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Thermal conductivity

watt per metre-kelvinW/(m·K)

The SI unit of thermal conductivity.

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

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 W/(m·K) = 1 W/(m·K)
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
W/mK, watts per meter kelvin

Same dimension

Related units

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 W/(m·K) = 1 W/(m·K)

Exact relationship

10 W/(m·K) = 10 W/(m·K)

Exact relationship