msw (metres sea water), used in underwater diving, particularly in connection with diving pressure exposure and decompression kilogram-force, or kilopond, per square centimetre (technical atmosphere)

gram-force and tonne-force (metric ton-force) per square centimetre

barye (dyne per square centimetre)

kilogram-force and tonne-force per square metre

sthene per square metre (pieze)

Pressure units

v t ePascalBarTechnical atmosphereStandard atmosphereTorrPounds per square inch

(Pa)(bar)(at)(atm)(Torr)(psi)

1 Pa 1 N/m21051.01971059.86921067.50061031.450377104

1 bar105 100 kPa

106dyn/cm21.01970.98692750.0614.50377

1 at0.9806651050.980665 1 kp/cm20.9678411735.559214.22334

1 atm1.013251051.013251.03321 76014.69595

1 Torr133.32241.3332241031.3595511031.315789103 1/760 atm

1mmHg1.933678102

1 psi6.89481036.89481027.030691026.804610251.71493 1 lbF /in2

Examples

As an example of varying pressures, a finger can be pressed against a wall without making any lasting impression; however, the same finger pushing a thumbtack can easily damage the wall. Although the force applied to the surface is the s