Kilotesla

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Meaning

Kiloteslas (kT) are a unit of magnetic flux density 1,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Tesla.

About Kiloteslas

Kiloteslas are shortened to kT with a lower case k and an upper case T.

Kilo means one thousand so there are 1,000 Teslas in a kilotesla.

Converting to Kiloteslas

Unit	To convert	Kiloteslas
1 megatesla (1MT)	Convert to kiloteslas x103	1x103kT
1 kilotesla (1kT)	Convert to kiloteslas x1	1kT
1 Tesla (1T)	Convert to kiloteslas x10-3	1x10-3kT
1 millitesla 1(mT)	Convert to kiloteslas x10-6	1x10-6kT
1 microtesla 1(µT)	Convert to kiloteslas x10-9	1x10-9kT
1 nanotesla 1(nT)	Convert to kiloteslas x10-12	1x10-12kT