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Pounds per Square Foot to Pounds per Square Inch Converter

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

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

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

1 psf = 0.00694444444444 psi

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  1. 1 psf = 0.00694444444444 psi
  2. 1 × 0.00694444444444 = 0.00694444444444 psi

How to convert pounds per square foot to pounds per square inch

1 psi = 144 psf, so divide by 144 to go from pounds per square foot to pounds per square inch (1 psf = 0.00694444444444 psi).

psi = psf ÷ 144
psf = psi × 144

Worked example:

1 psf = 0.00694444444444 psi
5 × 0.00694444444444 = 0.0347222222222 psi

Pounds per Square Foot to pounds per square inch table

Pounds per Square FootPounds per Square Inch
1 psf0.00694444444444 psi
2 psf0.0138888888889 psi
3 psf0.0208333333333 psi
4 psf0.0277777777778 psi
5 psf0.0347222222222 psi
6 psf0.0416666666667 psi
7 psf0.0486111111111 psi
8 psf0.0555555555556 psi
9 psf0.0625 psi
10 psf0.0694444444444 psi
15 psf0.104166666667 psi
20 psf0.138888888889 psi
25 psf0.173611111111 psi
30 psf0.208333333333 psi
40 psf0.277777777778 psi
50 psf0.347222222222 psi
75 psf0.520833333333 psi
100 psf0.694444444444 psi
250 psf1.73611111111 psi
500 psf3.47222222222 psi
1000 psf6.94444444444 psi

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

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