Convert specific heat capacity units including joules per kilogram-kelvin, kilojoules per kilogram-kelvin, calories per gram-celsius, BTU per pound-Fahrenheit, and more.
J/(kg·K) to kJ/(kg·K):
1 J/(kg·K) = 0.001 kJ/(kg·K)
cal/(g·°C) to J/(kg·K):
1 cal/(g·°C) = 4,184 J/(kg·K)
BTU/(lb·°F) to J/(kg·K):
1 BTU/(lb·°F) = 4,186.8 J/(kg·K)
J/(kg·K) to cal/(g·°C):
1 J/(kg·K) = 0.000238846 cal/(g·°C)
Specific heat conversions are useful for heat transfer calculations, thermal storage, HVAC systems, water heating, cooling loads, metal heating, process engineering, and material property comparisons.
Use this converter when comparing SI, U.S. customary, and calorie-based specific heat units.
Your result shows the entered specific heat capacity converted from the starting unit into the selected ending unit. The calculator also shows the conversion rate used so you can verify the calculation.
For engineering and thermal calculations, make sure the specific heat unit matches your material data sheet, fluid table, heat transfer equation, or thermal model.
Specific heat is the amount of heat energy required to raise one unit of mass by one degree of temperature.
The common SI unit of specific heat is joules per kilogram-kelvin, abbreviated as J/(kg·K).
For temperature differences, J/(kg·K) and J/(kg·°C) are numerically equivalent.
One calorie per gram-celsius equals 4,184 J/(kg·K).
This converter is designed for specific heat magnitude conversions, so it uses non-negative values.