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{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Pressure Units'''
!  
!width="13%"| <br>[[pascal (unit)|pascal]]<br />(Pa)
!width="17%"| <br>[[bar (unit)|bar]]<br />(bar)
!width="15%"| [[technical atmosphere]]<br />(at)
!width="15%"| <br />[[atmosphere (unit)|atmosphere]]<br />(atm)
!width="15%"| <br />[[torr]]<br />(Torr)
!width="15%"| [[pound-force per square inch|pound-force per<br />square inch]]<br />(psi)
|- align=center
! 1 Pa
| ≡ 1 [[newton|N]]/m<sup>2</sup>
| 10<sup>&minus;5</sup>
| 1.0197×10<sup>&minus;5</sup>
| 9.8692×10<sup>&minus;6</sup>
| 7.5006×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| 145.04×10<sup>&minus;6</sup>
|- align=center
! 1 bar
| 100,000
| ≡ 10<sup>6</sup>&nbsp;[[dyne|dyn]]/cm<sup>2</sup>
| 1.0197
| 0.98692
| 750.06
| 14.504
|- align=center
! 1 at
| 98,066.5
| 0.980665
| ≡ 1 [[kilogram-force|kgf]]/cm<sup>2</sup>
| 0.96784
| 735.56
| 14.223
|- align=center
! 1 atm
| 101,325
| 1.01325
| 1.0332
| ≡ 1 [[atmosphere (unit)|atm]]
| 760
| 14.696
|- align=center
! 1 torr
| 133.322
| 1.3332×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| 1.3595×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| 1.3158×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| ≡ 1 Torr<br> ≈ 1 [[mmHg]]
| 19.337×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
|- align=center
! 1 psi
| 6,894.76
| 68.948×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| 70.307×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| 68.046×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>
| 51.715
| ≡ 1 [[pound-force|lbf]]/in<sup>2</sup>
|}


'''Example reading:'''&nbsp; 1 Pa = 1 N/m<sup>2</sup> &nbsp;= 10<sup>&minus;5</sup> bar &nbsp;= 10.197×10<sup>&minus;6</sup> at &nbsp;= 9.8692×10<sup>&minus;6</sup> atm, etc.<br>
'''Note:''' mmHg is an abbreviation for millimetre

Revision as of 01:42, 11 May 2008

Pressure Units
 
pascal
(Pa)

bar
(bar)
technical atmosphere
(at)

atmosphere
(atm)

torr
(Torr)
pound-force per
square inch

(psi)
1 Pa ≡ 1 N/m2 10−5 1.0197×10−5 9.8692×10−6 7.5006×10−3 145.04×10−6
1 bar 100,000 ≡ 106 dyn/cm2 1.0197 0.98692 750.06 14.504
1 at 98,066.5 0.980665 ≡ 1 kgf/cm2 0.96784 735.56 14.223
1 atm 101,325 1.01325 1.0332 ≡ 1 atm 760 14.696
1 torr 133.322 1.3332×10−3 1.3595×10−3 1.3158×10−3 ≡ 1 Torr
≈ 1 mmHg
19.337×10−3
1 psi 6,894.76 68.948×10−3 70.307×10−3 68.046×10−3 51.715 ≡ 1 lbf/in2

Example reading:  1 Pa = 1 N/m2  = 10−5 bar  = 10.197×10−6 at  = 9.8692×10−6 atm, etc.
Note: mmHg is an abbreviation for millimetre