Conversion Calculator for Units of
PRESSURE & STRESS
Type in size
select units . . .
pascals
millibars
bars
atmospheres
inches of water
inches of mercury
feet of water
pounds/sq.inch
pounds/sq.foot
tons(UK)/sq.foot
tons(US)/sq.foot
pascals
kilopascals
megapascals
mm of water
mm of mercury
kg/sq.cm
tonnes/sq.m
newtons/sq.cm
newtons/sq.m
kilonewtons/sq.m
then press
Else
Values are shown to . . .
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
significant figures
.
millibars [= hPa]
pascals [Pa]
bars
kilopascals [kPa]
atmospheres
****
megapascals [MPa]
inches of water
*
mm of water
inches of mercury
**
mm of mercury
feet of water
kg / cm
2
pound / inch
2
[psi]
***
tonnes / m
2
pounds / foot
2
newtons / cm
2
tons(UK) / foot
2
newtons / m
2
tons(US) / foot
2
kilonewtons / m
2
* 'mm of water' are same value as kg/m
2
** 'mm of mercury' are also known as 'torrs'
*** tonnes/m
2
are same value as 'metres of water'
**** The 'atmosphere' is absolute.
The 'pound', 'kg', 'ton', etc are all units of force NOT mass.
Unit shown in
red
is the SI 'preferred' unit.