W/cm2\text{W/cm}^{2}

watt per square centimeter

Intensityexact by definition

The watt per square centimetre is exactly 10000 watts per square metre. It is the working unit of laser material processing, induction and infrared heating, and laser safety analysis above the eye-hazard range, where a continuous beam near 1 W/cm² is already an immediate skin hazard. The conversion is exact.

1 W/cm2\text{W/cm}^{2} 10,000 W/m2\text{W/m}^{2}

One watt per square centimeter in every intensity unit

10,000,000,000microwatt per square meter (μW/m²)
10,000,000milliwatt per square meter (mW/m²)
1,000,000microwatt per square centimeter (μW/cm²)
10,000watt per square meter (W/m²)
3,169.98BTU per hour square foot (BTU/(h·ft²))
1,000milliwatt per square centimeter (mW/cm²)
14.3403langley per minute (Ly/min)
10kilowatt per square meter (kW/m²)
1watt per square centimeter (W/cm²)this unit
0.000001megawatt per square centimeter (MW/cm²)