Pressure & Stress Converter

A Pressure & Stress Converter is a tool that allows you to convert between different units of pressure and stress. Pressure and stress both describe force applied to a specific area, but they are used in different contexts:

• Pressure: Typically refers to the force applied per unit area in a fluid or gas. Commonly used in fields like fluid dynamics, meteorology, and physics.
• Stress: Often used in engineering and material science to describe the force applied to an object or material, typically measured as force per unit area.

Common Units of Pressure:

1. Pascal (Pa): The SI unit of pressure. It is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²).
2. Kilopascal (kPa): 1 kPa = 1,000 pascals. Commonly used for atmospheric pressure and other moderate pressure values.
3. Bar: 1 bar = 100,000 pascals. It is commonly used in meteorology and for measuring pressure in fluids.
4. Atmosphere (atm): 1 atm = 101,325 Pa. This is a standard unit for atmospheric pressure.
5. Torr (mmHg): 1 Torr = 1/760 of an atmosphere, approximately 133.322 Pa.
6. Pounds per square inch (psi): Commonly used in the U.S. to measure pressure, especially for tires, hydraulic systems, and other applications.
7. Millimeters of mercury (mmHg): Often used in medical contexts, particularly for measuring blood pressure.
8. Inches of mercury (inHg): Used in weather reports and altimeters.

Common Units of Stress:

1. Pascal (Pa): The SI unit of stress (same as pressure). Stress is typically described as force per unit area, similar to pressure.
2. Megapascal (MPa): 1 MPa = 1,000,000 pascals. Often used in engineering to describe material strength and mechanical properties.
3. Pounds per square inch (psi): Used commonly in the U.S. for mechanical stress, particularly in structural engineering and material science.
4. Kilopounds per square inch (ksi): 1 ksi = 1,000 psi. Used in larger-scale applications where higher stress values are encountered.
5. Bar: Although bar is mainly used for pressure, it can also describe stress in some engineering contexts.
6. N/mm²: Newtons per square millimeter. Used for stress in mechanical and civil engineering.
7. Kg/cm²: Kilograms per square centimeter. Often used in some regions for material stress and pressure.

Conversion Formulas Between Pressure and Stress Units:

1. Pascal (Pa) to Other Units:

• 1 Pa = 1 N/m²
• 1 Pa = 0.00001 bar
• 1 Pa = 9.8692 × 10⁻⁶ atm
• 1 Pa = 0.0001450377 psi
• 1 Pa = 0.00750062 mmHg
• 1 Pa = 0.00000986923 Torr

2. Kilopascal (kPa) to Other Units:

• 1 kPa = 1,000 Pa
• 1 kPa = 0.01 bar
• 1 kPa = 0.0098692 atm
• 1 kPa = 0.1450377 psi
• 1 kPa = 0.0750062 mmHg
• 1 kPa = 0.00986923 Torr

3. Bar to Other Units:

• 1 bar = 100,000 Pa
• 1 bar = 1,000 kPa
• 1 bar = 0.986923 atm
• 1 bar = 14.50377 psi
• 1 bar = 750.0617 mmHg
• 1 bar = 750.062 Torr

4. Atmosphere (atm) to Other Units:

• 1 atm = 101,325 Pa
• 1 atm = 1,013.25 kPa
• 1 atm = 1 bar
• 1 atm = 14.696 psi
• 1 atm = 760 mmHg
• 1 atm = 760 Torr

5. Pounds per Square Inch (psi) to Other Units:

• 1 psi = 6,894.76 Pa
• 1 psi = 0.00689476 kPa
• 1 psi = 0.0000689476 bar
• 1 psi = 0.068046 atm
• 1 psi = 51.7149 mmHg
• 1 psi = 51.7149 Torr

6. Millimeters of Mercury (mmHg) to Other Units:

• 1 mmHg = 133.322 Pa
• 1 mmHg = 0.133322 kPa
• 1 mmHg = 0.00133322 bar
• 1 mmHg = 0.00131579 atm
• 1 mmHg = 0.019337 psi
• 1 mmHg = 1 Torr

7. Inches of Mercury (inHg) to Other Units:

• 1 inHg = 3,386.39 Pa
• 1 inHg = 3.386 kPa
• 1 inHg = 0.0338639 bar
• 1 inHg = 0.032029 atm
• 1 inHg = 0.49167 psi
• 1 inHg = 25.4 mmHg