Watt per Centimetre Kelvin (W/(cm·K))

The watt per centimetre kelvin is 100 W/(m·K). Physics and semiconductor references use it: silicon is about 1.5 W/(cm·K) and copper about 4 W/(cm·K).

Symbol: W/(cm·K) (ASCII: W/(cm*K))

Quantity: thermal conductivity (k, λ)

SI relation: 1 W/(cm·K) = 100 W/(m·K) (exact)

Derivation: 1 W/(cm·K) = 100 W/(m·K)

Exact: yes, by definition

Typical uses

Semiconductor and electronics materials
Physics handbooks

Convert watts per centimetre kelvin to other units

1 W/(cm·K) in other thermal conductivity units
Conversion	1 W/(cm·K) equals	Reverse
watt per centimetre kelvin to watt per metre kelvin	100 W/(m·K)	watt per metre kelvin to watt per centimetre kelvin
watt per centimetre kelvin to BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit	57.77893165 BTU/(h·ft·°F)	BTU per hour foot degree Fahrenheit to watt per centimetre kelvin
watt per centimetre kelvin to BTU inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit	693.3471799 BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)	BTU inch per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit to watt per centimetre kelvin
watt per centimetre kelvin to milliwatt per metre kelvin	100000 mW/(m·K)	milliwatt per metre kelvin to watt per centimetre kelvin
watt per centimetre kelvin to kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius	85.98452279 kcal/(h·m·°C)	kilocalorie per hour metre degree Celsius to watt per centimetre kelvin
watt per centimetre kelvin to calorie per second centimetre degree Celsius	0.2390057361 cal/(s·cm·°C)	calorie per second centimetre degree Celsius to watt per centimetre kelvin

Open the Thermal Conductivity Converter 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, coherent derived units with special names.

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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