Convert Square metres per second to Square feet per minute

Convert Square metres per second (m²/s) to Square feet per minute (ft²/min) instantly and accurately.

Square metres per second (m²/s)
Square feet per minute (ft²/min)

Conversion Formula

ft²/min = m²/s × 645.834625

About Square metres per second

The square metre per second (m²/s) is the SI unit for thermal diffusivity (α = k / ρc_p). It defines how fast a temperature disturbance propagates through a material. Diamond: ≈5 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s; silver: ≈1.65 × 10⁻⁴ m²/s; aluminium: ≈8.4 × 10⁻⁵ m²/s; iron: ≈1.8 × 10⁻⁵ m²/s; concrete: ≈6 × 10⁻⁷ m²/s; water: ≈1.4 × 10⁻⁷ m²/s. 1 m²/s = 10⁶ mm²/s = 10⁴ cm²/s.

About Square feet per minute

The square foot per minute (ft²/min) equals ≈1.548 × 10⁻³ m²/s, an uncommon transitional unit appearing in some older US industrial furnace design charts and heat-treatment process sheets where holding times are expressed in minutes. 1 ft²/min = 60 ft²/h = 0.09290304/60 m²/s ≈1.548 × 10⁻³ m²/s.

Quick Reference Table

Square metres per second (m²/s)Square feet per minute (ft²/min)
1 m²/s645.835 ft²/min
2 m²/s1291.67 ft²/min
5 m²/s3229.17 ft²/min
10 m²/s6458.35 ft²/min
25 m²/s16145.9 ft²/min
50 m²/s32291.7 ft²/min
100 m²/s64583.5 ft²/min

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