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.
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.
How to Convert Megapascals to Kilopascals
Example: How many kilopascals are equivalent to 9.78 megapascals?
As;
1 megapascals = 1000 kilopascals
9.78 megapascals = Y kilopascals
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 9.78 times 1000 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 9.78 * 1000 / 1 = 9780 kilopascals
Answer is: 9780 kilopascals are equivalent to 9.78 megapascals.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into kpa:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 11.69 mpa
( ii ) 11.14 mpa
( iii ) 50.53 mpa
