Convert Milliliters per Second per Square Centimeter to dm/s

Formula

dm/s = mL/(s·cm²) ÷ 10

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 mL/(s·cm²) = 10⁻⁶ m³ ÷ (10⁻⁴ m² × 1 s) = 0.01 m/s = 1 cm/s
• 1 dm/s = 0.1 m ÷ 1 s
• 1 mL/(s·cm²) = 0.01 m/s ÷ 0.1 m/s per dm/s = 0.1 dm/s

Both units are defined exactly, so the factor is exact. Milliliter per Second per Square Centimeter definition: milliliter per second per square centimeter; Decimeter per Second definition: decimeter per second.

Worked examples

1. A reading of 5 mL/(s·cm²) converts to 0.5 dm/s.
   5 mL/(s·cm²) × 0.1 = 0.5 dm/s
2. A value of 25 mL/(s·cm²) is 2.5 dm/s.
   25 mL/(s·cm²) × 0.1 = 2.5 dm/s

Where it's used

Milliliters per Second per Square Centimeter are used for air permeability of papers and membranes, while decimeters per second appear in occasional instrument read-outs. Both measure face velocity and air permeability (volumetric flow per unit area), so the conversion is a fixed factor.

Milliliter per Second per Square Centimeter to other face velocity & air permeability units

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• ASTM D737 Standard Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics, ASTM International , SI results per unit area.
• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 8 (litre).
• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 2 with SI prefix deci.

Last reviewed: 2026-10-15. Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.