Electric Resistivity Converter

Convert electrical resistivity between ohm-meter, ohm-centimeter, microohm-centimeter, ohm-millimeter, and customary length units.

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Enter a value and choose the units. Your answer updates as you type.

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Result

100 Ohm centimeter (Ω·cm)

Quick reference

Ohm meter (Ω·m)1 base units
Ohm centimeter (Ω·cm)0.01 base units
Microohm centimeter (µΩ·cm)1e-8 base units
Ohm millimeter (Ω·mm)0.001 base units
Ohm foot (Ω·ft)0.3048 base units
Ohm inch (Ω·in)0.0254 base units

About the Electric Resistivity Converter

Resistivity is an intrinsic material property used to compare conductors, semiconductors, alloys, soil, and insulation independent of sample geometry. The converter uses Ohm meter (Ω·m) as its SI reference and retains full factor precision while you work, which avoids mixing dimensional prefixes or customary units in technical calculations.

Enter a value to see an immediate result—for example, 1 Ohm centimeter (Ω·cm) equals 0.01 Ohm meter (Ω·m). For adjacent calculations, the Electric Conductivity Converter and Electric Resistance Converter provide complementary dimensional checks.

Frequently asked questions

What is the SI reference for electric resistivity?

This page uses Ohm meter (Ω·m) as the base unit, so every listed factor is a multiplier to that SI quantity.

When is a electric resistivity useful?

Resistivity is an intrinsic material property used to compare conductors, semiconductors, alloys, soil, and insulation independent of sample geometry.

Are these electric resistivity factors exact?

SI prefixes and defined international units are represented with their standard factors; customary and CGS values are shown to the precision of their published definitions.

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For a related calculation, use Electric Conductance Converter to convert electrical conductance between siemens, millisiemens, microsiemens, nanosiemens, and mho. Alternatively, use Electric Resistance Converter to convert electrical resistance between ohms, milliohms, kilohms, megohms, gigaohms, and abohms.

For the underlying method, read Ohm's Law and Electrical Units Explained.