Megajoule

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Meaning

Megajoules (MJ) are a unit of energy 1,000,000 times larger than the SI Unit of the Joules.

About Megajoules

Megajoules are shortened to MJ with an upper case M and an upper case J.

Mega means one million so there are 1,000,000 Joules in a megajoule.

Converting to Megajoules

Unit	To convert	Megajoules
1 megajoule (1MJ)	Convert to Megajoules x1	1MJ
1 kilojoule (1kJ)	Convert to Megajoules x10-3	1x10-3MJ
1 Joule (1J)	Convert to Megajoules x10-6	1x10-6MJ
1 millijoule 1(mJ)	Convert to Megajoules x10-9	1x10-9MJ
1 microjoule 1(µJ)	Convert to Megajoules x10-12	1x10-12MJ
1 nanojoule 1(nJ)	Convert to Megajoules x10-15	1x10-15MJ