Convert Millirads per hour to Kilorads per hour
Convert Millirads per hour (mrad/h) to Kilorads per hour (krad/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
krad/h = mrad/h × 1.000000000e-6
About Millirads per hour
The millirad per hour (mrad/h) equals 1e-5 Gy/h = 10 µGy/h. Legacy US radiation protection unit used by area monitors and Geiger counters calibrated before SI adoption; EPA environmental surveillance stations report in mrad/h alongside µGy/h; NRC licence boundary dose-rate surveys often cite mrad/h. 1 mrad/h = 1e-5 Gy/h = 10 µGy/h.
About Kilorads per hour
The kilorad per hour (krad/h) equals 10 Gy/h ≈ 2.78×10⁻³ Gy/s. Used in total ionising dose (TID) testing of electronics for space and military: satellite components are irradiated at krad(Si)/h to simulate accumulated space radiation; MIL-STD-883 and ESCC 22900 specify test dose rates in krad/h. 1 krad/h = 10 Gy/h.
Quick Reference Table
| Millirads per hour (mrad/h) | Kilorads per hour (krad/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 mrad/h | 1 × 10-6 krad/h |
| 2 mrad/h | 2 × 10-6 krad/h |
| 5 mrad/h | 5 × 10-6 krad/h |
| 10 mrad/h | 1 × 10-5 krad/h |
| 25 mrad/h | 2.5 × 10-5 krad/h |
| 50 mrad/h | 5 × 10-5 krad/h |
| 100 mrad/h | 1 × 10-4 krad/h |