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Thermal resistance converter
How much a path resists heat — heatsinks and insulation. 5 units, converted from one table of exact factors.
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1 kelvin/watt in every other thermal resistance unit
Computed by the same engine that runs the converter above, so these can never drift apart from it.
| From | Equals | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kelvin/watt | 1 | degree Celsius/watt (°C/W) |
| 1 kelvin/watt | 0.5275279263 | degree Fahrenheit·hour/BTU (°F·h/Btu) |
| 1 kelvin/watt | 1,000 | kelvin/kilowatt (K/kW) |
| 1 kelvin/watt | 1,899.100776 | degree Fahrenheit·second/BTU (°F·s/Btu) |
What each unit actually is
Most converters give you a number and stop. Where a figure is exact by definition we say so, and where it is an average or shifts with conditions we say that too — that is usually the thing you needed to know.
| Unit | Symbol | What it actually is |
|---|---|---|
| kelvin/watt | K/W | SI. |
| degree Celsius/watt | °C/W | Identical to K/W. Heatsinks are rated in this. |
| degree Fahrenheit·hour/BTU | °F·h/Btu | The US construction R-value family. |
| kelvin/kilowatt | K/kW | |
| degree Fahrenheit·second/BTU | °F·s/Btu |
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