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"W" Conversion/Equivalency Factors

Original UnitMultiplied
By
Conversion
Factor
EqualsFinal Unit
watts (W)x3.41=British thermal units/hour
watts (W)x0.05=British thermal units/minute
watts (W)x1.0E+7=ergs/second
watts (W)x44.27=foot–pounds/minute
watts (W)x0.73=foot–pounds/second
watts (W)x0.001 34=horsepower (hp)
watts (W)x1.36E–03=horsepower, metric
watts (W)x0.01=kilogram–calories/minute
watts (W)x0.001=kilowatts (kW)
watts (absolute)x0.05=British thermal units (mean)/minute
watts (absolute)x1=joules/second
watts (international)x1=watts (absolute)
watthours (Wh)x3.41=British thermal units (Btu)
watthours (Wh)x36,000,000,000=ergs
watthours (Wh)x2,656=foot–pounds
watthours (Wh)x859.85=gram–calories
watthours (Wh)x0.001 34=horsepower–hours
watthours (Wh)x0.86=kilogram–calories
watthours (Wh)x367.20=kilogram–meters
watthours (Wh)x1.0E–03=kilowatthours (kWh)
webers (Wb)x100,000=kilolines
webers (Wb)x100,000,000=maxwells
webers/square inchx15,500,000=gausses
webers/square inchx100,000,000=lines/square inch
webers/square inchx0.15=webers/square centimeter
webers/square inchx1,550=webers/square meter
webers/square meterx10,000=gausses
webers/square meterx64,500=lines/square inch
webers/square meterx1.0E–04=webers/square centimeter
webers/square meterx6.45E–04=webers/square inch
weeksx7=days
weeksx168=hours
weeksx10,080=minutes (time)
weeksx6.048E+05=seconds

a Exact conversion.

b Calculated by the Energy Information Administration.

c Estimated.

This table was last updated January 31, 2014.