8 units · base unit W/(m·K) · M L T⁻³ Θ⁻¹
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- Watt per meter kelvins W/(m·K) 1
- Kilowatt per meter kelvins kW/(m·K) 0.001
- Milliwatt per meter kelvins mW/(m·K) 1000
- Watt per centimeter kelvins W/(cm·K) 0.01
- Calorie per second centimeter °Cs cal/(s·cm·°C) 0.002 390 057 361 38
- Kilocalorie per hour meter °Cs kcal/(h·m·°C) 0.860 420 650 096
- BTU per hour foot °Fs BTU/(h·ft·°F) 0.577 789 316 543
- BTU inch per hour ft² °Fs BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) 6.933 471 798 52
Every row is Watt per meter kelvin (W/(m·K)) converted through the watt per meter kelvin, in exact rational arithmetic.
Common thermal conductivity conversions
- W/(m·K) → mW/(m·K)
- W/(m·K) → kcal/(h·m·°C)
- W/(m·K) → BTU/(h·ft·°F)
- W/(m·K) → BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)
- mW/(m·K) → W/(m·K)
- mW/(m·K) → kcal/(h·m·°C)
- mW/(m·K) → BTU/(h·ft·°F)
- mW/(m·K) → BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)
- kcal/(h·m·°C) → W/(m·K)
- kcal/(h·m·°C) → mW/(m·K)
- kcal/(h·m·°C) → BTU/(h·ft·°F)
- kcal/(h·m·°C) → BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)
- BTU/(h·ft·°F) → W/(m·K)
- BTU/(h·ft·°F) → mW/(m·K)
- BTU/(h·ft·°F) → kcal/(h·m·°C)
- BTU/(h·ft·°F) → BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F)
- BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) → W/(m·K)
- BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) → mW/(m·K)
- BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) → kcal/(h·m·°C)
- BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) → BTU/(h·ft·°F)
All thermal conductivity units
Each unit expressed in watt per meter kelvins (W/(m·K)), the unit everything in this category converts through.
| Unit | Symbol | System | Value in W/(m·K) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watt per meter kelvin | W/(m·K) | SI | 1 |
| Kilowatt per meter kelvin | kW/(m·K) | SI | 1000 |
| Milliwatt per meter kelvin | mW/(m·K) | SI | 0.001 |
| Watt per centimeter kelvin | W/(cm·K) | cgs | 100 |
| Calorie per second centimeter °C | cal/(s·cm·°C) | cgs | 418.4 |
| Kilocalorie per hour meter °C | kcal/(h·m·°C) | metric | 1.16222222222 |
| BTU per hour foot °F | BTU/(h·ft·°F) | imperial | 1.73073466637 |
| BTU inch per hour ft² °F | BTU·in/(h·ft²·°F) | imperial | 0.144227888864 |
About thermal conductivity units
Convert W/(m·K), BTU/(h·ft·°F), kcal/(h·m·°C) and insulation k-values.
Dimensional formula: M L T⁻³ Θ⁻¹. Every conversion on this page goes through the watt per meter kelvin, using exact fractions rather than decimal approximations. Read how that works →