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Specific Heat Capacity Converter
Convert specific heat capacity units such as J/(kg*K), kJ/(kg*C), calorie-based units, Btu/lb/F, and CHU/lb/C.
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Specific heat capacity describes how much energy is needed to change the temperature of a unit mass. It covers SI, metric, calorie, customary Btu, and legacy heat-unit forms.
The base unit for this converter is joule-per-kilogram-kelvin, which lets us map each unit into one consistent formula layer before converting to the target unit.
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Joule per kilogram kelvin
J/(kg*K)The SI specific heat capacity unit.
Joule per kilogram degree Celsius
J/(kg*deg C)A Celsius-interval form of the SI specific heat capacity unit.
Joule per gram degree Celsius
J/(g*deg C)A gram-based metric specific heat capacity unit.
Kilojoule per kilogram kelvin
kJ/(kg*K)A larger SI-scaled specific heat capacity unit.
Kilojoule per kilogram degree Celsius
kJ/(kg*deg C)A Celsius-interval kilojoule specific heat capacity unit.
Calorie (IT) per gram degree Celsius
cal (IT)/(g*deg C)A calorie-based specific heat capacity unit using the International Table calorie.
Calorie (IT) per gram degree Fahrenheit
cal (IT)/(g*deg F)A calorie-based specific heat capacity unit with Fahrenheit intervals.
Calorie (th) per gram degree Celsius
cal (th)/(g*deg C)A thermochemical calorie specific heat capacity unit.
Kilocalorie (IT) per kilogram degree Celsius
kcal (IT)/(kg*deg C)A kilocalorie-based specific heat capacity unit using Celsius intervals.
Kilocalorie (th) per kilogram degree Celsius
kcal (th)/(kg*deg C)A thermochemical kilocalorie specific heat capacity unit.
Kilocalorie (IT) per kilogram kelvin
kcal (IT)/(kg*K)A kilocalorie-based unit using kelvin intervals.
Kilocalorie (th) per kilogram kelvin
kcal (th)/(kg*K)A thermochemical kilocalorie unit using kelvin intervals.
Kilogram-force meter per kilogram kelvin
kgf*m/(kg*K)A mechanical-work expression of specific heat capacity.
Pound-force foot per pound degree Rankine
lbf*ft/(lb*deg R)A customary mechanical-work expression of specific heat capacity.
Btu (IT) per pound degree Fahrenheit
Btu (IT)/(lb*deg F)A common US customary specific heat capacity unit.
Btu (th) per pound degree Fahrenheit
Btu (th)/(lb*deg F)A thermochemical Btu variant of the customary specific heat capacity unit.
Btu (IT) per pound degree Rankine
Btu (IT)/(lb*deg R)A Rankine-interval customary specific heat capacity unit using IT Btu.
Btu (th) per pound degree Rankine
Btu (th)/(lb*deg R)A thermochemical Btu variant using Rankine intervals.
Btu (IT) per pound degree Celsius
Btu (IT)/(lb*deg C)A mixed customary-metric specific heat capacity unit.
CHU per pound degree Celsius
CHU/(lb*deg C)A Celsius heat unit specific heat capacity expression.
