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.
Kilopound Per Square Inch (abbreviations: ksi, or kips/in2): is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one kilopound-force applied to an area of one square inch.
How to Convert Megapascals to Kilopounds Per Square Inches
Example: How many kilopounds per square inches are equivalent to 89.36 megapascals?
As;
1 megapascals = 0.145038 kilopounds per square inches
89.36 megapascals = Y kilopounds per square inches
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 89.36 times 0.145038 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 89.36 * 0.145038 / 1 = 12.96059568 kilopounds per square inches
Answer is: 12.96059568 kilopounds per square inches are equivalent to 89.36 megapascals.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into ksi:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 85.7 mpa
( ii ) 87.59 mpa
( iii ) 96.98 mpa
