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Pressure & stress
Pressure, material stress and fluid head.
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Result100 kPa1 bar = 100 kPa
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bar to kPa Converter
Convert bar (bar) to kilopascal (kPa). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through pascal
Enter a bar value to calculate kilopascal with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
QUICK REFERENCE
All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| pascalfrom bar | Pa | 100000 |
| hectopascalfrom bar | hPa | 1000 |
| kilopascalfrom bar | kPa | 100 |
| megapascalfrom bar | MPa | 0.1 |
| gigapascalfrom bar | GPa | 0.0001 |
| millibarfrom bar | mbar | 1000 |
| barfrom bar | bar | 1 |
| standard atmospherefrom bar | atm | 0.986923 |
| torrfrom bar | Torr | 750.062 |
| millimetre of mercuryfrom bar | mmHg | 750.062 |
| inch of mercury, conventionalfrom bar | inHg | 29.53 |
| millimetre of water, conventionalfrom bar | mmH₂O | 10197.2 |
| inch of water, conventionalfrom bar | inH₂O | 401.463 |
| pound-force per square footfrom bar | psf | 2088.54 |
| pound-force per square inchfrom bar | psi | 14.5038 |
| kilopound-force per square inchfrom bar | ksi | 0.0145038 |
| kilogram-force per square centimetrefrom bar | kgf/cm² | 1.01972 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
bar to kPa Conversion Reference
Bar (bar) and kilopascal (kPa) are units of pressure & stress. Use this page to convert in either direction.
Conversion Examples
| Bar (bar) | Kilopascal (kPa) |
|---|---|
| 1 bar | 100 kPa |
| 5 bar | 500 kPa |
| 10 bar | 1000 kPa |
| 100 bar | 10000 kPa |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
Reverse Conversion
kPa to bar (kilopascal to bar)
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