Conversion Factors for Units of Thermal Conductance


Metric Units British Units

Watt per square centimetre degree C
(W/cm2 deg C)
Calorie per square centimetre second degree C
(cal/cm2 & deg C)
Thousand kilocalories per square metre hour degree C
(103 kcal/m2 hr deg C)
Thousand British thermal units per square foot hour degree F
(103 BTh U/ft2 hr deg F)

1 Watt per square centimetre degree C
(W/cm2 deg C)
1 0.238 846 8.598 5 1.701 10
 
1 Calorie per square centimetre second degree C
(cal/cm2 & deg C)
4.186 8 1 36 7.373 4
 
1 Thousand kilocalories per square metre hour degree C
(103 kcal/m2 hr deg C)
0.116 3 0.027 777 8 1 0.204 816
 
1 Thousand British thermal units per square foot hour degree F
(103 BTh U/ft2 hr deg F)
0.567 83 0.135 623 4.882 43 1