NiftyRecipe Online energy conversion
cal/BTU 0.003966 kJ/kcal 0.239006 kcal/cal 1000 kcal/MJ 0.004184 kJ/MJ 0.001 kJ/BTU 0.947817
BTU / kcal

5000 BTUs in kilocalorie

1260.822004 kilocalorie

1 BTU = 0.252164 kcal · factor

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Common values

kilocalorie to BTU 1 BTU in kilocalorie 2 BTUs in kilocalorie 3 BTUs in kilocalorie 4 BTUs in kilocalorie 5 BTUs in kilocalorie 6 BTUs in kilocalorie 8 BTUs in kilocalorie 10 BTUs in kilocalorie 12 BTUs in kilocalorie 15 BTUs in kilocalorie

Same amount, other units

5000 BTUs → cal 5000 BTUs → kJ 5000 BTUs → kWh 5000 BTUs → MJ

Related converters

BTU → cal BTU → kJ BTU → kWh BTU → MJ
Formula: BTU to kilocalorie

kcal = BTU × 0.252164 (1 BTU = 0.252164 KCAL)

Reference values: BTU → kilocalorie
BTU kcal
1 BTU 0.252164 kcal
100 BTU 25.21644 kcal
200 BTU 50.43288 kcal
500 BTU 126.0822 kcal
1000 BTU 252.164401 kcal
2000 BTU 504.328801 kcal

All amounts for this pair

FAQ for BTU → kcal
5000 BTUs in kilocalorie

5000 BTUs is 1260.822004 kilocalorie on NiftyRecipe using a fixed thermal-energy factor.

British thermal units show up on air-conditioner nameplates, furnace ratings and heating-load notes. Converting them to kcal, kJ or kWh uses 1 BTU = 0.252164 kilocalorie, so this amount becomes 1260.822004 kilocalorie. Reverse: 1 kilocalorie ≈ 3.965667 BTU.

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