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kg/cm² - Kilogram per Square Centimetre Pressure Unit
Kilogram or Kilogram Force per Square Centimeter (kg/cm2 or kgf/cm2) is a pressure unit that has been largely superceded by the SI unit system of pascal units. It is the metric equivalent of pounds per square inch (psi). 1 kg/cm2 equals 98,066.5 Pascals.
Simlarly to psi, kg/cm2 is part of a group of pressure units that relate pressure with weight. This is convenient in applications where a pressure is applied to generate a load such as in material testing. Typically a piston cylinder device is utilised to convert the applied pressure into a force. The force can be easily calculated in kilograms weight by multiplying the kg/cm2 pressure by the area to determine the weight applied in kilogrammes.
The most popular way of writing Kilogrammes per Square Centimeter is as kg/cm2, even though kgf/cm2 describes it's meaning more accurately. The conventional way of writing it is misleading to some, since it reads as Mass / Unit Area and leads to confusion since pressure is always defined as Force / Unit Area.
To calculate a kg/cm2 reading into another pressure unit you can multiply it by one of the values in the table below. To convert a value to kgf/cm2 just click on the relevant unit below to obtain the reverse conversion factor.
Alternatively If you have a number of values to convert you can use the pressure converter to save time.
Find out how kg/cm2 is calculated from SI units and view the alternative ways of writing kg/cm2.
| 0.980665 | bar |
| 14.2233 | psi |
| 980.665 | mbar |
| 98066.5 | N/m² |
| 98066.5 | Pa |
| 980.665 | hPa |
| 98.0665 | kPa |
| 0.0980665 | MPa |
| 1 | kgf/cm² |
| 10000 | mmH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 1000 | cmH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 10 | mH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 393.701 | inH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 32.8084 | ftH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 735.559 | mmHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 73.5559 | cmHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 28.9590 | inHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 735.559 | Torr |
| 735559 | mTorr |
| 0.967841 | atm |
| 1 | at |
| 980665 | dyn/cm² |
| 227.573 | oz/in² |
| 735559 | µHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 0.00634971 | tsi (uk, long) |
| 0.00711167 | tsi (usa, short) |
| 1.02408 | tsf (usa, short) |
| 2048.16 | psf |
| 1000 | g/cm² |
Please note that the conversion factors above are accurate to 6 significant figures.
Formula
Pressure = Force / Area
Force = Mass x Acceleration
Acceleration = Distance / (Second x Second)
SI Units
Mass: Kilogram (kg)
Length: Metre (m)
Time: Second (s)
Force: Newton (N)
Pressure: Pascal (Pa)
Input Values
1 Kilogram = 1 kg
1 Centimetre = 0.01 m
1 Square Centimetre = 0.01 m x 0.01 m = 0.0001 m²
Acceleration = Standard Gravity = 9.80665 m/s²
Calculation
1 Kilogram Force = 1 kg x 9.80665 m/s² = 9.80665 N
1 kg/cm² Pressure = 9.80665 N / 0.0001 m² = 98066.5 Pa
These are the different versions used for identifying kg/cm² that you may find elsewhere.
Kilogram per Square Centimetre
Kilogram Force per Square Centimetre
Kilogram per Square Centimeter
Kilogram Force per Square Centimeter
Kilogrammes per Square Centimetre
Kilogrammes Force per Square Centimetre
Kilogrammes per Square Centimeter
Kilogrammes Force per Square Centimeter
Kilograms per Square Centimetre
Kilograms Force per Square Centimetre
Kilograms per Square Centimeter
Kilograms Force per Square Centimeter
kg/cm²
kgf/cm²
kg/sq cm
kgf/sq cm
kg/cm^2
kgf/cm^2
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