Watt per Square Centimetre Kelvin (W/(cm²·K))
The watt per square centimetre kelvin is 10 000 W/(m²·K). Electronics cooling and thermal interface data sometimes use it.
Symbol: W/(cm²·K) (ASCII: W/(cm2*K))
Quantity: heat transfer coefficient (h) and thermal transmittance (U-value)
SI relation: 1 W/(cm²·K) = 10000 W/(m²·K) (exact)
Derivation: 1 W/(cm²·K) = 10 000 W/(m²·K)
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Electronics and microchannel cooling
- Thermal interface conductance
Convert watts per square centimetre kelvin to other units
| Conversion | 1 W/(cm²·K) equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| watt per square centimetre kelvin to watt per square metre kelvin | 10000 W/(m²·K) | watt per square metre kelvin to watt per square centimetre kelvin |
| watt per square centimetre kelvin to BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit | 1761.101837 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit to watt per square centimetre kelvin |
| watt per square centimetre kelvin to kilowatt per square metre kelvin | 10 kW/(m²·K) | kilowatt per square metre kelvin to watt per square centimetre kelvin |
| watt per square centimetre kelvin to kilocalorie per hour square metre degree Celsius | 8598.452279 kcal/(h·m²·°C) | kilocalorie per hour square metre degree Celsius to watt per square centimetre kelvin |
| watt per square centimetre kelvin to calorie per second square centimetre degree Celsius | 0.2390057361 cal/(s·cm²·°C) | calorie per second square centimetre degree Celsius to watt per square centimetre kelvin |
Open the Heat Transfer Coefficient 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: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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