Microfarads Conversion

The microfarad is a unit used to measure capacitance. Use one of the conversion calculators below to convert to another unit of measure, or read on to learn more about microfarads.

Microfarad Conversion Calculators

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SI Units

Convert microfarads to farads: 1 microfarad is equal to 1.0E-6 farads
Convert microfarads to nanofarads: 1 microfarad is equal to 1,000 nanofarads
Convert microfarads to picofarads: 1 microfarad is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads

Centimetre–Gram–Second Units

Convert microfarads to abfarads: 1 microfarad is equal to 1.0E-15 abfarads
Convert microfarads to statfarads: 1 microfarad is equal to 898,755 statfarads

Microfarad Definition and Usage

The microfarad is 1/1,000,000 of a farad, which is the capacitance of a capacitor with a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by one coulomb of electricity.

The microfarad is a multiple of the farad, which is the SI derived unit for capacitance. In the metric system, "micro" is the prefix for 10^-6. Microfarads can be abbreviated as μF, for example 1 microfarad can be written as 1 μF.

Uses

The microfarad is commonly used to measure capacitance in AC and audio frequency circuits. It is common to find capacitors that are 0.01 µF to 100 µF for use in these circuits.

Microfarads Measurement Conversion Table

Common microfarad values and equivalent imperial and metric capacitance measurements
microfarads	farads	nanofarads	picofarads	abfarads	statfarads
1 μF	0.000001 F	1,000 nF	1,000,000 pF	0.000000000000001 abF	898,755 stF
2 μF	0.000002 F	2,000 nF	2,000,000 pF	0.000000000000002 abF	1,797,510 stF
3 μF	0.000003 F	3,000 nF	3,000,000 pF	0.000000000000003 abF	2,696,266 stF
4 μF	0.000004 F	4,000 nF	4,000,000 pF	0.000000000000004 abF	3,595,021 stF
5 μF	0.000005 F	5,000 nF	5,000,000 pF	0.000000000000005 abF	4,493,776 stF
6 μF	0.000006 F	6,000 nF	6,000,000 pF	0.000000000000006 abF	5,392,531 stF
7 μF	0.000007 F	7,000 nF	7,000,000 pF	0.000000000000007 abF	6,291,287 stF
8 μF	0.000008 F	8,000 nF	8,000,000 pF	0.000000000000008 abF	7,190,042 stF
9 μF	0.000009 F	9,000 nF	9,000,000 pF	0.000000000000009 abF	8,088,797 stF
10 μF	0.00001 F	10,000 nF	10,000,000 pF	0.00000000000001 abF	8,987,552 stF
11 μF	0.000011 F	11,000 nF	11,000,000 pF	0.000000000000011 abF	9,886,307 stF
12 μF	0.000012 F	12,000 nF	12,000,000 pF	0.000000000000012 abF	10,785,063 stF
13 μF	0.000013 F	13,000 nF	13,000,000 pF	0.000000000000013 abF	11,683,818 stF
14 μF	0.000014 F	14,000 nF	14,000,000 pF	0.000000000000014 abF	12,582,573 stF
15 μF	0.000015 F	15,000 nF	15,000,000 pF	0.000000000000015 abF	13,481,328 stF
16 μF	0.000016 F	16,000 nF	16,000,000 pF	0.000000000000016 abF	14,380,084 stF
17 μF	0.000017 F	17,000 nF	17,000,000 pF	0.000000000000017 abF	15,278,839 stF
18 μF	0.000018 F	18,000 nF	18,000,000 pF	0.000000000000018 abF	16,177,594 stF
19 μF	0.000019 F	19,000 nF	19,000,000 pF	0.000000000000019 abF	17,076,349 stF
20 μF	0.00002 F	20,000 nF	20,000,000 pF	0.00000000000002 abF	17,975,104 stF