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Pounds per Square Foot to Bars Converter

Convert pounds per square foot (psf) to bars (bar), 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
0.000478802589803 bar
pascals
47.8802589803 Pa
hectopascals
0.478802589803 hPa
kilopascals
0.0478802589803 kPa
megapascals
4.78802589803 × 10⁻⁵ MPa
standard atmospheres
0.000472541416041 atm
millibars
0.478802589803 mbar
kilograms-force per square centimeter
0.000488242763638 kgf/cm²
kilograms-force per square meter
4.88242763638 kgf/m²
pounds per square inch
0.00694444444444 psi
torr
0.359131476191 Torr
millimeters of mercury (conventional)
0.359131425027 mmHg
inches of mercury (conventional)
0.0141390324814 inHg

1 psf = 0.000478802589803 bar

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  1. 1 psf = 0.000478802589803 bar
  2. 1 × 0.000478802589803 = 0.000478802589803 bar

How to convert pounds per square foot to bars

1 psf = 0.000478802589803 bar, so multiply by 0.000478802589803 to go from pounds per square foot to bars. Going the other way, 1 bar = 2,088.54342332 psf.

bar = psf × 0.000478802589803
psf = bar × 2,088.54342332

Worked example:

1 psf = 0.000478802589803 bar
5 × 0.000478802589803 = 0.00239401294902 bar

Pounds per Square Foot to bars table

Pounds per Square FootBars
1 psf0.000478802589803 bar
2 psf0.000957605179607 bar
3 psf0.00143640776941 bar
4 psf0.00191521035921 bar
5 psf0.00239401294902 bar
6 psf0.00287281553882 bar
7 psf0.00335161812862 bar
8 psf0.00383042071843 bar
9 psf0.00430922330823 bar
10 psf0.00478802589803 bar
15 psf0.00718203884705 bar
20 psf0.00957605179607 bar
25 psf0.0119700647451 bar
30 psf0.0143640776941 bar
40 psf0.0191521035921 bar
50 psf0.0239401294902 bar
75 psf0.0359101942353 bar
100 psf0.0478802589803 bar
250 psf0.119700647451 bar
500 psf0.239401294902 bar
1000 psf0.478802589803 bar

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.
Bars (bar)
Bars, a metric unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.

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