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Meaning
Nanopascals (nPa) are a unit of pressure 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Pascal.
About Micropascals
- Nanopascals are shortened to nPa with a lower case n, an upper case P and a lower case a.
- Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanopascals in a Pascal.
Converting to Nanopascals
| Unit | To convert | Nanopascals |
| 1 megapascal (1MPa) | Convert to nanopascals x1015 | 1x1015nPa |
| 1 kilopascal (1kPa) | Convert to nanopascals x1012 | 1x1012nPa |
| 1 Pascal (1Pa) | Convert to nanopascals x109 | 1x109nPa |
| 1 millipascal 1(mPa) | Convert to nanopascals x106 | 1x106nPa |
| 1 micropascal 1(µPa) | Convert to nanopascals x103 | 1x103nPa |
| 1 nanopascal 1(nPa) | Convert to nanopascals x1 | 1nPa |