Convert bars to psi

Explanation

From this page you can convert bars to pounds per square inch (or bar to psi) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from bars to pounds per square inch you need to multiply by 14.5038. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 bar≈14.5038 psi

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

Related Conversions

pounds per square inchpsi

dimension	pressure
symbol	psi, lbf/in²

The pound per square inch (psi, lbf/in²) or psi is a unit of pressure.

The "pound" in "pound per square inch" is the pound-force, not to be confused with the pound the unit of mass. One pound-force is the force exerted downward by a mass of one avoirdupoids pound on the surface of the Earth.

Definition of the pound per square inch

One psi is equal to the pressure exerted by a force of one pound-force on a surface of one square inch.

Equivalences

One psi is equivalent to:

Other psi units

pound per square inch	psi	1
kilopound per square inch	ksi	1000
megapound per square inch	Mpsi	1 000 000