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Thermal conductivity

BTU per hour-foot-°FBTU/(h·ft·°F)

The customary thermal-conductivity unit.

Dimension
L·M/T⁻³·Θ
Canonical signature
L*M*T^-3*Θ^-1
System
imperial us
Exactness
Exact by definition

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 BTU/(h·ft·°F) = 1.73073466636994 W/(m·K)
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
BTU/h ft F, Btu per hour foot Fahrenheit

Same dimension

Related units

watt per metre-kelvinsiW/(m·K)BTU-inch per hour-ft²-°Fimperial usBTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)calorie per second-cm-°Cmetric historicalcal/(s·cm·°C)

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 BTU/(h·ft·°F) = 1.73073466636994 W/(m·K)

Exact by definition relationship

10 BTU/(h·ft·°F) = 17.3073466636994 W/(m·K)

Exact by definition relationship