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Thermal Expansion Converter
Coefficient of thermal expansion, 1/K
Thermal Expansion Converter
About the thermal expansion converter
This converter handles 6 thermal expansion units. Enter a value in either field and the other updates instantly — there is no button to press and nothing to submit. Use the swap control to reverse the direction of the conversion.
All factors are stored against a single base unit
(
1/Kelvin) and applied in one step, so converting A → B
never accumulates rounding error from an intermediate hop.Quick reference table
| 1/Kelvin | 1/Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| 1 1/K | 0.5555555556 1/°F |
| 2 1/K | 1.111111111 1/°F |
| 5 1/K | 2.777777778 1/°F |
| 10 1/K | 5.555555556 1/°F |
| 20 1/K | 11.11111111 1/°F |
| 50 1/K | 27.77777778 1/°F |
| 100 1/K | 55.55555556 1/°F |
| 500 1/K | 277.7777778 1/°F |
| 1000 1/K | 555.5555556 1/°F |
All 6 units
| Unit | Equals in 1/Kelvin |
|---|---|
| 1/Kelvin (1/K) | 1 |
| 1/Celsius (1/°C) | 1 |
| 1/Fahrenheit (1/°F) | 1.8 |
| 1/Rankine (1/°R) | 1.8 |
| ppm/Kelvin | 1e-06 |
| ppm/Fahrenheit | 1.8e-06 |