kilocalorie
kcal standard definition1 kcal (IT) = 4186.8 J exactly.
Definition
- Dimension
- Energy
- Symbols
- kcal
- System
- convention
- Base factor
- ×4186.8
- Exactness
- standard definition
Fixed by a published standard or convention (toe, therm, IT cal/BTU).
Also known as
large caloriekilocalorieskcalskcal_it
Sources
Common conversions
for 1 kcal| joule | 4,186.8 | J | standard definition |
| kilojoule | 4.1868 | kJ | standard definition |
| megajoule | 0.0041868 | MJ | standard definition |
| gigajoule | 0.0000041868 | GJ | standard definition |
| kilowatt hour | 0.001163 | kWh | standard definition |
| megawatt hour | 0.000001163 | MWh | standard definition |
| British thermal unit | 3.96832 | BTU | standard definition |
| million British thermal units | 0.00000396832 | MMBTU | standard definition |
| therm (US) | 0.0000396832 | therm | standard definition |
| tonne of oil equivalent | 0.0000001 | toe | standard definition |