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Pounds per square inch to kilopascals

Multiply pounds per square inch by 6.8948 to get kilopascals.

1 psi = 6.8948 kPaNIST SP 811
psi
137.8951kPa

20 psi = 137.8951 kPa

How to convert pounds per square inch to kilopascals

The kilopascal is one thousand pascals (10³ Pa), the metric pressure unit. The pound per square inch is pounds-force per square inch, exactly 6894.757293168 pascals.

Worked example — 20 psi: 20 × 6.8948 = 137.8951 kPa.

Pounds per square inch to kilopascals table

Common conversions. The reverse table is on kilopascals to pounds per square inch.
Pounds per square inchKilopascals
1 psi6.8948 kPa
5 psi34.4738 kPa
10 psi68.9476 kPa
15 psi103.4214 kPa
20 psi137.8951 kPa
30 psi206.8427 kPa
32 psi220.6322 kPa
50 psi344.7379 kPa
100 psi689.4757 kPa

Reverse and related

About pounds per square inch and kilopascals

Pound per square inch (psi)

1 psi = 6.8948 kPa

Definition. Pounds-force per square inch, exactly 6894.757293168 pascals

History and origin

The pound per square inch comes from the imperial system, expressing pressure as pounds-force spread over a square inch. It equals about 6895 pascals.

Current use

Psi is the everyday pressure unit in the United States for tyre pressure, plumbing and compressed air.

Source: NIST SP 811, App. B; ISO 80000-4. Exact SI values are definitional (bar = 10⁵ Pa, atm = 101 325 Pa) or derived from the pound (NIST HB 44) and standard gravity 9.80665 m/s² (psi)

Kilopascal (kPa)

1 kPa = 0.145038 psi

Definition. One thousand pascals (10³ Pa), the metric pressure unit

History and origin

The kilopascal is one thousand pascals, a metric multiple of the SI pressure unit. It gives conveniently sized numbers for everyday pressures.

Current use

Kilopascals are used for tyre pressure in metric countries and throughout engineering.

Source: NIST SP 811, App. B; ISO 80000-4. Exact SI values are definitional (bar = 10⁵ Pa, atm = 101 325 Pa) or derived from the pound (NIST HB 44) and standard gravity 9.80665 m/s² (psi)

Where people use this

Pounds per square inch: tyre pressure in the US, plumbing, compressed air. Kilopascals: tyre pressure (metric), engineering. A 32 psi tyre is about 221 kPa.

How we know this is right
The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:
1 kPa = 0.1450377377 psi, so 1 psi = 1 ÷ 0.1450377377 = 6.8948 kPa.

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Both units are defined in NIST SP 811, App. B; ISO 80000-4. Exact SI values are definitional (bar = 10⁵ Pa, atm = 101 325 Pa) or derived from the pound (NIST HB 44) and standard gravity 9.80665 m/s² (psi).

Questions people ask

How many kPa is 32 psi?

A 32 psi tyre is about 221 kPa.

How many kPa in a psi?

One psi is about 6.895 kPa.

How many kPa is 35 psi?

35 psi is about 241 kPa.

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