Convert one ksi to megapascals

Explanation

To convert one kilopound per square inch to megapascals 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 kilopound per square inch is approximately equal to 6.8948 megapascals.

Formula

1 ksi ≈ 6.8948 MPa

kilopounds per square inchksi

dimension	pressure
symbol	ksi

The kilopound (or kip) per square inch (ksi) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the kilopound per square inch

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

Equivalences

One ksi is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The pressure at the deepest part of the Earth oceans, the bottom of the Mariana Trench is 15.75 kilopounds per square inch.

Other psi units

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

megapascalsMPa

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

The megapascal (MPa) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the megapascal

One megapascal is equal to 1000000 pascals.

Equivalences

One megapascal is equivalent to:

Some Facts

Pressures in the megapascal range can be found at 100 meters under the sea, at the nozzle of a pressure washer or under a woman's foot. Indeed, considering a woman of 50 kg and a heel radius of 6 mm, every step she would pummel the ground with 4.3 megapascals of pressure, far more than what an elephant can create on one foot. One point for the ladies, I guess.

Prefix

mega

10⁶

The prefix mega- comes from the ancient Greek mégas meaning great. The associated multiplicative factor is 1 000 000 or 10⁶.

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.