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!width="12%"| <br>[[pascal (unit)|pascal]]<br>(Pa)  
!width="12%"| <br>[[pascal (unit)|pascal]]<br>(Pa)  
!width="16%"| <br>[[bar (unit)|bar]]<br>(bar)  
!width="16%"| <br>[[bar (unit)|bar]]<br>(bar)  
!width="15%"| <br>[[U.S. customary units|atmosphere]]<br>(atm)  
!width="15%"| <br>[[Atmosphere (unit)|atmosphere]]<br>(atm)  
!width="14%"| <br>[[torr]]<br>(Torr)  
!width="14%"| <br>[[torr]]<br>(Torr)  
!width="15%"| [[U.S. customary units|pound-force<br>per square inch]]<br>(psi)
!width="15%"| [[U.S. customary units|pound-force<br>per square inch]]<br>(psi)
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| 101,325
| 101,325
| 1.01325
| 1.01325
| ≡ 1 [[atmosphere (unit)|atm]]
| ≡ 1 [[Atmosphere (unit)|atm]]
| 760
| 760
| 14.696  
| 14.696  
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| 1.3332×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>  
| 1.3332×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>  
| 1.3158×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>  
| 1.3158×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>  
| ≡ 1 Torr<br>≈ 1 [[mmHg]]
| ≡ 1 Torr<br>≈ 1 [[mm-Hg]]
| 19.337×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>  
| 19.337×10<sup>&minus;3</sup>  
|- align=center
|- align=center
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'''Example reading:'''&nbsp; 1 Pa = 1 N/m<sup>2</sup> &nbsp;= 10<sup>&minus;5</sup> bar &nbsp;= 9.8692×10<sup>&minus;6</sup> atm &nbsp;= 7.5006×10<sup>&minus;3</sup> torr, etc.<br>
'''Example reading:'''&nbsp; 1 Pa = 1 N/m<sup>2</sup> &nbsp;= 10<sup>&minus;5</sup> bar &nbsp;= 9.8692×10<sup>&minus;6</sup> atm &nbsp;= 7.5006×10<sup>&minus;3</sup> torr, etc.<br>
'''Note:''' mm Hg is an abbreviation for millimetre of [[mercury]]
'''Note:''' mm-Hg is an abbreviation for millimetre of [[mercury]]

Revision as of 03:36, 14 August 2009

Pressure Units
 
pascal
(Pa)

bar
(bar)

atmosphere
(atm)

torr
(Torr)
pound-force
per square inch

(psi)
1 Pa ≡ 1 N/m2 10−5 9.8692×10−6 7.5006×10−3 145.04×10−6
1 bar 100,000 ≡ 106 dyn/cm2 0.98692 750.06 14.504
1 atm 101,325 1.01325 ≡ 1 atm 760 14.696
1 torr 133.322 1.3332×10−3 1.3158×10−3 ≡ 1 Torr
≈ 1 mm-Hg
19.337×10−3
1 psi 6,894.76 68.948×10−3 68.046×10−3 51.715 ≡ 1 lbf/in2

Example reading:  1 Pa = 1 N/m2  = 10−5 bar  = 9.8692×10−6 atm  = 7.5006×10−3 torr, etc.
Note: mm-Hg is an abbreviation for millimetre of mercury