Kilopascal (abbreviations: kPa, or kN/m2): is the SI derived unit of pressure used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and ultimate tensile strength. It is one kilonewton per square meter. It is named after the French polymath Blaise Pascal.
Megapascal (abbreviations: Mpa, or MN/m2, or N/mm2): is the SI derived unit of pressure used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and ultimate tensile strength. It is one meganewton per square meter or one newton per square millimeter. It is named after the French polymath Blaise Pascal.
How to Convert Kilopascals to Megapascals
Example: How many megapascals are equivalent to 49.49 kilopascals?
As;
1 kilopascals = 0.001 megapascals
49.49 kilopascals = Y megapascals
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 49.49 times 0.001 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 49.49 * 0.001 / 1 = 0.04949 megapascals
Answer is: 0.04949 megapascals are equivalent to 49.49 kilopascals.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into mpa:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 49.73 kpa
( ii ) 38.98 kpa
( iii ) 87.68 kpa
