square inches per second (in²/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
in²/s = cm²/min × 0.0025833385
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 inches per second
The square inch per second (in²/s) equals 6.4516 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s, used in high-speed thermal analyses such as ballistic impact heating, explosive detonation studies, and rapid induction heating of steel billets. Values for high-conductivity copper alloys reach ≈1-2 in²/s; for mild steel ≈0.3 in²/s. 1 in²/s = 0.00064516 m²/s = 3600 in²/h.
Quick Reference Table
| Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) | Square inches per second (in²/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 cm²/min | 0.00258334 in²/s |
| 2 cm²/min | 0.00516668 in²/s |
| 5 cm²/min | 0.0129167 in²/s |
| 10 cm²/min | 0.0258334 in²/s |
| 25 cm²/min | 0.0645835 in²/s |
| 50 cm²/min | 0.129167 in²/s |
| 100 cm²/min | 0.258334 in²/s |