Kilocalorie per Kilogram Degree Celsius (kcal/(kg·°C))
Kilocalories per kilogram degree Celsius are the MKS heat unit still found in Indian process-industry and refrigeration texts; numerically the same as cal/(g·°C) and BTU/(lb·°F).
Symbol: kcal/(kg·°C) (ASCII: kcal/(kg C))
Quantity: specific heat capacity
SI relation: 1 kcal/(kg·°C) = 4186.8 J/(kg·K) (exact)
Derivation: 1 kcal_IT/(kg·°C) = 4186.8 J/(kg·K), the same number as cal/(g·°C).
Exact: yes, by definition
Reference conditions. International Table calorie (4.1868 J).
Same quantity as calorie per gram degree Celsius (cal/(g·°C)) , BTU per pound degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(lb·°F)) : the factor between them is exactly 1.
Typical uses
- Older Indian engineering texts and steam tables
- Food processing heat loads
Convert kilocalories per kilogram degree Celsius to other units
| Conversion | 1 kcal/(kg·°C) equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius to joule per kilogram kelvin | 4186.8 J/(kg·K) | joule per kilogram kelvin to kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius |
| kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius to kilojoule per kilogram kelvin | 4.1868 kJ/(kg·K) | kilojoule per kilogram kelvin to kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius |
| kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius to calorie per gram degree Celsius | 1 cal/(g·°C) | calorie per gram degree Celsius to kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius |
| kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius to BTU per pound degree Fahrenheit | 1 BTU/(lb·°F) | BTU per pound degree Fahrenheit to kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius |
| kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius to joule per gram kelvin | 4.1868 J/(g·K) | joule per gram kelvin to kilocalorie per kilogram degree Celsius |
Open the Specific Heat Converter (kJ/kg·K, BTU/lb·°F) 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, "calorie_IT per gram degree Celsius".
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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