Kilopascal
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Kilopascals (kPa) are a unit of pressure 1,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Pascal.
About Kilopascals
- Kilopascals are shortened to kPa with a lower case k, an upper case P and a lower case a.
- Kilo means one thousand so there are 1,000 Pascals in a kilopascal.
Converting to Kilopascals
| Unit | To convert | Kilopascals |
| 1 megapascal (1MPa) | Convert to kilopascals x103 | 1x103kPa |
| 1 kilopascal (1kPa) | Convert to kilopascals x1 | 1kPa |
| 1 Pascal (1Pa) | Convert to kilopascals x10-3 | 1x10-3kPa |
| 1 millipascal 1(mPa) | Convert to kilopascals x10-6 | 1x10-6kPa |
| 1 micropascal 1(µPa) | Convert to kilopascals x10-9 | 1x10-9kPa |
| 1 nanopascal 1(nPa) | Convert to kilopascals x10-12 | 1x10-12kPa |