calorie Group

Characteristic

calorie

( International Steam Table definition )

Notes

Symbol

cal

Other Names

gram-calorie, petit-calorie, small-calorie, calorie-IT, gram-calorie-IT, petit-calorie-IT, small-calorie-IT

Metric (SI) Equivalent

41.868 decijoules

This equivalent and the others below are exact.

Other Metric (SI) Equivalents with More Basic Units

41.868 decimeter newtons

4.1868 meter2 kilograms / second2

Metric (SI) Dimensions

length2 × mass × time-2

Quantity

Energy, Work, and Heat

Characteristic

calorie-15

( Value at 15 °C )

Notes

Other Names

cal-15, gram-calorie-15, petit-calorie-15, small-calorie-15

Metric (SI) Equivalent

41.858 decijoules

Other Metric (SI) Equivalents with More Basic Units

41.858 decimeter newtons

4.1858 meter2 kilograms / second2

Metric (SI) Dimensions

length2 × mass × time-2

Quantity

Energy, Work, and Heat

Characteristic

calorie-20

( Value at 20 °C )

Notes

Other Names

cal-20, gram-calorie-20, petit-calorie-20, small-calorie-20

Metric (SI) Equivalent

41.819 decijoules

Other Metric (SI) Equivalents with More Basic Units

41.819 decimeter newtons

4.1819 meter2 kilograms / second2

Metric (SI) Dimensions

length2 × mass × time-2

Quantity

Energy, Work, and Heat

Characteristic

calorie-mean

( Average value from 0 °C to 100 °C )

Notes

Other Names

cal-mean, gram-calorie-mean, petit-calorie-mean, small-calorie-mean

Metric (SI) Equivalent

41.9002 decijoules

Other Metric (SI) Equivalents with More Basic Units

41.9002 decimeter newtons

4.19002 meter2 kilograms / second2

Metric (SI) Dimensions

length2 × mass × time-2

Quantity

Energy, Work, and Heat

Characteristic

calorie-th

( Thermochemical definition )

Notes

Other Names

cal-th, gram-calorie-th, petit-calorie-th, small-calorie-th

Metric (SI) Equivalent

41.84 decijoules

This equivalent and the others below are exact.

Other Metric (SI) Equivalents with More Basic Units

41.84 decimeter newtons

4.184 meter2 kilograms / second2

Metric (SI) Dimensions

length2 × mass × time-2

Quantity

Energy, Work, and Heat