Convert Megacalories to Megajoules

Enter the energy in megacalories below to get the value converted to megajoules.

Results in Megajoules:

1 Mcal = 4.184 MJ

Do you want to convert megajoules to megacalories?

How to Convert Megacalories to Megajoules

To convert a megacalorie measurement to a megajoule measurement, multiply the energy by the conversion ratio. One megacalorie is equal to 4.184 megajoules, so use this simple formula to convert:

megajoules = megacalories × 4.184

The energy in megajoules is equal to the megacalories multiplied by 4.184.

For example, here's how to convert 5 megacalories to megajoules using the formula above.

5 Mcal = (5 × 4.184) = 20.92 MJ

Megacalories and megajoules are both units used to measure energy. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Megacalories

One megacalorie is equal to 1,000,000 calories, which are the heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees Celsius. One megacalorie is equal to 4.184 megajoules.

Megacalories can be abbreviated as Mcal, for example 1 megacalorie can be written as 1 Mcal.

Megajoules

One megajoule is equal to 1,000,000 joules, which are the energy equal to the force on an object of one newton at a distance of one meter.

The megajoule is a multiple of the joule, which is the SI derived unit for energy. In the metric system, "mega" is the prefix for 10⁹. Megajoules can be abbreviated as MJ, for example 1 megajoule can be written as 1 MJ.

Megacalorie Measurements and Equivalent Megajoule Conversions

Common megacalorie values converted to the equivalent megajoule value
Megacalories	Megajoules
1 Mcal	4.184 MJ
2 Mcal	8.368 MJ
3 Mcal	12.55 MJ
4 Mcal	16.74 MJ
5 Mcal	20.92 MJ
6 Mcal	25.1 MJ
7 Mcal	29.29 MJ
8 Mcal	33.47 MJ
9 Mcal	37.66 MJ
10 Mcal	41.84 MJ
11 Mcal	46.02 MJ
12 Mcal	50.21 MJ
13 Mcal	54.39 MJ
14 Mcal	58.58 MJ
15 Mcal	62.76 MJ
16 Mcal	66.94 MJ
17 Mcal	71.13 MJ
18 Mcal	75.31 MJ
19 Mcal	79.5 MJ
20 Mcal	83.68 MJ
21 Mcal	87.86 MJ
22 Mcal	92.05 MJ
23 Mcal	96.23 MJ
24 Mcal	100.42 MJ
25 Mcal	104.6 MJ
26 Mcal	108.78 MJ
27 Mcal	112.97 MJ
28 Mcal	117.15 MJ
29 Mcal	121.34 MJ
30 Mcal	125.52 MJ
31 Mcal	129.7 MJ
32 Mcal	133.89 MJ
33 Mcal	138.07 MJ
34 Mcal	142.26 MJ
35 Mcal	146.44 MJ
36 Mcal	150.62 MJ
37 Mcal	154.81 MJ
38 Mcal	158.99 MJ
39 Mcal	163.18 MJ
40 Mcal	167.36 MJ

More Megacalorie Energy Conversions

Joules

Convert to Joules: 1 Mcal is equal to 4,184,000 joules
Convert to Kilojoules: 1 Mcal is equal to 4,184 kilojoules
Convert to Gigajoules: 1 Mcal is equal to 0.004184 gigajoules

Calories

Convert to Calories: 1 Mcal is equal to 1,000,000 calories
Convert to Kilocalories: 1 Mcal is equal to 1,000 kilocalories

Watts x Time

Convert to Watt-hours: 1 Mcal is equal to 1,162.22 watt-hours
Convert to Kilowatt-hours: 1 Mcal is equal to 1.162222 kilowatt-hours
Convert to Megawatt-hours: 1 Mcal is equal to 0.001162 megawatt-hours
Convert to Watt-seconds: 1 Mcal is equal to 4,184,000 watt-seconds

Thermal Units

Convert to British Thermal Units: 1 Mcal is equal to 3,965.67 british thermal units
Convert to Million BTU: 1 Mcal is equal to 0.003966 million BTU
Convert to Therms: 1 Mcal is equal to 0.039657 therms
Convert to Quads: 1 Mcal is equal to 3.9657E-12 quads

Electronvolts

Convert to Electronvolts: 1 Mcal is equal to 26,113,999,999,999,997,898,653,696 electronvolts
Convert to Kiloelectronvolts: 1 Mcal is equal to 26,113,999,999,999,999,475,712 kiloelectronvolts
Convert to Megaelectronvolts: 1 Mcal is equal to 26,114,000,000,000,000,000 megaelectronvolts