Convert between Bar and other Pressure units.

Understanding Bar as a Unit of Pressure

The bar is a metric unit of pressure that is widely used in various scientific and engineering applications. Defined as exactly 100,000 pascals (Pa), it is roughly equivalent to atmospheric pressure at sea level. The bar is commonly used in meteorology, hydrology, and engineering to describe pressures as they relate to weather systems, fluid dynamics, and material strength.

In practice, pressure measurements in bars can give a more intuitive sense of pressure compared to other units such as pascals or atmospheres. For example, tire pressures are often measured in bars, making it easier for the average person to understand and gauge proper inflation. Although the bar is not an SI unit, it is accepted for use with the International System of Units (SI) due to its wide recognition and practical applications in everyday life.

Bar to Pascal | Bar to Pound-force/square inch | Bar to Standard atmosphere | Bar to Atmosphere technical | Bar to Torr |
Atmosphere technical Convert from Bar to Atmosphere technical
Attopascal Convert from Bar to Attopascal
Centimeter mercury (0°C) Convert from Bar to Centimeter mercury (0°C)
Centimeter water (4°C) Convert from Bar to Centimeter water (4°C)
Centipascal Convert from Bar to Centipascal
Decipascal Convert from Bar to Decipascal
Dekapascal Convert from Bar to Dekapascal
Dyne/square centimeter Convert from Bar to Dyne/square centimeter
Exapascal Convert from Bar to Exapascal
Femtopascal Convert from Bar to Femtopascal
Foot water (4°C) Convert from Bar to Foot water (4°C)
Foot water (60°F) Convert from Bar to Foot water (60°F)
Gigapascal Convert from Bar to Gigapascal
Gram-force/sq. centimeter Convert from Bar to Gram-force/sq. centimeter
Hectopascal Convert from Bar to Hectopascal
Inch mercury (32°F) Convert from Bar to Inch mercury (32°F)
Inch mercury (60°F) Convert from Bar to Inch mercury (60°F)
Inch water (4°C) Convert from Bar to Inch water (4°C)
Inch water (60°F) Convert from Bar to Inch water (60°F)
Kilogram-force/sq. cm Convert from Bar to Kilogram-force/sq. cm
Kilogram-force/sq. millimeter Convert from Bar to Kilogram-force/sq. millimeter
Kilogram-force/square meter Convert from Bar to Kilogram-force/square meter
Kilonewton/square meter Convert from Bar to Kilonewton/square meter
Kilopascal Convert from Bar to Kilopascal
Kip-force/square inch Convert from Bar to Kip-force/square inch
Ksi Convert from Bar to Ksi
Megapascal Convert from Bar to Megapascal
Microbar Convert from Bar to Microbar
Micropascal Convert from Bar to Micropascal
Millibar Convert from Bar to Millibar
Millimeter mercury (0°C) Convert from Bar to Millimeter mercury (0°C)
Millimeter water (4°C) Convert from Bar to Millimeter water (4°C)
Millipascal Convert from Bar to Millipascal
Nanopascal Convert from Bar to Nanopascal
Newton/square centimeter Convert from Bar to Newton/square centimeter
Newton/square meter Convert from Bar to Newton/square meter
Newton/square millimeter Convert from Bar to Newton/square millimeter
Pascal Convert from Bar to Pascal
Petapascal Convert from Bar to Petapascal
Picopascal Convert from Bar to Picopascal
Pound-force/square foot Convert from Bar to Pound-force/square foot
Pound-force/square inch Convert from Bar to Pound-force/square inch
Poundal/square foot Convert from Bar to Poundal/square foot
Psi Convert from Bar to Psi
Standard atmosphere Convert from Bar to Standard atmosphere
Terapascal Convert from Bar to Terapascal
Ton-force (long)/square foot Convert from Bar to Ton-force (long)/square foot
Ton-force (long)/square inch Convert from Bar to Ton-force (long)/square inch
Ton-force (short)/sq. foot Convert from Bar to Ton-force (short)/sq. foot
Ton-force (short)/sq. inch Convert from Bar to Ton-force (short)/sq. inch
Torr Convert from Bar to Torr