Conversion
Factors for Units of Stress and Pressure (Large Units) |
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Metric
Units |
British
Units |
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| Bar |
Kilogram- force per sq.cm.
(kgf/cm2) |
Poundal
per sq. ft
(pdl/ft2) |
Ton-force
per sq. in.
(tonf/in2) |
Ton-force
per sq. ft
(tonf/ft2) |
Pound-
force per sq. in.
(lbf/in2) |
Pound-
force per sq. ft.
(lbf/ft2) |
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1
Bar |
1 |
1.019
72 |
6.719
7
x 10-4 |
6.474
9
x 10-3 |
0.932
39 |
14.503
8 |
2.088
54
x 103 |
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1
Kilogram- force per sq.cm.
(kgf/cm2) |
0.980
665 |
1 |
6.5898
x 104 |
6.3497
x 10-3 |
0.914
36 |
14.223
3 |
2.048
16
x 103 |
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1
Poundal per sq. ft
(pdl/ft2) |
1.488
16
x 10-6 |
1.517
51
x 10-5 |
1 |
9.635
7
x 10-8 |
1.387
54
x 10-5 |
2.185
40
x 10-4 |
0.031
081 0 |
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1
Ton-force per sq. in.
(tonf/in2) |
154.443 |
157.488 |
1.037
81
x 107 |
1 |
144 |
2.240
x 103 |
3.225
60
x 105 |
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1
Ton-force per sq. ft
(tonf/ft2) |
1.072
52 |
1.093
66 |
7.207
0
x 104 |
6.944
4
x 10-3 |
1 |
15.555
6 |
2.240
x 103 |
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1
Pound-
force per sq. in.
(lbf/in2) |
0.038
948 |
0.070
307 |
4.633
06
x 103 |
4.464
29
x 10-4 |
0.064
286 |
1 |
144 |
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1
Pound-
force per sq. ft.
(lbf/ft2) |
4.788
03
x 10-4 |
4.882
43
x 10-4 |
32.174
0 |
3.100
20
x 10-6 |
4.464
29
x 10-4 |
6.944
4
x 10-3 |
1 |
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| 1 Bar = 105 newtons per sq. m (N/m2)
= 102 pieze (pz) = 105 dyes/cm2 |
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