Convert Square millimetres per second to Square centimetres per minute
Convert Square millimetres per second (mm²/s) to Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cm²/min = mm²/s × 0.6
About Square millimetres per second
The square millimetre per second (mm²/s) equals 1 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s and is the standard unit in materials engineering and the laser-flash diffusivity method (ASTM E1461, ISO 22007-4). Metals span roughly 2-180 mm²/s; polymers 0.07-0.2 mm²/s; ceramics 0.3-10 mm²/s. Numerically identical to the kinematic viscosity unit (cSt) in SI context. 1 mm²/s = 1 × 10⁻⁶ m²/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 millimetres per second (mm²/s) | Square centimetres per minute (cm²/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 mm²/s | 0.6 cm²/min |
| 2 mm²/s | 1.2 cm²/min |
| 5 mm²/s | 3 cm²/min |
| 10 mm²/s | 6 cm²/min |
| 25 mm²/s | 15 cm²/min |
| 50 mm²/s | 30 cm²/min |
| 100 mm²/s | 60 cm²/min |