Convert Square decimetres per second to Square centimetres per minute
Convert Square decimetres per second (dm²/s) to Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cm²/min = dm²/s × 6000
About Square decimetres per second
The square decimetre per second (dm²/s) equals exactly 0.01 m²/s, a rarely used but exact-ratio metric unit. It is occasionally encountered in European academic papers on molten metals and liquid semiconductors, where diffusivity values in m²/s are small fractions and dm²/s gives more convenient numeric magnitudes. 1 dm²/s = 1e-2 m²/s = 100 cm²/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 decimetres per second (dm²/s) | Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 dm²/s | 6000 cm²/min |
| 2 dm²/s | 12000 cm²/min |
| 5 dm²/s | 30000 cm²/min |
| 10 dm²/s | 60000 cm²/min |
| 25 dm²/s | 150000 cm²/min |
| 50 dm²/s | 300000 cm²/min |
| 100 dm²/s | 600000 cm²/min |