Convert Microns per metre per degree Celsius to Per degree Celsius
Convert Microns per metre per degree Celsius (μm/(m·°C)) to Per degree Celsius (1/°C) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
1/°C = μm/(m·°C) × 1.000000000e-6
About Microns per metre per degree Celsius
The micrometre per metre per degree Celsius (μm/(m·°C)) equals exactly 10⁻⁶ /K, since temperature intervals 1 °C = 1 K (exact). It is the standard CTE notation in European engineering datasheets, ISO material standards, and many textbooks. Numerically identical to ppm/K. Aluminium: 23.1 μm/(m·°C); steel: ≈12 μm/(m·°C). 1 μm/(m·°C) = 1 ppm/K = 10⁻⁶ /K.
About Per degree Celsius
The per degree Celsius (1/°C = °C⁻¹) equals exactly 1/K since temperature intervals 1 °C = 1 K (exact). Common in European and ISO standards, chemistry textbooks, and physics literature as an alternative notation for the SI unit 1/K. A material with α = 12 × 10⁻⁶ /K is identically expressed as 12 × 10⁻⁶ /°C. 1 /°C = 1 /K = 10⁶ ppm/K.
Quick Reference Table
| Microns per metre per degree Celsius (μm/(m·°C)) | Per degree Celsius (1/°C) |
|---|---|
| 1 μm/(m·°C) | 1 × 10-6 1/°C |
| 2 μm/(m·°C) | 2 × 10-6 1/°C |
| 5 μm/(m·°C) | 5 × 10-6 1/°C |
| 10 μm/(m·°C) | 1 × 10-5 1/°C |
| 25 μm/(m·°C) | 2.5 × 10-5 1/°C |
| 50 μm/(m·°C) | 5 × 10-5 1/°C |
| 100 μm/(m·°C) | 1 × 10-4 1/°C |