It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch.Ĭ provides an online conversion calculator for all types of measurement units.
The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: psi or lbf/in² or lbf/in²) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. The unit is named after Blaise Pascal, the eminent French mathematician, physicist and philosopher. The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure.It is equivalent to one newton per square metre. The definition of a pascal is as follows: The SI prefix 'mega' represents a factor of Psi to Mpa, or enter any two units below: Enter two units to convert From: You can do the reverse unit conversion from
