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Energy conversion chart

Joules, kWh, calories, BTU. Factors are given to 7 significant figures; open the converter for full precision and the worked solution.

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Conversion factors to joules (J)
UnitIn J1 J in unit
joule (J)1 J1 J
kilojoule (kJ)1,000 J0.001 kJ
megajoule (MJ)1,000,000 J0.000001 MJ
calorie (thermochemical) (cal)4.184 J0.2390057 cal
kilocalorie (food Calorie) (kcal)4,184 J0.0002390057 kcal
watt-hour (Wh)3,600 J0.0002777778 Wh
kilowatt-hour (kWh)3,600,000 J kWh
British thermal unit (IT) (BTU)1,055.056 J0.0009478171 BTU
therm (US) (thm)105,480,400 J thm
foot-pound (energy) (ft·lbf)1.355818 J0.7375621 ft·lbf
electronvolt (eV) J eV
kcal → kJ
kcalkJ
0.1 kcal0.4184 kJ
0.5 kcal2.092 kJ
1 kcal4.184 kJ
2 kcal8.368 kJ
5 kcal20.92 kJ
10 kcal41.84 kJ
20 kcal83.68 kJ
25 kcal104.6 kJ
50 kcal209.2 kJ
100 kcal418.4 kJ
250 kcal1,046 kJ
500 kcal2,092 kJ
1,000 kcal4,184 kJ
kJ → kcal
kJkcal
0.1 kJ0.02390057 kcal
0.5 kJ0.1195029 kcal
1 kJ0.2390057 kcal
2 kJ0.4780115 kcal
5 kJ1.195029 kcal
10 kJ2.390057 kcal
20 kJ4.780115 kcal
25 kJ5.975143 kcal
50 kJ11.95029 kcal
100 kJ23.90057 kcal
250 kJ59.75143 kcal
500 kJ119.5029 kcal
1,000 kJ239.0057 kcal

Formula: kJ = kcal × 4.184

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Unitglide · unitglide.app/reference/energy · Factors from NIST SP 811, NIST Handbook 44 and the BIPM SI Brochure (9th ed.). Values rounded to 7 significant figures unless exact.