1 kilogauss (1 kG)
1 kilogauss equals 1,000 gauss, 0.1 teslas, 100,000 microteslas and 100 milliteslas.
1 kilogauss = 1,000 gauss
What 1 kilogauss means in practice
1 kilogauss sits between a fridge magnet (0.05 kG) and a strong neodymium magnet (12.5 kG).
- The human brain's magnetic field: 1 × 10-11 kG
- The Earth's magnetic field: 0.0005 kG
- A fridge magnet: 0.05 kG
- A strong neodymium magnet: 12.5 kG
- A hospital MRI scanner: 30 kG
- The strongest continuous lab magnets: 450 kG
- A neutron star: 1,000,000,000 kG
- A magnetar: 1,000,000,000,000 kG
1 kilogauss in all magnetic field units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss (G) | 1,000 | 1 × 103 |
| Teslas (T) | 0.1 | 1 × 10-1 |
| Microteslas (µT) | 100,000 | 1 × 105 |
| Milliteslas (mT) | 100 | 1 × 102 |
| Nanoteslas (nT) | 100,000,000 | 1 × 108 |
| Milligauss (mG) | 1,000,000 | 1 × 106 |
| Gammas (γ) | 100,000,000 | 1 × 108 |
| Picoteslas (pT) | 100,000,000,000 | 1 × 1011 |
| Webers per square meter (Wb/m²) | 0.1 | 1 × 10-1 |
| Femtoteslas (fT) | 100,000,000,000,000 | 1 × 1014 |
| Lines per square inch | 6,451.6 | 6.4516 × 103 |
Other amounts of kilogauss
About the kilogauss
The kilogauss is used for strong magnets and MRI field specifications. Read more about kilogauss.