What is a kilopascal?
A kilopascal is one thousand pascals of pressure and provides a practical SI scale for everyday pressure values.
1 kilopascal = 1,000 pascals = 0.1450377377 psi
Pressure unit
Kilopascal
kPaA kilopascal is one thousand pascals of pressure and provides a practical SI scale for everyday pressure values.
History
The pascal honors Blaise Pascal; the kilopascal became a convenient scale for weather, engineering, tire, and medical measurements.
Common uses
- Tire pressure
- Weather
- Engineering
- Medical equipment