What is megajoule?

A megajoule is a unit of energy equal to one million joules. It is used in industrial energy calculations, explosive yield estimations, and large-scale thermodynamic systems.

What is joule?

The joule is the SI base unit of energy. It is the standard unit for work, heat, and electrical energy in physics, engineering, and scientific measurement worldwide.

Worked examples

1 megajoule = 1,000,000 joule

1 joule = 1 joule

More Energy conversions

• Convert megajoule to joule
• Convert megajoule to kilojoule
• Convert megajoule to kilowatt hour
• Convert megajoule to calorie (thermochemical)
• Convert megajoule to kilocalorie (dietary)
• Convert megajoule to watt hour
• Convert megajoule to electronvolt
• Convert megajoule to British thermal unit
• Convert megajoule to therm (US)

Assumption: calorie means thermochemical calorie, and therm means US therm.