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tsi - Tons per Square Inch (USA, Short) Pressure Unit
Tons or Tons Force per Square Inch (USA, Short) is one of the largest pressure units and is used in the measurement of ultra high pressures. 1 Ton per Square Inch (USA, Short) equals 13,789,500 Pascals.
This is the American version of Tons per Square Inch which uses the so called short ton that is equal to 2,000 pounds (lbs).
The tsi (usa, short) pressure unit is not often used to define gas or liquid pressure in manmade processes due to its magnitude, but it is more useful in defining geological pressures such as ocean pressures on the Seabed or the build-up pressures in Volcanoes. It is also used as a measure of the strength of a material or the level of mechanical stress exerted on a material.
To calculate the equivalent value in other pressure units for 1 ton per square inch (usa, short) please view the list below.
To convert into tsi (usa, short), please click on the required pressure unit below to obtain the conversion factor.
Convert many different pressure values from and into Tons per Square Inch (usa, short) using this sites online pressure conversion tool.
See the calculation for tsi (usa, short) from SI units and confirm the description for a tsi (usa, short) pressure unit.
| 137.895 | bar |
| 2000 | psi |
| 137895 | mbar |
| 13789500 | N/m² |
| 13789500 | Pa |
| 137895 | hPa |
| 13789.5 | kPa |
| 13.7895 | MPa |
| 140.614 | kg/cm² |
| 1406140 | mmH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 140614 | cmH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 1406.14 | mH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 55359.8 | inH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 4613.32 | ftH2O 4°C (39.2°F) |
| 103430 | mmHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 10343.0 | cmHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 4072.04 | inHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 103430 | Torr |
| 103430000 | mTorr |
| 136.092 | atm |
| 140.614 | at |
| 137895000 | dyn/cm² |
| 32000 | oz/in² |
| 103430000 | µHg 0°C (32°F) |
| 0.892857 | tsi (uk, long) |
| 1 | tsi (usa, short) |
| 144 | tsf (usa, short) |
| 288000 | psf |
| 140614 | 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 Ton (usa, short) = 2000 lbs
1 Pound = 0.45359237 kg
1 Inch = 0.0254 m
1 Square Inch = 0.0254 m x 0.0254 m = 0.00064516 m²
Acceleration = Standard Gravity = 9.80665 m/s²
Calculation
1 Ton Force (usa, short) = 2000 lbs x 0.45359237 kg x 9.80665 m/s² = 8896.443231 N
1 tsi (usa, short) Pressure = 9964.016418 N / 0.00064516 m² = 13789514.59 Pa
These are the different versions used for identifying tsi (usa, short) that you may find elsewhere.
Ton per Square Inch
Ton Force per Square Inch
Tons per Square Inch
Tons Force per Square Inch
tsi
tfsi
ton/in²
tons/in²
ton/in^2
tons/in^2
ton/sq in
tons/sq in
tonf/in²
tonsf/in²
tonf/in^2
tonsf/in^2
tonf/sq in
tonsf/sq in
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