Kilogram per Minute (kg/min)
Kilograms per minute rate feeders, extruders and filling lines.
Symbol: kg/min
Quantity: mass flow rate ṁ
SI relation: 1 kg/min = 0.01666666666667 kg/s (exact)
Derivation: 1 kg/min = 1/60 kg/s.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Extruder and feeder output
- Batch filling and dosing
Convert kilograms per minute to other units
| Conversion | 1 kg/min equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| kilogram per minute to kilogram per second | 0.01666666667 kg/s | kilogram per second to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to kilogram per hour | 60 kg/h | kilogram per hour to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to tonne per hour | 0.06 t/h | tonne per hour to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to tonne per day | 1.44 t/day | tonne per day to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to pound per hour | 132.2773573 lb/h | pound per hour to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to gram per second | 16.66666667 g/s | gram per second to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to pound per second | 0.03674371036 lb/s | pound per second to kilogram per minute |
| kilogram per minute to pound per minute | 2.204622622 lb/min | pound per minute to kilogram per minute |
Open the Mass Flow Rate Converter (kg/s, kg/h, t/h, lb/h) to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 4 (derived units with special names).
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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