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Kilojoules per millimeter to kilojoules per inch

Type a value in kJ/mm to get it in kJ/in instantly.

30.48kJ/in

That's 2× as hot as sheet metal welding, while structural welding is 1.25× higher. A 200 A, 25 V arc would have to travel about 200 mm a minute.

What it means

How much heat goes in?

Heat input is arc energy times a process efficiency: about 0.8 for stick and MIG, 0.6 for TIG, and 1.0 for submerged arc.

The math

How to convert kJ/mm to kJ/in

To convert kilojoules per millimeter to kilojoules per inch, multiply by 25.4.

Example: 1.2 kJ/mm × 25.4 = 30.48 kJ/in.

In the other direction, 1 kJ/in = 0.0393701 kJ/mm.

Every unit

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Tables

kJ/mm to kJ/in conversion table

kJ/mm to kJ/in conversion table
kJ/mmkJ/in
0.2 kJ/mm5.08 kJ/in
0.4 kJ/mm10.16 kJ/in
0.6 kJ/mm15.24 kJ/in
0.8 kJ/mm20.32 kJ/in
1 kJ/mm25.4 kJ/in
1.5 kJ/mm38.1 kJ/in
2 kJ/mm50.8 kJ/in
2.5 kJ/mm63.5 kJ/in
3 kJ/mm76.2 kJ/in
4 kJ/mm101.6 kJ/in
5 kJ/mm127 kJ/in
kJ/in to kJ/mm conversion table
kJ/in to kJ/mm conversion table
kJ/inkJ/mm
0.2 kJ/in0.00787402 kJ/mm
0.4 kJ/in0.015748 kJ/mm
0.6 kJ/in0.023622 kJ/mm
0.8 kJ/in0.0314961 kJ/mm
1 kJ/in0.0393701 kJ/mm
1.5 kJ/in0.0590551 kJ/mm
2 kJ/in0.0787402 kJ/mm
2.5 kJ/in0.0984252 kJ/mm
3 kJ/in0.11811 kJ/mm
4 kJ/in0.15748 kJ/mm
5 kJ/in0.19685 kJ/mm

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many kJ/in is 1 kJ/mm?
1 kJ/mm is 25.4 kJ/in.
How many kJ/in is 10 kJ/mm?
10 kJ/mm is 254 kJ/in.
How many kJ/in is 1.2 kJ/mm?
1.2 kJ/mm is 30.48 kJ/in.

The units

About these units

Kilojoules per millimeter (kJ/mm)

The standard for welding procedure specifications.

Kilojoules per inch (kJ/in)

The US unit, in AWS procedure specifications.

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