Specific Heat - Online Unit Converter
Online specific heat converter with the most commonly used units.
Specific Heat is the amount of heat required to change one mass unit of a substance by one degree in temperature.
Specific Heat Converter
The calculator below can be used to convert between some common specific heat units
Use the links to see tabulated values of specific heat of gases , common liquids and fluids , food and foodstuff , metals and semimetals , common solids and other common substances .
Specific Heat Converting Chart
Download and print Specific Heat Converting Chart
Use of the chart is illustrated below.
1000 J/kg oC equals to 1 kJ/kg oC or 0.239 Btu/lb oF .
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