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Stress conversion chart

MPa, GPa, N/mm², psi, ksi. Factors are given to 7 significant figures; open the converter for full precision and the worked solution.

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Conversion factors to pascals (Pa)
UnitIn Pa1 Pa in unit
megapascal (MPa)1,000,000 Pa0.000001 MPa
gigapascal (GPa)1,000,000,000 Pa GPa
kilopascal (kPa)1,000 Pa0.001 kPa
pascal (Pa)1 Pa1 Pa
newton per square millimetre (N/mm²)1,000,000 Pa0.000001 N/mm²
pound per square inch (psi)6,894.757 Pa0.0001450377 psi
kip per square inch (ksi)6,894,757 Pa ksi
pound-force per square foot (lbf/ft²)47.88026 Pa0.02088543 lbf/ft²
bar (bar)100,000 Pa0.00001 bar
kilogram-force per cm² (kgf/cm²)98,066.5 Pa0.00001019716 kgf/cm²
psi → MPa
psiMPa
0.1 psi0.0006894757 MPa
0.5 psi0.003447379 MPa
1 psi0.006894757 MPa
2 psi0.01378951 MPa
5 psi0.03447379 MPa
10 psi0.06894757 MPa
20 psi0.1378951 MPa
25 psi0.1723689 MPa
50 psi0.3447379 MPa
100 psi0.6894757 MPa
250 psi1.723689 MPa
500 psi3.447379 MPa
1,000 psi6.894757 MPa
MPa → psi
MPapsi
0.1 MPa14.50377 psi
0.5 MPa72.51887 psi
1 MPa145.0377 psi
2 MPa290.0755 psi
5 MPa725.1887 psi
10 MPa1,450.377 psi
20 MPa2,900.755 psi
25 MPa3,625.943 psi
50 MPa7,251.887 psi
100 MPa14,503.77 psi
250 MPa36,259.43 psi
500 MPa72,518.87 psi
1,000 MPa145,037.7 psi

Formula: MPa = psi ÷ 145.0377377

Need another value? Use the psi to MPa converter or the stress converter.

Unitglide · unitglide.app/reference/stress · Factors from NIST SP 811, NIST Handbook 44 and the BIPM SI Brochure (9th ed.). Values rounded to 7 significant figures unless exact.