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Μm per meter-kelvin to ppm per kelvin

Type a value in µm/(m·K) to get it in ppm/K instantly.

12ppm/K

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 µm/(m·K) to ppm/K

To convert µm per meter-kelvin to ppm per kelvin, multiply by 1.

Example: 12 µm/(m·K) × 1 = 12 ppm/K.

In the other direction, 1 ppm/K = 1 µm/(m·K).

Every unit

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Tables

µm/(m·K) to ppm/K conversion table

µm/(m·K) to ppm/K conversion table
µm/(m·K)ppm/K
0.5 µm/(m·K)0.5 ppm/K
1 µm/(m·K)1 ppm/K
5 µm/(m·K)5 ppm/K
9 µm/(m·K)9 ppm/K
12 µm/(m·K)12 ppm/K
14 µm/(m·K)14 ppm/K
17 µm/(m·K)17 ppm/K
21 µm/(m·K)21 ppm/K
23 µm/(m·K)23 ppm/K
30 µm/(m·K)30 ppm/K
70 µm/(m·K)70 ppm/K
200 µm/(m·K)200 ppm/K
ppm/K to µm/(m·K) conversion table
ppm/K to µm/(m·K) conversion table
ppm/Kµm/(m·K)
0.5 ppm/K0.5 µm/(m·K)
1 ppm/K1 µm/(m·K)
5 ppm/K5 µm/(m·K)
9 ppm/K9 µm/(m·K)
12 ppm/K12 µm/(m·K)
14 ppm/K14 µm/(m·K)
17 ppm/K17 µm/(m·K)
21 ppm/K21 µm/(m·K)
23 ppm/K23 µm/(m·K)
30 ppm/K30 µm/(m·K)
70 ppm/K70 µm/(m·K)
200 ppm/K200 µm/(m·K)

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many ppm/K is 1 µm/(m·K)?
1 µm/(m·K) is 1 ppm/K.
How many ppm/K is 10 µm/(m·K)?
10 µm/(m·K) is 10 ppm/K.
How many ppm/K is 12 µm/(m·K)?
12 µm/(m·K) is 12 ppm/K.

The units

About these units

Μm per meter-kelvin (µm/(m·K))

The same number as ppm/K, written as an actual movement.

Ppm per kelvin (ppm/K)

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

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