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Kilopound/Square Inch

The kilopound per square inch (ksi) is a unit of pressure commonly used in engineering and materials science. It is defined as the pressure resulting from a force of one kilopound-force applied to an area of one square inch. 1 ksi = 6894757 Pa.

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The ksi 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 material strength and stress analysis.

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.

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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 Kilopound/Square Inch to other pressure-converter units

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894757 Pascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894.757 Kilopascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6.894757e-12 Exapascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6.894757e-9 Petapascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 0.000006894757 Terapascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 0.006894757 Gigapascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6.894757 Megapascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68947.57 Hectopascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 689475.7 Dekapascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68947572.932 Decipascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 689475729.32 Centipascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894757293.2 Millipascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894757293178 Micropascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894757293178308 Nanopascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894757293178308000 Picopascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6.894757e+21 Femtopascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6.894757e+24 Attopascal

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68.94757 Bar

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 1000 Pound/Square Inch

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 1 Kilopound/Square Inch

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68.0459639 Atmosphere

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894757 Newton/Square Meter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 689.47572932 Newton/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894.757 Newton/Square Millimeter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 6894.757 Kilonewton/Square Meter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68947.57 Millibar

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68947572.932 Microbar

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 68947572.932 Dynes/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 703069.5796 Kilogram-Force/Square Meter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 70.30695796 Kilogram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 0.7030696 Kilogram-Force/Square Millimeter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 70306.95796 Gram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 72 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Foot

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 64.285714286 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Foot

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 0.5 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Inch

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 0.4464285714 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Inch

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 1 Kip-Force/Square Inch

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 144000 Pound-Force/Square Foot

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 1000 Pound-Force/Square Inch

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 4633062.9921 Poundal/Square Foot

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 51714.9326 torr

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 5171.507548 Centimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 51715.07548 Millimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 2036.0258722 Inch Mercury (32°F)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 2041.7718564 Inch Mercury (60°F)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 70308.893732 Centimeter Water (4°C)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 703088.93732 Millimeter Water (4°C)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 27680.672603 Inch Water (4°C)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 2306.7258038 Foot Water (4°C)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 27707.258364 Inch Water (60°F)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 2308.938197 Foot Water (60°F)

1 Kilopound/Square Inch = 70.30695796 Atmosphere Technical