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Petapascal

A petapascal (PPa) is a unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 10¹⁵ pascals (Pa). A pascal is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²), so a petapascal represents an incredibly high pressure value, often used in contexts like materials science or extreme astrophysical phenomena.

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The term "petapascal" combines the SI prefix "peta-", representing 10¹⁵, and the unit "pascal," named after Blaise Pascal, a French physicist and mathematician known for his work on pressure and fluid mechanics. The prefix "peta-" is derived from the Greek word πέντε (pente), meaning "five," corresponding to 10¹⁵ (or 1,000,000,000,000,000). The petapascal is used in highly specialized scientific fields due to its vast magnitude.

Megapascal

A megapascal (MPa) is a unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 10⁶ pascals (Pa). A pascal is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²). The megapascal is commonly used in engineering and materials science to measure high pressures.

Origin:

The term "megapascal" combines the SI prefix "mega-", representing 10⁶, 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 "mega-" comes from the Greek word μέγας (mégas), meaning "great" or "large," and was adopted in 1960 to denote 10⁶, or one million. The megapascal is widely used in scientific and engineering contexts where pressures are high.

Convert Petapascal to other pressure-converter units

1 Petapascal = 1000000000000000 Pascal

1 Petapascal = 1000000000000 Kilopascal

1 Petapascal = 0.001 Exapascal

1 Petapascal = 1 Petapascal

1 Petapascal = 1000 Terapascal

1 Petapascal = 1000000 Gigapascal

1 Petapascal = 1000000000 Megapascal

1 Petapascal = 10000000000000 Hectopascal

1 Petapascal = 100000000000000 Dekapascal

1 Petapascal = 10000000000000000 Decipascal

1 Petapascal = 100000000000000000 Centipascal

1 Petapascal = 1000000000000000000 Millipascal

1 Petapascal = 1e+21 Micropascal

1 Petapascal = 1e+24 Nanopascal

1 Petapascal = 1e+27 Picopascal

1 Petapascal = 9.999999999e+29 Femtopascal

1 Petapascal = 1e+33 Attopascal

1 Petapascal = 10000000000 Bar

1 Petapascal = 145037737730 Pound/Square Inch

1 Petapascal = 145037737.73 Kilopound/Square Inch

1 Petapascal = 9869232667.2 Atmosphere

1 Petapascal = 1000000000000000 Newton/Square Meter

1 Petapascal = 100000000000 Newton/Square Centimeter

1 Petapascal = 1000000000 Newton/Square Millimeter

1 Petapascal = 1000000000000 Kilonewton/Square Meter

1 Petapascal = 10000000000000 Millibar

1 Petapascal = 10000000000000000 Microbar

1 Petapascal = 10000000000000000 Dynes/Square Centimeter

1 Petapascal = 101971621297790 Kilogram-Force/Square Meter

1 Petapascal = 10197162130 Kilogram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Petapascal = 101971621.3 Kilogram-Force/Square Millimeter

1 Petapascal = 10197162129779 Gram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Petapascal = 10442717117 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Foot

1 Petapascal = 9323854568.4 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Foot

1 Petapascal = 72518868.865 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Inch

1 Petapascal = 64748990.058 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Inch

1 Petapascal = 145037737.73 Kip-Force/Square Inch

1 Petapascal = 20885434233120 Pound-Force/Square Foot

1 Petapascal = 145037737730 Pound-Force/Square Inch

1 Petapascal = 671968975139510 Poundal/Square Foot

1 Petapascal = 7500616827040 torr

1 Petapascal = 750063755419 Centimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Petapascal = 7500637554192 Millimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Petapascal = 295300586467 Inch Mercury (32°F)

1 Petapascal = 296133971008 Inch Mercury (60°F)

1 Petapascal = 10197442889221 Centimeter Water (4°C)

1 Petapascal = 101974428892210 Millimeter Water (4°C)

1 Petapascal = 4014742133113 Inch Water (4°C)

1 Petapascal = 334562292153 Foot Water (4°C)

1 Petapascal = 4018598071877 Inch Water (60°F)

1 Petapascal = 334883172656 Foot Water (60°F)

1 Petapascal = 10197162130 Atmosphere Technical