convertimate Cable resistance per length

Ohms per kilometer to ohms per meter

Type a value in Ω/km to get it in Ω/m instantly.

0.01015Ω/m

That's 1.37× as resistive as 2.5 mm² copper cable, while AWG 24 network wire is 8.3× more resistive. A 10 m run carrying 10 A loses 2.03 V there and back.

What it means

How resistive is that cable?

DC resistance at 20 °C. Copper’s resistance rises about 0.4 % per °C; AC adds skin effect in thick conductors.

The math

How to convert Ω/km to Ω/m

To convert ohms per kilometer to ohms per meter, multiply by 0.001.

Example: 10.15 Ω/km × 0.001 = 0.01015 Ω/m.

In the other direction, 1 Ω/m = 1,000 Ω/km.

Every unit

That cable in every unit

Tables

Ω/km to Ω/m conversion table

Ω/km to Ω/m conversion table
Ω/kmΩ/m
0.1 Ω/km0.0001 Ω/m
0.25 Ω/km0.00025 Ω/m
0.5 Ω/km0.0005 Ω/m
1 Ω/km0.001 Ω/m
1.588 Ω/km0.001588 Ω/m
2 Ω/km0.002 Ω/m
2.525 Ω/km0.002525 Ω/m
4 Ω/km0.004 Ω/m
6.385 Ω/km0.006385 Ω/m
10.15 Ω/km0.01015 Ω/m
16.14 Ω/km0.01614 Ω/m
25.67 Ω/km0.02567 Ω/m
50 Ω/km0.05 Ω/m
Ω/m to Ω/km conversion table
Ω/m to Ω/km conversion table
Ω/mΩ/km
0.1 Ω/m100 Ω/km
0.25 Ω/m250 Ω/km
0.5 Ω/m500 Ω/km
1 Ω/m1,000 Ω/km
1.588 Ω/m1,588 Ω/km
2 Ω/m2,000 Ω/km
2.525 Ω/m2,525 Ω/km
4 Ω/m4,000 Ω/km
6.385 Ω/m6,385 Ω/km
10.15 Ω/m10,150 Ω/km
16.14 Ω/m16,140 Ω/km
25.67 Ω/m25,670 Ω/km
50 Ω/m50,000 Ω/km

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many Ω/m is 1 Ω/km?
1 Ω/km is 0.001 Ω/m.
How many Ω/m is 10 Ω/km?
10 Ω/km is 0.01 Ω/m.
How many Ω/m is 10.15 Ω/km?
10.15 Ω/km is 0.01015 Ω/m.

The units

About these units

Ohms per kilometer (Ω/km)

Resistance per kilometer, as IEC data sheets give it.

Ohms per meter (Ω/m)

Resistance per meter.

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