Convert Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie to Degree Fahrenheit per watt

Convert Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie (h·°C/kcal) to Degree Fahrenheit per watt (°F/W) instantly and accurately.

Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie (h·°C/kcal)
Degree Fahrenheit per watt (°F/W)

Conversion Formula

°F/W = h·°C/kcal × 1.54772141

About Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie

The h·°C/kcal equals 3600/4186.8 K/W ≈ 0.8598 K/W. Used in pre-SI European engineering literature (French, German, Italian) for heat transfer system calculations. A boiler with 1 h·°C/kcal resistance passes 1 kcal/h per °C temperature difference. Superseded by K/W and h·°C/W in modern standards. 1 h·°C/kcal ≈ 0.8598 K/W.

About Degree Fahrenheit per watt

The degree Fahrenheit per watt (°F/W) equals exactly 5/9 K/W ≈ 0.5556 K/W. It appears in US power electronics datasheets and legacy JEDEC thermal specifications where junction-to-case resistance is reported in °F/W rather than °C/W or K/W. A device rated 5 °F/W has R = 5 × 5/9 ≈ 2.78 K/W. 1 °F/W = 5/9 K/W.

Quick Reference Table

Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie (h·°C/kcal)Degree Fahrenheit per watt (°F/W)
1 h·°C/kcal1.54772 °F/W
2 h·°C/kcal3.09544 °F/W
5 h·°C/kcal7.73861 °F/W
10 h·°C/kcal15.4772 °F/W
25 h·°C/kcal38.693 °F/W
50 h·°C/kcal77.3861 °F/W
100 h·°C/kcal154.772 °F/W

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