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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.

Origin:

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.

Pound/Square Inch

The pound per square inch (psi) is a unit of pressure commonly used in the United States. It is defined as the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch. 1 psi = 6894.757 Pa.

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The psi unit is derived from the imperial system of units, which was historically used in the United Kingdom and is still used in the United States. It is widely used in various applications, including tire pressure, hydraulic systems, and atmospheric pressure measurements.

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