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Kilopascals to Pounds per Square Foot Converter

Convert kilopascals (kPa) to pounds per square foot (psf), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Enter a pressure, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

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Result
Result
20.8854342332 psf
pascals
1,000 Pa
hectopascals
10 hPa
megapascals
0.001 MPa
standard atmospheres
0.00986923266716 atm
bars
0.01 bar
millibars
10 mbar
kilograms-force per square centimeter
0.0101971621298 kgf/cm²
kilograms-force per square meter
101.971621298 kgf/m²
pounds per square inch
0.14503773773 psi
torr
7.50061682704 Torr
millimeters of mercury (conventional)
7.50061575846 mmHg
inches of mercury (conventional)
0.29529983301 inHg

1 kPa = 20.8854342332 psf

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  1. 1 kPa = 20.8854342332 psf
  2. 1 × 20.8854342332 = 20.8854342332 psf

How to convert kilopascals to pounds per square foot

1 kPa = 20.8854342332 psf, so multiply by 20.8854342332 to go from kilopascals to pounds per square foot. Going the other way, 1 psf = 0.0478802589803 kPa.

psf = kPa × 20.8854342332
kPa = psf × 0.0478802589803

Worked example:

1 kPa = 20.8854342332 psf
5 × 20.8854342332 = 104.427171166 psf

Kilopascals to pounds per square foot table

KilopascalsPounds per Square Foot
1 kPa20.8854342332 psf
2 kPa41.7708684663 psf
3 kPa62.6563026995 psf
4 kPa83.5417369326 psf
5 kPa104.427171166 psf
6 kPa125.312605399 psf
7 kPa146.198039632 psf
8 kPa167.083473865 psf
9 kPa187.968908098 psf
10 kPa208.854342332 psf
15 kPa313.281513497 psf
20 kPa417.708684663 psf
25 kPa522.135855829 psf
30 kPa626.563026995 psf
40 kPa835.417369326 psf
50 kPa1,044.27171166 psf
75 kPa1,566.40756749 psf
100 kPa2,088.54342332 psf
250 kPa5,221.35855829 psf
500 kPa10,442.7171166 psf
1000 kPa20,885.4342332 psf

About the units

Pounds per Square Foot (psf)
Pounds per square foot, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.

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