5 kilogauss (5 kG)
5 kilogauss equals 5,000 gauss, 0.5 teslas, 500,000 microteslas and 500 milliteslas.
5 kilogauss = 5,000 gauss
What 5 kilogauss means in practice
5 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
5 kilogauss in all magnetic field units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss (G) | 5,000 | 5 × 103 |
| Teslas (T) | 0.5 | 5 × 10-1 |
| Microteslas (µT) | 500,000 | 5 × 105 |
| Milliteslas (mT) | 500 | 5 × 102 |
| Nanoteslas (nT) | 500,000,000 | 5 × 108 |
| Milligauss (mG) | 5,000,000 | 5 × 106 |
| Gammas (γ) | 500,000,000 | 5 × 108 |
| Picoteslas (pT) | 500,000,000,000 | 5 × 1011 |
| Webers per square meter (Wb/m²) | 0.5 | 5 × 10-1 |
| Femtoteslas (fT) | 500,000,000,000,000 | 5 × 1014 |
| Lines per square inch | 32,258 | 3.2258 × 104 |
Other amounts of kilogauss
About the kilogauss
The kilogauss is used for strong magnets and MRI field specifications. Read more about kilogauss.