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kiloton TNT equivalent
Symbol:  kt (TNT) 
Category:  Energy 
SI Equivalent:  4.18×1012 J
Dimension:  ML2T-2 
 
Notes
Obsolete unit of energy commonly used in seismology and in military applications.
Convert     kt (TNT)  
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Energy
  Symbol Unit Name
9.58771×1029  Eh  a.u. of energy 
683.007  bboe  barrel oil equivalent 
683.007  bboe  bboe (barrel oil equivalent) 
2.60895×1022  BeV  BeV (billion eV) 
3.96186×109  Btu (ISO)  British thermal unit (ISO) 
3.96188×109  Btu (IT)  British thermal unit (IT) 
3.95882×109  Btu (mean)  British thermal unit (mean) 
3.96453×109  Btu (therm.)  British thermal unit (thermochemical) 
9.98805×1011  cal15  calorie (15°C) 
9.94173×1011  cal4  calorie (4°C) 
1×109  Cal, kcal  Calorie (diet kilocalorie) 
9.9839×1011  cal (IT)  calorie (IT) (International Steam Table) 
9.97609×1011  calmean  calorie (mean) 
9.99044×1011  cal (therm.)  calorie (thermochemical) 
2.20095×109  Chu  Celsius-heat unit 
4.18×1012  C-V  coulomb volt 
4.12534×1013  cm3-atm  cubic centimeter-atm 
1.45685×109  ft3-atm  cubic foot atm 
2.60895×1031  eV  electronvolt 
4.18×1019  erg  erg 
3.08301×1012  ft-lbf  foot-pound force 
9.91929×1013  ft-pdl  foot-poundal 
2.60895×1022  GeV  gigaelectronvolt 
9.9839×1011  gram-cal  gram calorie 
9.58771×1029  Eh  hartree 
1.55708×106  Hp-h  horsepower (550ft-lbf/s)-hour 
3.69961×1013  in-lbf  inch pound force 
4.18×1012  J  joule 
9.98686×108  kcal15  kilocalorie (15°C) 
9.94173×108  kcal4  kilocalorie (4°C) 
2.60895×1028  keV  kiloelectronvolt 
4.18×109  kJ  kilojoule 
1.16111×106  kWh  kilowatt-hour 
2.60895×1025  MeV  megaelectronvolt 
4.18×106  MJ  megajoule 
1×10-3  Mt (TNT)  megaton TNT equivalent 
4.18×1012  N-m  newton meter 
3.96209×10-9    Q unit 
3.96188×10-6  quad  quad 
3.96188×10-6  quad  quadrillion 
1.91754×1030  Ry  rydberg 
142.711  tce  tce (tonne coal equivalent) 
3.96188×104    therm (EEG) 
3.96282×104    therm (US) 
9.98686×105  th15 °C  thermie (15°C) 
99.8328  toe  toe (tonne oil equivalent) 
1000  ton (TNT)  ton TNT equivalent 
142.711  tce  tonne coal equivalent 
99.8328  toe  tonne oil equivalent 
1.16111×109  Wh  watt hour 
Moment, Torque
  Symbol Unit Name
4.18×1019  dyn-cm  dyne-centimeter 
4.26241×1016  gf-cm  gram force-centimeter 
4.26241×1011  kgf-m  kilogram force-meter 
4.18×1014  N-cm  newton-centimeter 
4.18×1012  N-m  newton-meter 
5.91938×1014  ozf-in  ounce force-inch 
3.08301×1012  lbf-ft  pound force-foot 
3.69961×1013  lbf-in  pound force-inch 
9.91929×1013  pdl-ft  poundal-foot 
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