megapascal [MPa] Unit Converter
Definition of megapascal [MPa] unit
The megapascal (MPa) is a derived SI unit of pressure equal to one million pascals. It represents one million newtons of force applied over an area of one square meter, and equals 10 bar.
History of megapascal [MPa] unit
The megapascal is based on the pascal, named after French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), whose work included fluid pressure and vacuum studies. The pascal was adopted as the SI unit of pressure in 1971, replacing several customary and technical measures in international standards. The prefix “mega-,” from the Greek megas meaning “great” or “large,” denotes one million. As engineering and materials science developed, the megapascal became a convenient scale for expressing stresses, strengths, and pressures too large for everyday pascal notation.
Applications of megapascal [MPa] unit
Today, the megapascal is widely used in engineering, manufacturing, and science. It expresses material strength, concrete and rock pressure, hydraulic-system ratings, tire pressure testing, and fluid pressure in industrial equipment. Structural engineers may specify concrete strength in MPa, while materials datasheets report yield strength or tensile strength in MPa. One MPa equals 145.038 psi.
Complete list of megapascal [MPa] unit conversion
- pascal [Pa] = 1.0E-6 megapascal [MPa]
- kilopascal [kPa] = 0.001 megapascal [MPa]
- bar = 0.1 megapascal [MPa]
- psi [psi] = 0.006894757293168 megapascal [MPa]
- ksi [ksi] = 6.894757293168 megapascal [MPa]
- Standard atmosphere [atm] = 0.101325 megapascal [MPa]
- exapascal [EPa] = 1000000000000 megapascal [MPa]
- petapascal [PPa] = 1000000000 megapascal [MPa]
- terapascal [TPa] = 1000000 megapascal [MPa]
- gigapascal [GPa] = 1000 megapascal [MPa]
- hectopascal [hPa] = 0.0001 megapascal [MPa]
- dekapascal [daPa] = 1.0E-5 megapascal [MPa]
- decipascal [dPa] = 1.0E-7 megapascal [MPa]
- centipascal [cPa] = 1.0E-8 megapascal [MPa]
- millipascal [mPa] = 1.0E-9 megapascal [MPa]
- micropascal [µPa] = 1.0E-12 megapascal [MPa]
- nanopascal [nPa] = 1.0E-15 megapascal [MPa]
- picopascal [pPa] = 1.0E-18 megapascal [MPa]
- femtopascal [fPa] = 1.0E-21 megapascal [MPa]
- attopascal [aPa] = 1.0E-24 megapascal [MPa]
- newton/square meter = 1.0E-6 megapascal [MPa]
- newton/square centimeter = 0.01 megapascal [MPa]
- newton/square millimeter = 1 megapascal [MPa]
- kilonewton/square meter = 0.001 megapascal [MPa]
- millibar [mbar] = 0.0001 megapascal [MPa]
- microbar [µbar] = 1.0E-7 megapascal [MPa]
- dyne/square centimeter = 1.0E-7 megapascal [MPa]
- kilogram-force/square meter = 9.80665E-6 megapascal [MPa]
- kilogram-force/sq. cm = 0.0980665 megapascal [MPa]
- kilogram-force/sq. millimeter = 9.80665 megapascal [MPa]
- gram-force/sq. centimeter = 9.80665E-5 megapascal [MPa]
- ton-force (short)/sq. foot = 0.095760517960678 megapascal [MPa]
- ton-force (short)/sq. inch = 13.789514586336 megapascal [MPa]
- ton-force (long)/square foot = 0.10725178011595 megapascal [MPa]
- ton-force (long)/square inch = 15.444256336697 megapascal [MPa]
- kip-force/square inch = 6.894757293168 megapascal [MPa]
- pound-force/square foot = 4.7880258980336E-5 megapascal [MPa]
- pound-force/square inch = 0.006894757293168 megapascal [MPa]
- poundal/square foot = 1.4881639435696E-6 megapascal [MPa]
- torr [Torr] = 0.00013332236842105 megapascal [MPa]
- centimeter mercury (0°C) = 0.00133322 megapascal [MPa]
- millimeter mercury (0°C) = 0.000133322 megapascal [MPa]
- inch mercury (32°F) [inHg] = 0.003386389 megapascal [MPa]
- inch mercury (60°F) [inHg] = 0.00337685 megapascal [MPa]
- centimeter water (4°C) = 9.80665E-5 megapascal [MPa]
- millimeter water (4°C) = 9.80665E-6 megapascal [MPa]
- inch water (4°C) [inAq] = 0.00024908891 megapascal [MPa]
- foot water (4°C) [ftAq] = 0.00298906692 megapascal [MPa]
- inch water (60°F) [inAq] = 0.00024884 megapascal [MPa]
- foot water (60°F) [ftAq] = 0.00298608 megapascal [MPa]
- atmosphere technical [at] = 0.0980665 megapascal [MPa]
