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watt per metre kelvin

watt per metre kelvin

SI coherent derived unit whose name and symbol includes an SI coherent derived unit with a special name and symbol
Name Symbol Quantity Base units
watt per metre kelvin W/(m K) thermal conductivity kg m s−3 K−1
The watt per metre kelvin, symbol W/(m K), is the SI coherent derived unit of thermal conductivity.
Definition c-1 ΔνCs2 k
1 \mspace{4mu} \text{W} / (\text{m} \mspace{4mu} \text{K}) \mspace{6mu} = \dfrac{299 \mspace{4mu} 792 \mspace{4mu} 458}{(9 \mspace{4mu} 192 \mspace{4mu} 631 \mspace{4mu} 770)^2(1.380 \mspace{4mu} 649 \times 10^{-23})} \mspace{6mu} \dfrac{{\Delta \nu _{Cs}}^2 \mspace{4mu} k}{c}\\ \\ \\ 1 \mspace{4mu} \text{W} / (\text{m} \mspace{4mu} \text{K}) \mspace{6mu} \approx 2.569 \mspace{4mu} 553 \mspace{4mu} 665 \mspace{4mu} 732 \mspace{4mu} 917 \mspace{4mu} 340 \times10^{11} \mspace{6mu} c^{-1} \mspace{4mu} {\Delta \nu _{Cs}}^2 \mspace{4mu} k

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