Convert inches of mercury to bars

Explanation

From this page you can convert inches of mercury to bars (or inHg to bar) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from inches of mercury to bars you need to multiply by 0.03386. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 inHg≈0.03386 bar

inches of mercuryinHg

dimension	pressure
symbol	inHg
synonyms	conventional

The conventional inch of mercury (inHg) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the inch of mercury

The conventional inch of mercury is defined using the density of mercury at 0 °C, 13595.1 kg/m³ and the standard gravity.

Value in terms of the SI

One conventional inch of mercury is approximately 3386.389 pascals.

NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B.9

Equivalences

One conventional inch of mercury is equivalent to:

Other mercury units

inch of mercury	inHg	1
foot of mercury	ftHg	12
inch of mercury at 32 °F	-
inch of mercury at 60 °F	-

Related Conversions

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