Convert ppb per degree Fahrenheit to Per degree Celsius

Convert ppb per degree Fahrenheit (ppb/°F) to Per degree Celsius (1/°C) instantly and accurately.

ppb per degree Fahrenheit (ppb/°F)
Per degree Celsius (1/°C)

Conversion Formula

1/°C = ppb/°F × 1.800000000e-9

About ppb per degree Fahrenheit

The ppb/°F equals 9/5 × 10⁻⁹ /K ≈1.8 × 10⁻⁹ /K, the Fahrenheit counterpart of ppb/K. Used when ultra-low-expansion glass ceramics are characterised in US laboratories using Fahrenheit protocols. Zerodur at ±0.02 ppb/K ≈ ±0.011 ppb/°F. 1 ppb/°F = 9/5 × 10⁻⁹ /K ≈1.8 ppb/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

ppb per degree Fahrenheit (ppb/°F)Per degree Celsius (1/°C)
1 ppb/°F1.8 × 10-9 1/°C
2 ppb/°F3.6 × 10-9 1/°C
5 ppb/°F9 × 10-9 1/°C
10 ppb/°F1.8 × 10-8 1/°C
25 ppb/°F4.5 × 10-8 1/°C
50 ppb/°F9 × 10-8 1/°C
100 ppb/°F1.8 × 10-7 1/°C

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