Axis

Thermal conductivity

calorie per second-cm-°Ccal/(s·cm·°C)

The CGS thermal-conductivity unit (thermochemical calorie).

Dimension
L·M/T⁻³·Θ
Canonical signature
L*M*T^-3*Θ^-1
System
metric historical
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 cal/(s·cm·°C) = 418.4 W/(m·K)
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
cal/s cm C

Same dimension

Related units

watt per metre-kelvinsiW/(m·K)BTU per hour-foot-°Fimperial usBTU/(h·ft·°F)BTU-inch per hour-ft²-°Fimperial usBTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 cal/(s·cm·°C) = 418.4 W/(m·K)

Exact relationship

10 cal/(s·cm·°C) = 4,184 W/(m·K)

Exact relationship