8 kilogauss (8 kG)
8 kilogauss equals 8,000 gauss, 0.8 teslas, 800,000 microteslas and 800 milliteslas.
8 kilogauss = 8,000 gauss
What 8 kilogauss means in practice
8 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
8 kilogauss in all magnetic field units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Gauss (G) | 8,000 | 8 × 103 |
| Teslas (T) | 0.8 | 8 × 10-1 |
| Microteslas (µT) | 800,000 | 8 × 105 |
| Milliteslas (mT) | 800 | 8 × 102 |
| Nanoteslas (nT) | 800,000,000 | 8 × 108 |
| Milligauss (mG) | 8,000,000 | 8 × 106 |
| Gammas (γ) | 800,000,000 | 8 × 108 |
| Picoteslas (pT) | 800,000,000,000 | 8 × 1011 |
| Webers per square meter (Wb/m²) | 0.8 | 8 × 10-1 |
| Femtoteslas (fT) | 800,000,000,000,000 | 8 × 1014 |
| Lines per square inch | 51,612.8 | 5.16128 × 104 |
Other amounts of kilogauss
About the kilogauss
The kilogauss is used for strong magnets and MRI field specifications. Read more about kilogauss.