Convert Millimetres per metre per kelvin to Per degree Celsius
Convert Millimetres per metre per kelvin (mm/(m·K)) to Per degree Celsius (1/°C) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
1/°C = mm/(m·K) × 0.001
About Millimetres per metre per kelvin
The mm/(m·K) equals exactly 10⁻³ /K = 1000 ppm/K and is used in structural and civil engineering for bridge girder and pipeline thermal-expansion calculations. Steel at 0.012 mm/(m·K) expands 12 mm per 100 m track per 10 K rise. Polymers: 0.07-0.20 mm/(m·K). 1 mm/(m·K) = 10⁻³ /K = 1000 ppm/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
| Millimetres per metre per kelvin (mm/(m·K)) | Per degree Celsius (1/°C) |
|---|---|
| 1 mm/(m·K) | 0.001 1/°C |
| 2 mm/(m·K) | 0.002 1/°C |
| 5 mm/(m·K) | 0.005 1/°C |
| 10 mm/(m·K) | 0.01 1/°C |
| 25 mm/(m·K) | 0.025 1/°C |
| 50 mm/(m·K) | 0.05 1/°C |
| 100 mm/(m·K) | 0.1 1/°C |