Convert pressure units — pascal, PSI, bar, atmosphere, torr, mmHg and more.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0.001 bar | 0.00101972 kgf/cm² | |
| 0.01 bar | 0.0101972 kgf/cm² | |
| 0.1 bar | 0.101972 kgf/cm² | |
| 1 bar | 1.01972 kgf/cm² | |
| 5 bar | 5.09858 kgf/cm² | |
| 10 bar | 10.1972 kgf/cm² | |
| 50 bar | 50.9858 kgf/cm² | |
| 100 bar | 101.972 kgf/cm² | |
| 1000 bar | 1019.72 kgf/cm² |
Formula: kgf/cm² = Bar × 1.02
Multiply any bar value by 1.02 to get kgf/cm².
Reverse: Bar = kgf/cm² × 0.9807
Common bar values — factor: 1 bar = 1.02 kgf/cm²
| Bar (bar) | kgf/cm² (kgf/cm²) | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 0.001 bar | 0.00102 kgf/cm² | 0.1 kPa |
| 0.01 bar | 0.0102 kgf/cm² | 1 kPa |
| 0.1 bar | 0.102 kgf/cm² | 10 kPa |
| 1 bar | 1.02 kgf/cm² | 100 kPa / ~1 atm |
| 1.013 bar | 1.033 kgf/cm² | 1 standard atm |
| 2 bar | 2.039 kgf/cm² | 29 psi / car tire |
| 5 bar | 5.099 kgf/cm² | 72 psi |
| 10 bar | 10.2 kgf/cm² | 145 psi |
| 100 bar | 102 kgf/cm² | 1,450 psi |
| 200 bar | 203.9 kgf/cm² | Scuba tank |
| 300 bar | 305.9 kgf/cm² | High-pressure system |
| 500 bar | 509.9 kgf/cm² | 5,000 psi |
| 1,000 bar | 1,020 kgf/cm² | 10,000 psi |
| 0.06895 bar | 0.07031 kgf/cm² | 1 psi |
| 0.001333 bar | 0.001359 kgf/cm² | 1 mmHg |
1 bar = 1.02 kgf/cm². Memorize for instant estimates.
Use 1.02 as a quick mental multiplier.
Multiply result by 0.9807 to recover the original bar value.
Monitors dive cylinder pressure in bar — standard in most of the world (200–300 bar).
Reads surface pressure maps in millibar (1 mbar = 0.001 bar) for weather forecasting.
Designs European hydraulic systems — pumps and actuators are rated in bar.
Controls fermentation vessel pressure (1–3 bar) and carbonation pressures in bar.
Specifies pipeline operating pressures and safety relief settings in bar.
Monitors tire pressure and boost pressure on turbocharged engines in bar.
The bar is a metric unit of pressure equal to exactly 100,000 pascals — very close to standard atmospheric pressure (1 atm = 1.01325 bar). It was introduced in 1909 and is widely used in Europe for weather forecasting, diving, and industrial applications.
Scuba diving cylinders are filled to 200–300 bar. Automotive tire pressure gauges often display in bar across Europe. Industrial compressors and hydraulic systems are commonly rated in bar.
Interesting fact: The millibar (mbar = hPa) is the standard unit for atmospheric pressure in meteorology worldwide. Standard sea-level atmospheric pressure is 1013.25 mbar.
Kilograms-force per square centimeter (kgf/cm²) is a traditional metric pressure unit that was widely used in continental Europe and Asia before SI standardization. One kgf/cm² equals approximately 98,066.5 Pa or 0.981 bar.
kgf/cm² remains common in older Japanese, Russian, Chinese, and Indian engineering standards for boiler pressure, hydraulic systems, and material strength specifications. Many legacy industrial gauges still read in kgf/cm².
Interesting fact: 1 kgf/cm² is nearly identical to 1 atm (ratio: 0.968), which is why it was historically used as a convenient engineering approximation for atmospheric pressure in many countries.
Converting bar to kgf/cm² is a common task in engineering, medicine, meteorology, and science. Different industries and countries use different pressure units — PSI in the US, bar in Europe, mmHg in medicine, and pascals in physics — making accurate conversion essential for cross-disciplinary work.
Quick reference: 5 bar = 5.099 kgf/cm² and 10 bar = 10.2 kgf/cm². For the reverse: 1 kgf/cm² = 0.9807 bar. The exact factor is 1 bar = 1.02 kgf/cm².
All conversions use IEEE 754 double-precision arithmetic, accurate to at least 8 significant figures.