Convert gigapascals to psi

Explanation

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

In case you are wondering, to convert from gigapascals to pounds per square inch you need to multiply by 145037.7377. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 GPa≈145037.7377 psi

gigapascalsGPa

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

The gigapascal (GPa) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the gigapascal

One gigapascal is equal to 1000000000 pascals.

Equivalences

One gigapascal is equivalent to:

Some Facts

Pressures of multiple gigapascals are used in the industry to make synthetics diamonds.

Prefix

giga

10⁹

The prefix giga- comes from the ancient Greek gígas meaning giant. The associated multiplicative factor is 1 000 000 000 or 10⁹.

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.

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