kcal/(h·m·°C)

The kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius is an older metric engineering unit, exactly 1.163 W/(m·K) with the International Table kilocalorie. It still appears in Asian, Russian and older European tables.

Symbol: kcal/(h·m·°C) (ASCII: kcal/(h*m*C))

Quantity: thermal conductivity (k, λ)

SI relation: 1 kcal/(h·m·°C) = 1.163 W/(m·K) (exact)

Derivation: 1 kcal_IT/(h·m·°C) = 4186.8 J ÷ (3600 s × 1 m × 1 K) = 1.163 W/(m·K) (exact)

Exact: yes, by definition

Reference conditions. International Table kilocalorie (4186.8 J), as used in engineering heat transfer data

Typical uses

Older metric heat transfer and insulation tables
Refractory and furnace data

Convert kilocalories per hour metre degree Celsius to other units

1 kcal/(h·m·°C) in other thermal conductivity units
Conversion	1 kcal/(h·m·°C) equals	Reverse
kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to watt per metre kelvin	1.163 W/(m·K)	watt per metre kelvin to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius
kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit	0.6719689751 BTU/(h·ft·°F)	BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius
kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to BTU inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	8.063627702 BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)	BTU inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius
kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to milliwatt per metre kelvin	1163 mW/(m·K)	milliwatt per metre kelvin to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius
kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to watt per centimetre kelvin	0.01163 W/(cm·K)	watt per centimetre kelvin to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius
kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to calorie per second centimetre degree Celsius	0.002779636711 cal/(s·cm·°C)	calorie per second centimetre degree Celsius to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius

Open the Thermal Conductivity Converter to convert any value between all units.

Sources

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Appendix B.8, "kilocalorie_IT".

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

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