Convert Square centimetres per second to Square centimetres per minute
Convert Square centimetres per second (cm²/s) to Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cm²/min = cm²/s × 60
About Square centimetres per second
The square centimetre per second (cm²/s) equals 1 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s and is the CGS unit for thermal diffusivity, sometimes called the stokes by analogy with kinematic viscosity. Pre-SI thermophysics literature and many older reference databases list values in cm²/s: iron ≈0.18 cm²/s; aluminium ≈0.84 cm²/s; water ≈1.4 × 10⁻³ cm²/s. 1 cm²/s = 1 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Square centimetres per second (cm²/s) | Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 cm²/s | 60 cm²/min |
| 2 cm²/s | 120 cm²/min |
| 5 cm²/s | 300 cm²/min |
| 10 cm²/s | 600 cm²/min |
| 25 cm²/s | 1500 cm²/min |
| 50 cm²/s | 3000 cm²/min |
| 100 cm²/s | 6000 cm²/min |