Convert Gigapascal to Kilopascal
Gigapascal
A gigapascal (GPa) is a unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 10⁹ pascals (Pa). A pascal is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²). The gigapascal is used to measure very high pressures, such as those found in materials science and engineering, particularly in the study of the mechanical properties of materials.
The term "gigapascal" combines the SI prefix "giga-", representing 10⁹, and the unit "pascal," named after Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and physicist known for his contributions to the study of pressure and fluid mechanics. The prefix "giga-" comes from the Greek word γίγας (gígas), meaning "giant," and was adopted in 1960 to denote 10⁹, or one billion. The gigapascal is commonly used in scientific and engineering contexts where pressures are extremely high.
Kilopascal
The kilopascal (kPa) is a unit of pressure in the metric system. It is equal to 1,000 pascals (Pa). Since the pascal is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²), the kilopascal represents a pressure of 1,000 N/m². It is commonly used to measure pressure in applications like weather (atmospheric pressure), engineering (tire pressure, material strength), and medicine (blood pressure). 1 kPa = 1,000 Pa = 1,000 N/m².
The kilopascal derives from the pascal (Pa), which is named after Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), a French mathematician and physicist known for his work in fluid mechanics and pressure. The prefix "kilo-" comes from the Greek word chilioi, meaning a thousand, and is a standard SI prefix denoting a factor of 1,000. The kilopascal is widely used because it is a convenient unit for measuring pressures in the moderate range, where the pascal alone might result in very large numbers.
Convert Gigapascal to other pressure-converter units
1 Gigapascal = 1000000000 Pascal
1 Gigapascal = 1000000 Kilopascal
1 Gigapascal = 1e-9 Exapascal
1 Gigapascal = 0.000001 Petapascal
1 Gigapascal = 0.001 Terapascal
1 Gigapascal = 1 Gigapascal
1 Gigapascal = 1000 Megapascal
1 Gigapascal = 10000000 Hectopascal
1 Gigapascal = 100000000 Dekapascal
1 Gigapascal = 10000000000 Decipascal
1 Gigapascal = 100000000000 Centipascal
1 Gigapascal = 1000000000000 Millipascal
1 Gigapascal = 1000000000000000 Micropascal
1 Gigapascal = 1000000000000000000 Nanopascal
1 Gigapascal = 1e+21 Picopascal
1 Gigapascal = 1e+24 Femtopascal
1 Gigapascal = 1e+27 Attopascal
1 Gigapascal = 10000 Bar
1 Gigapascal = 145037.73773 Pound/Square Inch
1 Gigapascal = 145.03773773 Kilopound/Square Inch
1 Gigapascal = 9869.2326672 Atmosphere
1 Gigapascal = 1000000000 Newton/Square Meter
1 Gigapascal = 100000 Newton/Square Centimeter
1 Gigapascal = 1000 Newton/Square Millimeter
1 Gigapascal = 1000000 Kilonewton/Square Meter
1 Gigapascal = 10000000 Millibar
1 Gigapascal = 10000000000 Microbar
1 Gigapascal = 10000000000 Dynes/Square Centimeter
1 Gigapascal = 101971621.3 Kilogram-Force/Square Meter
1 Gigapascal = 10197.16213 Kilogram-Force/Square Centimeter
1 Gigapascal = 101.9716213 Kilogram-Force/Square Millimeter
1 Gigapascal = 10197162.13 Gram-Force/Square Centimeter
1 Gigapascal = 10442.717117 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Foot
1 Gigapascal = 9323.8545684 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Foot
1 Gigapascal = 72.518868865 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Inch
1 Gigapascal = 64.748990058 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Inch
1 Gigapascal = 145.03773773 Kip-Force/Square Inch
1 Gigapascal = 20885434.233 Pound-Force/Square Foot
1 Gigapascal = 145037.73773 Pound-Force/Square Inch
1 Gigapascal = 671968975.14 Poundal/Square Foot
1 Gigapascal = 7500616.827 torr
1 Gigapascal = 750063.75542 Centimeter Mercury (0°C)
1 Gigapascal = 7500637.5542 Millimeter Mercury (0°C)
1 Gigapascal = 295300.58647 Inch Mercury (32°F)
1 Gigapascal = 296133.97101 Inch Mercury (60°F)
1 Gigapascal = 10197442.889 Centimeter Water (4°C)
1 Gigapascal = 101974428.89 Millimeter Water (4°C)
1 Gigapascal = 4014742.1331 Inch Water (4°C)
1 Gigapascal = 334562.29215 Foot Water (4°C)
1 Gigapascal = 4018598.0719 Inch Water (60°F)
1 Gigapascal = 334883.17266 Foot Water (60°F)
1 Gigapascal = 10197.16213 Atmosphere Technical