Convert Square centimetres per second to Square inches per hour

Convert Square centimetres per second (cm²/s) to Square inches per hour (in²/h) instantly and accurately.

Square centimetres per second (cm²/s)
Square inches per hour (in²/h)

Conversion Formula

in²/h = cm²/s × 558.001116

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 inches per hour

The square inch per hour (in²/h) equals ≈1.792 × 10⁻⁷ m²/s, used in US heat-transfer handbooks and HVAC insulation specifications. Pre-SI tables for building insulation board and refractory brick often list thermal diffusivity in in²/h. Firebrick: ≈3.5 in²/h; rigid foam: ≈0.8-1.2 in²/h. 1 in²/h = 0.00064516/3600 m²/s.

Quick Reference Table

Square centimetres per second (cm²/s)Square inches per hour (in²/h)
1 cm²/s558.001 in²/h
2 cm²/s1116 in²/h
5 cm²/s2790.01 in²/h
10 cm²/s5580.01 in²/h
25 cm²/s13950 in²/h
50 cm²/s27900.1 in²/h
100 cm²/s55800.1 in²/h

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