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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.

Origin:

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.

Centimeter Mercury (0°C)

A centimeter of mercury (cmHg) is a unit of pressure based on the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 1 cm high at 0°C under standard gravity. It is commonly used in meteorology and medicine.

Origin:

The centimeter of mercury is derived from the millimeter of mercury (mmHg), which was originally defined as the pressure exerted by a 1 mm column of mercury at 0°C under standard gravity. The cmHg is used in contexts where pressures are relatively low.

Convert Kilopascal to other pressure-converter units

1 Kilopascal = 1000 Pascal

1 Kilopascal = 1 Kilopascal

1 Kilopascal = 1e-15 Exapascal

1 Kilopascal = 1e-12 Petapascal

1 Kilopascal = 1e-9 Terapascal

1 Kilopascal = 0.000001 Gigapascal

1 Kilopascal = 0.001 Megapascal

1 Kilopascal = 10 Hectopascal

1 Kilopascal = 100 Dekapascal

1 Kilopascal = 10000 Decipascal

1 Kilopascal = 100000 Centipascal

1 Kilopascal = 1000000 Millipascal

1 Kilopascal = 1000000000 Micropascal

1 Kilopascal = 1000000000000 Nanopascal

1 Kilopascal = 1000000000000000 Picopascal

1 Kilopascal = 1000000000000000000 Femtopascal

1 Kilopascal = 1e+21 Attopascal

1 Kilopascal = 0.01 Bar

1 Kilopascal = 0.1450377377 Pound/Square Inch

1 Kilopascal = 0.0001450377 Kilopound/Square Inch

1 Kilopascal = 0.0098692327 Atmosphere

1 Kilopascal = 1000 Newton/Square Meter

1 Kilopascal = 0.1 Newton/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopascal = 0.001 Newton/Square Millimeter

1 Kilopascal = 1 Kilonewton/Square Meter

1 Kilopascal = 10 Millibar

1 Kilopascal = 10000 Microbar

1 Kilopascal = 10000 Dynes/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopascal = 101.9716213 Kilogram-Force/Square Meter

1 Kilopascal = 0.0101971621 Kilogram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopascal = 0.0001019716 Kilogram-Force/Square Millimeter

1 Kilopascal = 10.19716213 Gram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopascal = 0.0104427171 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Foot

1 Kilopascal = 0.0093238546 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Foot

1 Kilopascal = 0.0000725189 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Inch

1 Kilopascal = 0.000064749 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Inch

1 Kilopascal = 0.0001450377 Kip-Force/Square Inch

1 Kilopascal = 20.885434233 Pound-Force/Square Foot

1 Kilopascal = 0.1450377377 Pound-Force/Square Inch

1 Kilopascal = 671.96897514 Poundal/Square Foot

1 Kilopascal = 7.500616827 torr

1 Kilopascal = 0.7500637554 Centimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Kilopascal = 7.5006375542 Millimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Kilopascal = 0.2953005865 Inch Mercury (32°F)

1 Kilopascal = 0.296133971 Inch Mercury (60°F)

1 Kilopascal = 10.197442889 Centimeter Water (4°C)

1 Kilopascal = 101.97442889 Millimeter Water (4°C)

1 Kilopascal = 4.0147421331 Inch Water (4°C)

1 Kilopascal = 0.3345622922 Foot Water (4°C)

1 Kilopascal = 4.0185980719 Inch Water (60°F)

1 Kilopascal = 0.3348831727 Foot Water (60°F)

1 Kilopascal = 0.0101971621 Atmosphere Technical