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Pressure & stress

kilopound per square inchkpsi

Kilo-scaled variant of the pound per square inch, exactly kpsi = 6894757.293168361 base units.

Dimension
pressure
Canonical signature
L^-1*M*T^-2
System
imperial us
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 kpsi = 6,894,757.293168361 Pa
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
psia and psig share the unit; gauge pressures add atmospheric pressure.
Aliases
kilo pounds per square inch, kilo lbf/in², kilo psia, kilo psig

Same dimension

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kpsi = 6,894,757.293168361 Pa

Exact relationship

10 kpsi = 68,947,572.93168361 Pa

Exact relationship