kg⋅cm2\text{kg}{\cdot}\text{cm}^{2}

kilogram square centimeter

Moment of inertiaexact by definition

The kilogram square centimetre is exactly 10⁻⁴ kg·m². It is the standard rotor inertia unit on servo and stepper motor datasheets, where a small servo is a fraction of a kg·cm² and matching load inertia to rotor inertia is the whole sizing exercise.

1 kg⋅cm2\text{kg}{\cdot}\text{cm}^{2} 0.0001 kg⋅m2\text{kg}{\cdot}\text{m}^{2}

One kilogram square centimeter in every moment of inertia unit

1,000gram square centimeter (g·cm²)
100kilogram square millimeter (kg·mm²)
5.46748ounce square inch (oz·in²)
1kilogram square centimeter (kg·cm²)this unit
0.341717pound square inch (lb·in²)
0.1gram square meter (g·m²)
0.00237304pound square foot (lb·ft²)
0.000885075pound-force inch second squared (lbf·in·s²)
0.0001kilogram square meter (kg·m²)
0.0000737562slug square foot (slug·ft²)
0.0000737562pound-force foot second squared (lbf·ft·s²)
1.00000e-07tonne square meter (t·m²)