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Ppm per kelvin to ppm per degree Fahrenheit

Type a value in ppm/K to get it in ppm/°F instantly.

6.667ppm/°F

That's about the same as steel. A 10 m beam would move about 4.8 mm over a 40 °C swing.

What it means

How much does it move?

Linear expansion. Volume expansion is roughly three times the linear figure for solids.

The math

How to convert ppm/K to ppm/°F

To convert ppm per kelvin to ppm per degree Fahrenheit, multiply by 0.555556.

Example: 12 ppm/K × 0.555556 = 6.66667 ppm/°F.

In the other direction, 1 ppm/°F = 1.8 ppm/K.

Every unit

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Tables

ppm/K to ppm/°F conversion table

ppm/K to ppm/°F conversion table
ppm/Kppm/°F
0.5 ppm/K0.277778 ppm/°F
1 ppm/K0.555556 ppm/°F
5 ppm/K2.77778 ppm/°F
9 ppm/K5 ppm/°F
12 ppm/K6.66667 ppm/°F
14 ppm/K7.77778 ppm/°F
17 ppm/K9.44444 ppm/°F
21 ppm/K11.6667 ppm/°F
23 ppm/K12.7778 ppm/°F
30 ppm/K16.6667 ppm/°F
70 ppm/K38.8889 ppm/°F
200 ppm/K111.111 ppm/°F
ppm/°F to ppm/K conversion table
ppm/°F to ppm/K conversion table
ppm/°Fppm/K
0.5 ppm/°F0.9 ppm/K
1 ppm/°F1.8 ppm/K
5 ppm/°F9 ppm/K
9 ppm/°F16.2 ppm/K
12 ppm/°F21.6 ppm/K
14 ppm/°F25.2 ppm/K
17 ppm/°F30.6 ppm/K
21 ppm/°F37.8 ppm/K
23 ppm/°F41.4 ppm/K
30 ppm/°F54 ppm/K
70 ppm/°F126 ppm/K
200 ppm/°F360 ppm/K

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many ppm/°F is 1 ppm/K?
1 ppm/K is 0.555556 ppm/°F.
How many ppm/°F is 10 ppm/K?
10 ppm/K is 5.55556 ppm/°F.
How many ppm/°F is 12 ppm/K?
12 ppm/K is 6.66667 ppm/°F.

The units

About these units

Ppm per kelvin (ppm/K)

Parts per million per kelvin, the everyday engineering unit. Steel is 12.

Ppm per degree Fahrenheit (ppm/°F)

Parts per million per Fahrenheit degree, common in US datasheets.

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