Convert one bar to kilopascals

Explanation

To convert one bar to kilopascals all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

We find that one bar is equal to 100 kilopascals.

Formula

1 bar = 100 kPa

barsbar

dimension	pressure
symbol	bar

The bar (bar) is a metric unit of pressure not part of the SI.

The unit is most prominently used in meteorology to express atmospheric air pressure with values generally in millibars.

One bar is roughly equal to the average atmospheric pressure at sea level on Earth.

Definition of the bar

One bar is equal to 100000 pascals.

The International System of Units 8^th edition p. 127

Equivalences

One bar is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The atmospheric pressure at the surface of Venus is 92 bars, at this pressure the boiling point of water is more than 300 °C (or 572 ° F). Teatime must be quite peculiar on Venus.

Bar units

millibar	mbar	0.001
centibar	cbar	0.01
decibar	dbar	0.1
bar	bar	1
decabar	dabar	10
hectobar	hbar	100
kilobar	kbar	1000
megabar	Mbar	1 000 000

kilopascalskPa

dimension	pressure
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	kPa

The kilopascal (kPa) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the kilopascal

One kilopascal is equal to 1000 pascals.

Equivalences

One kilopascal is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The pressure inside a bottle of champagne is between 400 and 600 kilopascals. It is enough to propel the cork at more than 12 m/s or 27 mph. So be careful.

Prefix

kilo

10³

The prefix kilo- comes from the ancient Greek chilioi meaning thousand. The associated multiplicative factor is 1000 or 10³.

Pressure units

nanopascal	nPa	0.000 000 001
micropascal	µPa	0.000 001
millipascal	mPa	0.001
centipascal	cPa	0.01
decipascal	dPa	0.1
pascal	Pa	1
dekapascal	daPa	10
hectopascal	hPa	100
kilopascal	kPa	1000
megapascal	MPa	1 000 000
gigapascal	GPa	1 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.