Convert kilopascal to megapascal

Please provide values below to convert kilopascal [kPa] to megapascal [MPa] unit

kilopascal

Definition: A kilopascal (symbol: kPa) is a multiple of the pascal (Pa), an SI (International System of Units) derived unit of pressure used to measure internal pressure, Young's modulus, stress, and ultimate tensile strength. A kilopascal is defined as 1,000 Pa, where 1 Pa is defined as the pressure exerted by a 1 newton force applied perpendicularly to an area of one square meter, expressed as 1 N/m2 or 1 kg/m·s2.

History/origin: The unit, pascal, is named after Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and physicist. The kilopascal is simply a multiple of the pascal, as is common within SI. In 1971, at the 14th General Conference on Weights and Measures, the pascal was adopted as an SI derived unit of pressure.

Current use: The kilopascal is widely used worldwide in countries that have adopted SI. Exceptions include certain countries that use either the imperial or United States customary systems of measurement, such as the United States, in which the unit of pound per square inch is more commonly used. The kilopascal is more prevalent in scientific contexts such as material science, engineering, and geophysics. This is true of most countries, including the United States.

megapascal

Definition: Megapascal is a measure of pressure, force distributed over an area. For conversion purposes, its value is 1000000 times the reference unit, pascal.

kilopascal to megapascal Conversion Table

kilopascal [kPa]	megapascal [MPa]
0.01 kilopascal	0.000010 megapascal
0.10 kilopascal	0.000100 megapascal
1 kilopascal	0.001000 megapascal
2 kilopascal	0.002000 megapascal
3 kilopascal	0.003000 megapascal
5 kilopascal	0.005000 megapascal
10 kilopascal	0.0100 megapascal
20 kilopascal	0.0200 megapascal
50 kilopascal	0.0500 megapascal
100 kilopascal	0.1000 megapascal
1000 kilopascal	1.00 megapascal