Convert Square centimetres per second to Square inches per second

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

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

Conversion Formula

in²/s = cm²/s × 0.15500031

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 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 second (cm²/s)Square inches per second (in²/s)
1 cm²/s0.155 in²/s
2 cm²/s0.310001 in²/s
5 cm²/s0.775002 in²/s
10 cm²/s1.55 in²/s
25 cm²/s3.87501 in²/s
50 cm²/s7.75002 in²/s
100 cm²/s15.5 in²/s

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