Pressure Units - Online Converter (2024)

Convert between pressure units like Pa, bar, atmosphere, pound square feet, psi and more.

Pressure Converter

The calculator below can be used to convert between some common pressure units

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Pressure Converting Tables

The tables below can be used to convert between some common pressure units:

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Pressure Converter
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Pa (N/m2)baratmospheremm Hgmm H2Om H2Okg/cm2
Pa (N/m2)110-59.87 10-60.00750.110-41.02 10-5
bar10510.9877501.0197 10410.1971.0197
atmosphere1.01 1051.0131759.91033210.3321.03
mm Hg133.31.33 10-31.32 10-3113.30.0131.36 10-3
mm H2O100.0000979.87 10-50.07510.0011.02 10-4
m H2O1040.0979.87 10-275100010.102
kg/cm29.8 1040.980.9773510000101
pound square feet47.84.78 10-44.72 10-40.364.784.78 10-34.88 10-4
pound square inches (psi)6894.760.0690.06851.7689.70.6900.07
inches Hg33770.03380.03325.4337.70.3370.034
inches H2O248.82.49 10-32.46 10-31.8725.40.02540.0025

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Pressure Converter
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pound square feetpound square inches (psi)inches Hginches H2O
Pa (N/m2)0.0211.450326 10-42.96 10-44.02 10-3
bar209014.5029.61402
atmosphere2117.514.6929.92407
mm Hg2.790.0190.0390.54
mm H2O0.2091.45 10-32.96 10-30.04
m H2O2091.452.9640.2
kg/cm2204914.2129.03394
pound square feet (psf)10.00690.0140.19
pound square inches (psi)14412.0427.7
inches Hg70.80.49113.57
inches H2O5.20.0360.0741
  • 1 Torr = 1 mm Hg

Note! - pressure is "force per unit area" and commonly used pressure units like kg/cm2 and similar are in principle not correct since kg is a mass unit. Mass must be multiplied with gravity g to be a force (weight).

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Example - Convert from 10 psi to Pa

From the table above - to convert from psi, multiply psi with6894.76:

10 (psi) =6894.76 10 (Pa) = 68947.6Pa = 68.95 kPa

Some other Pressure Units

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1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0000102 Atmosphere (metric)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0000099 Atmosphere (standard)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.00001 Bar
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10 Barad
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10 Barye
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0007501 Centimeter of mercury (0 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0101974 Centimeter of water (4 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10 Dyne/square centimeter
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0003346 Foot of water (4 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10-9 Gigapascal
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.01 Hectopascal
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0002953 Inch of mercury (0 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0002961 Inch of mercury (15.56 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0040186 Inch of water (15.56 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0040147 Inch of water (4 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0000102 Kilogram force/centimetre2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0010197 Kilogram force/decimetre2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.101972 Kilogram force/meter2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10-7 Kilogram force/millimeter2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10-3 Kilopascal
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10-7 Kilopound force/square inch
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10-6 Megapascal
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.000102 Meter of water (4 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10 Microbar (barye, barrie)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 7.50062 Micron of mercury (millitorr)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.01 Millibar
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0075006 Millimeter of mercury (0 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.10207 Millimeter of water (15.56 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.10197 Millimeter of water (4 C)
1 Pa (N/m2) =7.5006 Millitorr
1 Pa (N/m2) = 1 Newton/square meter
1 Pa (N/m2) = 32.1507 Ounce force (avdp)/square inch
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0208854 Pound force/square foot
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.000145 Pound force/square inch
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.671969 Poundal/square foot
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0046665 Poundal/square inch
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0000099 Standard atmosphere
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0000093 Ton (long)/foot2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 10-7 Ton (long)/inch2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0000104 Ton (short)/foot2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.64 10-7 Ton/inch2
1 Pa (N/m2) = 0.0075006 Torr

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FAQs

How do you calculate pressure in units? ›

As pressure is a measure of force per unit area (N/m2), ( N / m 2 ) , (N/m^{2}), (N/m2), the units for force will be given (N), as well as the units for area. ( m 2 ) . (m^{2}).

How do you convert PSI to other units? ›

The relevant and approximate conversion factors are 1 psi = 6.89 kPa, 1 kg/m² = 9.8 MPa, 1 atmosphere = 0.1 MPa, 1 bar = 0.1 MPa, 1 inch of mercury = 3.4 kPa, and 1 centimetre of mercury = 1.3 kPa.

How to convert barometric pressure to PSI? ›

To convert BAR to PSI, multiply the pressure value in BAR by 14.5038.

How to convert lbs into PSI? ›

This equation is based on the fact that 1 pound per square foot is equal to 0.00694444 PSI. By multiplying the pounds per square foot value by this factor, you can convert it to PSI. Thus, 100 pounds per square foot is equivalent to approximately 0.694 PSI.

What are the 7 units of pressure? ›

The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (Pa) or Newton per meter squared. Some other common units of pressure are bar (bar), standard atmosphere (atm), torr (torr) or millimeters of mercury (mmHg), inches of mercury (inHg), and pounds per square inch (psi).

What is pressure unit formula? ›

Pressure is the amount of force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area. it is related to force and area, pressure = force ÷ area. SI unit of pressure = pascal (pa).

How do you convert one unit of pressure to another? ›

1 atm = 101,325 Pascals = 760 mm Hg = 760 torr = 14.7 psi. The prefix "kilo" means "1,000", so one kilopascal = 1,000 Pa. Therefore, 101.325 kPa = 1 atm = 760 torr and 100 kPa = 1 bar = 750 torr. The prefix "mega" means "1,000,000", so one megapascal = 1,000 kPa = 1,000,000 Pa = 9.869 atm = 145 psi.

What is pressure equal to per unit? ›

The S.I unit of pressure is pascal 1 pascal = 1N/m2 if mass of air at sea level is1034g/cm2 calculate the pressure in pascal.

How to calculate pressure? ›

Since pressure is defined as the force per unit area, its formula is expressed as P = F/A, where P is pressure, F is force, and A is the area by which the force is applied perpendicularly. In fluid pressure, force is equivalent to fluid weight, making the pressure equation P = (rho)gh.

What is the formula for barometric pressure conversion? ›

Find the unit conversion rate from bars to hectopascals: 1 bar = 100000 Pa = 1000 hPa . Multiply the pressure in bars with 1000 hPa/bar to convert bars to hectopascals: pressure in hPa = pressure in bar × 1000 hPa/bar .

What is the unit of measurement for barometric pressure? ›

The standard unit for measuring barometric pressure is called an atmosphere (atm). In relation to the English system of measurement, one atmosphere (atm) equals 29.9213 inches of mercury (inHg). In both millibars (mb) and hectopascal (hPa), the standard pressure at sea level is 1013.25 mb or hPa.

What is 1 PSI to atmospheric pressure? ›

Now, in the FPS system, the unit of pressure is 'psi' which stands for Pound force per square inch. Hence we can say that 1 psi = 0.068 atmospheric pressure. Note: For such types of conversion questions, it is advised to first let some relation between the unknown units of pressure and S.I.

How many pounds is 1 PSI? ›

Pounds per square inch or PSI is an imperial unit of pressure. Using the imperial units of pounds and square inches, it is a measure of force per unit area. Therefore, 1 PSI is measured as one pound of force applied per one square inch.

How many lbs is 40 PSI? ›

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32 psi127 lb402 lb
40 psi159 lb502 lb
48 psi191 lb603 lb
56 psi223 lb703 lb
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How to compute PSI? ›

Find the area of that surface. Make sure that both values are in the correct units, i.e., newtons/meters squared or pounds/inches squared. Divide the force by the area. Your pressure will be expressed in pascals (Pa) or pounds per square inch (psi).

How is pressure measured in units? ›

The units used for measuring pressure are Pascals(Pa) in SI units, which is equal to about one Newton-per-Square-Meter, and Pounds-per-Square-Inch (PSI) in Imperial units.

How do you calculate BP in units? ›

To calculate the break-even point in units use the formula: Break-Even point (units) = Fixed Costs ÷ (Sales price per unit – Variable costs per unit) or in sales dollars using the formula: Break-Even point (sales dollars) = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution Margin.

What is the correct unit for pressure? ›

The SI unit of pressure is pascal (represented as Pa) which is equal to one newton per square metre (N/m2 or kg m-1s-2). Interestingly, this name was given in 1971. Before that pressure in SI was measured in newtons per square metre.

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