Kilopascals (kPa)
The kilopascal is 1,000 pascals, about 0.145 psi.
Convert kilopascals to any pressure unit
1 kilopascal = 0.1450377377 pounds per square inch
Quick facts
- Unit
- Kilopascal (plural: kilopascals)
- Symbol
- kPa
- Measures
- Pressure / Stress
- System
- Metric (SI)
- Equals
- 1,000 pascals
- Definition
- 1,000 pascals.
- Also written
- kN/m²
1 kilopascal in other units
| Pounds per square inch | 0.1450377377 psi |
| Bars | 0.01 bar |
| Pascals | 1,000 Pa |
| Standard atmospheres | 0.009869232667 atm |
| Millimeters of mercury | 7.500615758 mmHg |
| Hectopascals | 10 hPa |
| Megapascals | 0.001 MPa |
| Inches of mercury | 0.295299833 inHg |
What is a kilopascal?
The kilopascal is 1,000 pascals, about 0.145 psi. It is the standard unit for tire pressures in Canada and Australia, for medical gases, and for engineering in metric countries. Atmospheric pressure is about 101.3 kPa.
Where the kilopascal sits among pressure units
The kilopascal is number 18 of 44 on our scale of pressure units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Millibar1 kPa = 10 mbar
Torr1 kPa = 7.50062 Torr
Millimeter of mercury1 kPa = 7.50062 mmHg
Inch of water1 kPa = 4.01463 inH₂O
Kilopascalthis unit
Inch of mercury1 inHg = 3.38639 kPa
Pound per square inch1 psi = 6.89476 kPa
Kilogram-force per square centimeter1 kgf/cm² = 98.0665 kPa
Bar1 bar = 100 kPa
What kilopascals are used for
- Tire pressure outside the US (e.g. 220 kPa)
- Blood pressure in some countries
- Soil and foundation bearing capacity
- Weather and altitude
Kilopascals in real life
- A car tire is typically 200–250 kPa (gauge)
- Sea-level air pressure is 101.3 kPa
Top kilopascal conversions
- Kilopascals to pounds per square inch
- Kilopascals to bars
- Kilopascals to pascals
- Kilopascals to standard atmospheres
- Kilopascals to millimeters of mercury
- Kilopascals to hectopascals
- Kilopascals to megapascals
- Kilopascals to inches of mercury
- Kilopascals to millibars
- Kilopascals to centimeters of water
- Kilopascals to inches of water
- Kilopascals to torr
Common amounts of kilopascals
- 0.1 kPa
- 0.2 kPa
- 0.3 kPa
- 0.4 kPa
- 0.5 kPa
- 0.6 kPa
- 0.7 kPa
- 0.8 kPa
- 0.9 kPa
- 1 kPa
- 1.5 kPa
- 2 kPa
- 2.5 kPa
- 3 kPa
- 3.5 kPa
- 4 kPa
- 4.5 kPa
- 5 kPa
- 6 kPa
- 7 kPa
- 7.5 kPa
- 8 kPa
- 9 kPa
- 10 kPa
- 11 kPa
- 12 kPa
- 13 kPa
- 14 kPa
- 15 kPa
- 16 kPa
- 17 kPa
- 18 kPa
- 19 kPa
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- 22 kPa
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- 100 kPa
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- 360 kPa
- 370 kPa
- 380 kPa
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- 430 kPa
- 440 kPa
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- 470 kPa
- 480 kPa
- 490 kPa
- 500 kPa
- 600 kPa
- 700 kPa
- 800 kPa
- 900 kPa
- 1,000 kPa
- 1,200 kPa
- 1,500 kPa
- 2,000 kPa
- 2,500 kPa
- 3,000 kPa
- 4,000 kPa
- 5,000 kPa
- 10,000 kPa
Convert kilopascals to all 45 other units
Metric (SI)
- kPa to bar
- kPa to Pa
- kPa to hPa
- kPa to MPa
- kPa to mbar
- kPa to GPa
- kPa to barg
- kPa to kbar
- kPa to dbar
- kPa to cbar
- kPa to µbar
Atmospheres & mercury
Water column
US & imperial
- kPa to psi
- kPa to psig
- kPa to ksi
- kPa to psf
- kPa to Mpsi
- kPa to ozf/in²
- kPa to LT/in²
- kPa to tonf/ft²
- kPa to pdl/ft²
Gravitational metric & CGS
Scientific
Convert to kilopascals
- Pounds per square inch to kilopascals
- Bars to kilopascals
- Pascals to kilopascals
- Standard atmospheres to kilopascals
- Millimeters of mercury to kilopascals
- Hectopascals to kilopascals
- Megapascals to kilopascals
- Inches of mercury to kilopascals
- Millibars to kilopascals
- Centimeters of water to kilopascals
- Inches of water to kilopascals
- Torr to kilopascals
Frequently asked questions
What is a kilopascal?
The kilopascal is 1,000 pascals, about 0.145 psi.
How is the kilopascal defined?
1,000 pascals.
How many pounds per square inch are in a kilopascal?
One kilopascal equals 0.1450377377 pounds per square inch.
How many bars are in a kilopascal?
One kilopascal equals 0.01 bars.
How many pascals are in a kilopascal?
One kilopascal equals 1,000 pascals.