Convert British Thermal Units to Joules

Enter your british thermal unit value in the form below to get the value calculated in joules.

Results in Joules:

1 BTU = 1,055.055853 J

How to Convert British Thermal Units to Joules

Convert british thermal units to joules with this simple formula:

joules = british thermal units × 1,055.055853

Converting a british thermal unit energy measurement to a joule measurement involves multiplying the energy by the conversion ratio to find the result. One british thermal unit is equal to 1,055.055853 joules, so to convert simply multiply by 1,055.055853.

For example, here's how to convert 5 british thermal units to joules using the formula above.

5 BTU = (5 × 1,055.055853) = 5,275.279263 J

British thermal units and joules are both units used to measure energy. Learn more about energy and find more energy measurement conversion calculators. British thermal units are a US customary unit of energy and can be abbreviated as BTU, for example 1 BTU. Joules are an SI derived unit of energy and can be abbreviated as J, for example 1 J.

Convert Joules to British Thermal Units

British Thermal Unit Measurements and Equivalent Joule Conversions

Common british thermal unit values converted to the equivalent joule value
British Thermal Units	Joules
1 BTU	1,055 J
2 BTU	2,110 J
3 BTU	3,165 J
4 BTU	4,220 J
5 BTU	5,275 J
6 BTU	6,330 J
7 BTU	7,385 J
8 BTU	8,440 J
9 BTU	9,496 J
10 BTU	10,551 J
11 BTU	11,606 J
12 BTU	12,661 J
13 BTU	13,716 J
14 BTU	14,771 J
15 BTU	15,826 J
16 BTU	16,881 J
17 BTU	17,936 J
18 BTU	18,991 J
19 BTU	20,046 J
20 BTU	21,101 J
21 BTU	22,156 J
22 BTU	23,211 J
23 BTU	24,266 J
24 BTU	25,321 J
25 BTU	26,376 J
26 BTU	27,431 J
27 BTU	28,487 J
28 BTU	29,542 J
29 BTU	30,597 J
30 BTU	31,652 J
31 BTU	32,707 J
32 BTU	33,762 J
33 BTU	34,817 J
34 BTU	35,872 J
35 BTU	36,927 J
36 BTU	37,982 J
37 BTU	39,037 J
38 BTU	40,092 J
39 BTU	41,147 J
40 BTU	42,202 J

More British Thermal Unit Energy Conversions

Joules

Convert to Kilojoules: 1 BTU is equal to 1.055056 kilojoules
Convert to Megajoules: 1 BTU is equal to 0.001055 megajoules
Convert to Gigajoules: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0551E-6 gigajoules

Calories

Convert to Calories: 1 BTU is equal to 252.164401 calories
Convert to Kilocalories: 1 BTU is equal to 0.252164 kilocalories
Convert to Megacalories: 1 BTU is equal to 0.000252 megacalories

Watts x Time

Convert to Watt-hours: 1 BTU is equal to 0.293071 watt-hours
Convert to Kilowatt-hours: 1 BTU is equal to 0.000293 kilowatt-hours
Convert to Megawatt-hours: 1 BTU is equal to 2.9307E-7 megawatt-hours
Convert to Watt-seconds: 1 BTU is equal to 1,055.06 watt-seconds

Thermal Units

Convert to Million BTU: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0E-6 million BTU
Convert to Therms: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0E-5 therms
Convert to Quads: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0E-15 quads

Electronvolts

Convert to Electronvolts: 1 BTU is equal to 6,585,100,000,000,000,131,072 electronvolts
Convert to Kiloelectronvolts: 1 BTU is equal to 6,585,100,000,000,000,000 kiloelectronvolts
Convert to Megaelectronvolts: 1 BTU is equal to 6,585,100,000,000,000 megaelectronvolts