Electric Conductivity Converter
Electric conductivity measures how readily a material carries current, independent of its shape. The SI unit is the siemens per meter. Water-quality meters read in microsiemens per centimeter, while materials data sheets often use mho per centimeter — the reciprocal of resistivity.
11 units supported Base unit siemens per meter (S/m)
Multiply the number of siemens per meter by 10000 to get microsiemens per centimeter. How this is calculated
About electric conductivity conversion
Electric Conductivity conversion is commonly needed when water-quality meters, soil salinity surveys, and materials testing. Conductivity meters usually read in microsiemens per centimetre; drinking water typically falls between 50 and 800 µS/cm.
Convert Siemens per Meter to other electric conductivity units
1 S/m expressed in every other electric conductivity unit on this site.
- Siemens per Meter S/m 1
- Siemens per Centimeter S/cm 0.01
- Millisiemens per Centimeter mS/cm 10
- Microsiemens per Centimeter µS/cm 10,000
- Picosiemens per Meter pS/m 1,000,000,000,000
- Mho per Meter ℧/m 1
- Mho per Centimeter ℧/cm 0.01
- Abmho per Meter ab℧/m 1e-9
- Abmho per Centimeter ab℧/cm 1e-11
- Statmho per Meter stat℧/m 898,755,180,000
- Statmho per Centimeter stat℧/cm 8,987,551,800
Complete list of electric conductivity units
All 11 units this converter supports, each stated against the siemens per meter (S/m).
| Unit | Symbol | System | In siemens per meter | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens per Meter | S/m | SI | base unit (S/m) | — |
| Siemens per Centimeter | S/cm | SI | 1 S/cm = 100 S/m | — |
| Millisiemens per Centimeter | mS/cm | SI | 1 mS/cm = 0.1 S/m | — |
| Microsiemens per Centimeter | µS/cm | SI | 1 µS/cm = 0.0001 S/m | — |
| Picosiemens per Meter | pS/m | SI | 1 pS/m = 1e-12 S/m | — |
| Mho per Meter | ℧/m | Other | 1 ℧/m = 1 S/m | — |
| Mho per Centimeter | ℧/cm | Other | 1 ℧/cm = 100 S/m | — |
| Abmho per Meter | ab℧/m | Other | 1 ab℧/m = 1,000,000,000 S/m | — |
| Abmho per Centimeter | ab℧/cm | Other | 1 ab℧/cm = 100,000,000,000 S/m | — |
| Statmho per Meter | stat℧/m | Other | 1 stat℧/m = 1.112650056e-12 S/m | — |
| Statmho per Centimeter | stat℧/cm | Other | 1 stat℧/cm = 1.112650056e-10 S/m | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the base unit for electric conductivity?
Electric Conductivity conversions on this site are calculated against the siemens per meter (S/m).
Which electric conductivity units can I convert?
You can convert between 11 units, including siemens per meter, siemens per centimeter, millisiemens per centimeter, microsiemens per centimeter, and more.
Where is electric conductivity conversion useful?
It is commonly needed when water-quality meters, soil salinity surveys, and materials testing.
Does this converter mix measurement systems?
The converter supports SI, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.
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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.