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Convert 1/K, 1/°F, ppm/K and µin/(in·°F) coefficients of expansion.

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✓ Exact 1 1/K = 1 1/°C
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1 1/K = 1 1/°C
Show this value in all 7 thermal expansion units
  • Per kelvins 1/K 1
  • Per degree Celsiuss 1/°C 1
  • Per degree Fahrenheits 1/°F 0.555 555 555 556
  • Per degree Rankines 1/°R 0.555 555 555 556
  • Parts per million per kelvins ppm/K 1 000 000
  • Parts per million per °Fs ppm/°F 555 555.555 556
  • Microinch per inch °Fs µin/(in·°F) 555 555.555 556

Every row is Per kelvin (1/K) converted through the per kelvin, in exact rational arithmetic.

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All thermal expansion units

Each unit expressed in per kelvins (1/K), the unit everything in this category converts through.

Unit Symbol System Value in 1/K
Per kelvin 1/K SI 1
Per degree Celsius 1/°C metric 1
Per degree Fahrenheit 1/°F us 1.8
Per degree Rankine 1/°R us 1.8
Parts per million per kelvin ppm/K SI 0.000001
Parts per million per °F ppm/°F us 0.0000018
Microinch per inch °F µin/(in·°F) imperial 0.0000018

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Convert 1/K, 1/°F, ppm/K and µin/(in·°F) coefficients of expansion.

Dimensional formula: Θ⁻¹. Every conversion on this page goes through the per kelvin, using exact fractions rather than decimal approximations. Read how that works →

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