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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.
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.
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.
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