Full name: calorie [I.T.]
Plural form: calories
Symbol: cal
Category type: energy
Scale factor: 4.1868
The SI derived unit for energy is the joule.
1 joule is equal to 0.2388458966275 calorie [I.T.].
Valid units must be of the energy type.
You can use this form to select from known units:
International Steam Table Calorie (1956): 1.163 mW h = 4.1868 J exactly. This definition was adopted by the Fifth International Conference on Properties of Steam (London, July 1956).