Convert poundals per square foot to pascals

Explanation

From this page you can convert poundals per square foot to pascals (or pdl/ft² to Pa) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from poundals per square foot to pascals you need to multiply by 1.4882. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 pdl/ft²≈1.4882 Pa

poundals per square footpdl/ft²

dimension	pressure
symbol	pdl/ft²

The poundal per square foot (pdl/ft²) is a unit of pressure.

Definition of the poundal per square foot

It is the pressure exerted by a force of one poundal on a surface of one square foot.

Value in terms of the SI

One poundal per square foot is equivalent to 4535923730480000 pascals.

History

The poundal per square foot is the derived unit of pressure in the British Absolute system of units, a coherent system based on the foot, the pound and the second. The poundal per square foot is deprecated and has been replaced by the pascal, the unit of pressure of the SI.

Equivalences

Here are some equivalences between the poundal per square foot and other pressure units:

pascalsPa

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

The pascal (Pa) is the derived SI unit of pressure.

Definition of the pascal

One pascal is the pressure exerted by a force of one newton on a surface of one square meter.

The pascal is homogeneous to kilogram per meter per second squared.

Pa = N m^-2 = kg m⁻¹ s⁻²

The International System of Units 9^th edition p. 137

Equivalences

Here are some equivalences between the pascal and other pressure units:

Some Facts

The pascal is quite a small unit. A common housefly laying flat on your hand would apply a pressure of approximately 8 pascals.

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.