Pressure Conversion Factors
atm
dyne/cm2
inch of water
cm Hg
Pascal
lb/in2
lb/ft2
1 atmosphere
1
1.013 x 106
406.8
76
1.013 x 105
14.70
2116
1 dyne/cm2
9.869 x 10-7
4.015 x 104
7.501 x 10-5
0.1
1.405 x 10-5
2.089 x 10-3
1 inch of water at 40 c
2.458 x 10-3
2491
0.1868
249.1
3.613 x 10-2
5.202
1 cm/Hg
1.316 x 10-2
1.333 x 104
5.353
1333
0.1934
27.85
1 Pascal
9.869 x 10-6
10
4.015 x 10-3
7.501 x 10-4
1.450 x 10-4
2.089 x 10-2
1 pound per inch2
6.805 x 10-2
6.895 x 104
27.68
5.171
6.895 x 103
144
1 pound per foot2
4.725 x 10-4
478.8
0.1922
3.591 x 10-2
47.88
6.944 x 10-3
1 bar= 106 dyne/cm2=0.1 MPa
1 millibar = 103 dyne/cm2=102 Pa
1 torr = 1 mm Hg