Pressure & stress
Pressure, material stress and fluid head.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert megapascal (MPa) 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 megapascal 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 MPa | Pa | 1000000 |
| hectopascalfrom MPa | hPa | 10000 |
| kilopascalfrom MPa | kPa | 1000 |
| megapascalfrom MPa | MPa | 1 |
| gigapascalfrom MPa | GPa | 0.001 |
| millibarfrom MPa | mbar | 10000 |
| barfrom MPa | bar | 10 |
| standard atmospherefrom MPa | atm | 9.86923 |
| torrfrom MPa | Torr | 7500.62 |
| millimetre of mercuryfrom MPa | mmHg | 7500.62 |
| inch of mercury, conventionalfrom MPa | inHg | 295.3 |
| millimetre of water, conventionalfrom MPa | mmH₂O | 101972 |
| inch of water, conventionalfrom MPa | inH₂O | 4014.63 |
| pound-force per square footfrom MPa | psf | 20885.4 |
| pound-force per square inchfrom MPa | psi | 145.038 |
| kilopound-force per square inchfrom MPa | ksi | 0.145038 |
| kilogram-force per square centimetrefrom MPa | kgf/cm² | 10.1972 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Megapascal (MPa) and pound-force per square inch (psi) are units of pressure & stress. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Megapascal (MPa) | Pound-force Per Square Inch (psi) |
|---|---|
| 1 MPa | 145.038 psi |
| 5 MPa | 725.189 psi |
| 10 MPa | 1450.38 psi |
| 100 MPa | 14503.8 psi |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
psi to MPa (pound-force per square inch to megapascal)