3 kilogauss (3 kG)
3 kilogauss equals 3,000 gauss, 0.3 teslas, 300,000 microteslas and 300 milliteslas.
3 kilogauss = 3,000 gauss
What 3 kilogauss means in practice
3 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
3 kilogauss in all magnetic field units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss (G) | 3,000 | 3 × 103 |
| Teslas (T) | 0.3 | 3 × 10-1 |
| Microteslas (µT) | 300,000 | 3 × 105 |
| Milliteslas (mT) | 300 | 3 × 102 |
| Nanoteslas (nT) | 300,000,000 | 3 × 108 |
| Milligauss (mG) | 3,000,000 | 3 × 106 |
| Gammas (γ) | 300,000,000 | 3 × 108 |
| Picoteslas (pT) | 300,000,000,000 | 3 × 1011 |
| Webers per square meter (Wb/m²) | 0.3 | 3 × 10-1 |
| Femtoteslas (fT) | 300,000,000,000,000 | 3 × 1014 |
| Lines per square inch | 19,354.8 | 1.93548 × 104 |
Other amounts of kilogauss
About the kilogauss
The kilogauss is used for strong magnets and MRI field specifications. Read more about kilogauss.