Convert newtons per square millimeter to kilopascals

Explanation

From this page you can convert newtons per square millimeter to kilopascals (or N/mm² to kPa) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from newtons per square millimeter to kilopascals you need to multiply by 1000. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 N/mm²=1000 kPa

newtons per square millimeterN/mm²

dimension	pressure
symbol	N/mm²

The newton per square millimeter (N/mm²) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the newton per square millimeter

It is the pressure exerted by a force of one newton on a surface of one square millimeter.

Value

One newton per square millimeter is equal to 1000000 pascals.

Equivalences

One newton per square millimeter is equivalent to:

Some Facts

If an adult male african elephant were to put all his weight on one of its feet, the pressure exerted would only be roughly 0.4 newtons per square millimeter. Of course if the same elephant were to put on high heels it would skyrocket to 600 newtons per square millimeters, but it won't even try.

Other pressure units

newton per square meter	N/m²	1
newton per square centimeter	N/cm²	10 000
newton per square millimeter	N/mm²	1 000 000

Related Conversions

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.