Convert Square inches per minute to Square decimetres per second
Convert Square inches per minute (in²/min) to Square decimetres per second (dm²/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
dm²/s = in²/min × 0.001075266667
About Square inches per minute
The square inch per minute (in²/min) equals ≈1.075 × 10⁻⁵ m²/s, found in US military and aerospace specifications for thermal protection materials and ablative heat shields. Some NASA technical reports on reentry vehicle TPS (Thermal Protection System) materials quote diffusivity in in²/min. 1 in²/min = 0.00064516/60 m²/s.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Square inches per minute (in²/min) | Square decimetres per second (dm²/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 in²/min | 0.00107527 dm²/s |
| 2 in²/min | 0.00215053 dm²/s |
| 5 in²/min | 0.00537633 dm²/s |
| 10 in²/min | 0.0107527 dm²/s |
| 25 in²/min | 0.0268817 dm²/s |
| 50 in²/min | 0.0537633 dm²/s |
| 100 in²/min | 0.107527 dm²/s |