Convert Terapascal to Kilopascal
Terapascal
A terapascal (TPa) is a unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 10¹² pascals (Pa). A pascal is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²). The terapascal is used to describe very high pressures, such as those found in extreme scientific research or simulations, but it is not commonly encountered in everyday applications.
The term "terapascal" combines the SI prefix "tera-", which represents 10¹², 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 "tera-" comes from the Greek word τέρας (teras), meaning "monster" or "marvel," and was adopted in 1960 to denote 10¹², or one trillion, reflecting the immense scale of the unit. The terapascal is used in contexts where pressures reach extraordinary levels, such as in certain types of high-energy physics and astrophysics.
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.
Convert Terapascal to other pressure-converter units
1 Terapascal = 1000000000000 Pascal
1 Terapascal = 1000000000 Kilopascal
1 Terapascal = 0.000001 Exapascal
1 Terapascal = 0.001 Petapascal
1 Terapascal = 1 Terapascal
1 Terapascal = 1000 Gigapascal
1 Terapascal = 1000000 Megapascal
1 Terapascal = 10000000000 Hectopascal
1 Terapascal = 100000000000 Dekapascal
1 Terapascal = 10000000000000 Decipascal
1 Terapascal = 100000000000000 Centipascal
1 Terapascal = 1000000000000000 Millipascal
1 Terapascal = 1000000000000000000 Micropascal
1 Terapascal = 1e+21 Nanopascal
1 Terapascal = 1e+24 Picopascal
1 Terapascal = 1e+27 Femtopascal
1 Terapascal = 1e+30 Attopascal
1 Terapascal = 10000000 Bar
1 Terapascal = 145037737.73 Pound/Square Inch
1 Terapascal = 145037.73773 Kilopound/Square Inch
1 Terapascal = 9869232.6672 Atmosphere
1 Terapascal = 1000000000000 Newton/Square Meter
1 Terapascal = 100000000 Newton/Square Centimeter
1 Terapascal = 1000000 Newton/Square Millimeter
1 Terapascal = 1000000000 Kilonewton/Square Meter
1 Terapascal = 10000000000 Millibar
1 Terapascal = 10000000000000 Microbar
1 Terapascal = 10000000000000 Dynes/Square Centimeter
1 Terapascal = 101971621298 Kilogram-Force/Square Meter
1 Terapascal = 10197162.13 Kilogram-Force/Square Centimeter
1 Terapascal = 101971.6213 Kilogram-Force/Square Millimeter
1 Terapascal = 10197162130 Gram-Force/Square Centimeter
1 Terapascal = 10442717.117 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Foot
1 Terapascal = 9323854.5684 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Foot
1 Terapascal = 72518.868865 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Inch
1 Terapascal = 64748.990058 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Inch
1 Terapascal = 145037.73773 Kip-Force/Square Inch
1 Terapascal = 20885434233 Pound-Force/Square Foot
1 Terapascal = 145037737.73 Pound-Force/Square Inch
1 Terapascal = 671968975140 Poundal/Square Foot
1 Terapascal = 7500616827 torr
1 Terapascal = 750063755.42 Centimeter Mercury (0°C)
1 Terapascal = 7500637554.2 Millimeter Mercury (0°C)
1 Terapascal = 295300586.47 Inch Mercury (32°F)
1 Terapascal = 296133971.01 Inch Mercury (60°F)
1 Terapascal = 10197442889 Centimeter Water (4°C)
1 Terapascal = 101974428892 Millimeter Water (4°C)
1 Terapascal = 4014742133.1 Inch Water (4°C)
1 Terapascal = 334562292.15 Foot Water (4°C)
1 Terapascal = 4018598071.9 Inch Water (60°F)
1 Terapascal = 334883172.66 Foot Water (60°F)
1 Terapascal = 10197162.13 Atmosphere Technical