Pressure & stress
Pressure, material stress and fluid head.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert kilogram-force per square centimetre (kgf/cm²) to pound-force per square inch (psi). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
Pressure, material stress and fluid head.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a kilogram-force per square centimetre value to calculate pound-force per square inch with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| pascalfrom kgf/cm² | Pa | 98066.5 |
| hectopascalfrom kgf/cm² | hPa | 980.665 |
| kilopascalfrom kgf/cm² | kPa | 98.0665 |
| megapascalfrom kgf/cm² | MPa | 0.0980665 |
| gigapascalfrom kgf/cm² | GPa | 0.0000980665 |
| millibarfrom kgf/cm² | mbar | 980.665 |
| barfrom kgf/cm² | bar | 0.980665 |
| standard atmospherefrom kgf/cm² | atm | 0.967841 |
| torrfrom kgf/cm² | Torr | 735.559 |
| millimetre of mercuryfrom kgf/cm² | mmHg | 735.559 |
| inch of mercury, conventionalfrom kgf/cm² | inHg | 28.959 |
| millimetre of water, conventionalfrom kgf/cm² | mmH₂O | 10000 |
| inch of water, conventionalfrom kgf/cm² | inH₂O | 393.701 |
| pound-force per square footfrom kgf/cm² | psf | 2048.16 |
| pound-force per square inchfrom kgf/cm² | psi | 14.2233 |
| kilopound-force per square inchfrom kgf/cm² | ksi | 0.0142233 |
| kilogram-force per square centimetrefrom kgf/cm² | kgf/cm² | 1 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Kilogram-force Per Square Centimetre (kgf/cm²) and pound-force per square inch (psi) are units of pressure & stress. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Kilogram-force Per Square Centimetre (kgf/cm²) | Pound-force Per Square Inch (psi) |
|---|---|
| 1 kgf/cm² | 14.2233 psi |
| 5 kgf/cm² | 71.1167 psi |
| 10 kgf/cm² | 142.233 psi |
| 100 kgf/cm² | 1422.33 psi |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
psi to kgf/cm² (pound-force per square inch to kilogram-force per square centimetre)