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Convert Inches of mercury to Torr

1 inch of mercury is 25.400006 Torr. One inch of mercury is exactly 25.4000063163 torr.

One inch of mercury is 25.400006 torr. To convert inches of mercury to torr, multiply by 25.400006; to go the other way, divide by 25.400006 or multiply by 0.039370069. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. The pressure of a one-inch column of mercury at 0 °C, fixed by convention at 3,386.389 pascals.

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Torr
25.400006 Torr
Inches of mercury × 25.400006
value * 25.400006316325.4 Torr

1 inch of mercury in every pressure unit

UnitValueExact factor
pounds per square inch0.4911541996 psi× 0.491154199634
bars0.03386389 bar× 0.03386389
pascals3,386.389 Pa× 3,386.389
kilopascals3.386389 kPa× 3.386389
megapascals0.003386389 MPa× 0.003386389
atmospheres0.03342106094 atm× 0.0334210609425
torr25.40000632 Torr× 25.4000063163
inches of mercury (as entered)1 inHg

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert inches of mercury to torr?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in inches of mercury.
  2. 2.Multiply by 25.400006 — that is how many torr fit in one inch of mercury.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 25.400006, or multiply by 0.039370069.

Worked example: 25 inches of mercury to torr

Formula
inHg × 25.400006 = Torr
Arithmetic
25 × 25.400006 = 635.000158 Torr
Answer
25 inHg = 635.000158 Torr

The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.

Inches of mercury to torr conversion table

Inches of mercuryTorr
1 inHg25.400006 Torr
2 inHg50.800013 Torr
3 inHg76.200019 Torr
4 inHg101.600025 Torr
5 inHg127.000032 Torr
6 inHg152.400038 Torr
7 inHg177.800044 Torr
8 inHg203.200051 Torr
9 inHg228.600057 Torr
10 inHg254.000063 Torr
12 inHg304.800076 Torr
15 inHg381.000095 Torr
20 inHg508.000126 Torr
25 inHg635.000158 Torr
50 inHg1,270.000316 Torr
100 inHg2,540.000632 Torr
200 inHg5,080.001263 Torr
300 inHg7,620.001895 Torr
500 inHg12,700.003158 Torr
1000 inHg25,400.006316 Torr
2000 inHg50,800.012633 Torr
5000 inHg127,000.031582 Torr
10000 inHg254,000.063163 Torr

What is an inch of mercury?

The pressure of a one-inch column of mercury at 0 °C, fixed by convention at 3,386.389 pascals. US aviation altimeters and barometers read in it.

What is a torr?

Exactly one seven-hundred-and-sixtieth of a standard atmosphere. Within a millionth of a millimetre of mercury, which is what it replaced, and still the unit of vacuum work.

How many torr are in an inch of mercury?

One inch of mercury is 25.400006 torr. Going the other way, one torr is 0.039370069 inches of mercury. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.

Every pressure unit here

UnitSymbolOne of these is
Pounds per square inchpsi6894.7573 pascal
Barsbar100000 pascal
PascalsPathe base unit
KilopascalskPa1000 pascal
MegapascalsMPa1000000 pascal
Atmospheresatm101325 pascal
TorrTorr133.32237 pascal
Inches of mercuryinHg3386.389 pascal

Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — pound-force is exactly 4.4482216152605 N and the inch exactly 0.0254 m

Questions people actually ask

How many torr are in an inch of mercury?
25.400006. Exactly one seven-hundred-and-sixtieth of a standard atmosphere. Within a millionth of a millimetre of mercury, which is what it replaced, and still the unit of vacuum work.
How do I convert torr back to inches of mercury?
Divide by 25.400006, or multiply by 0.039370069 — they are the same operation.

Other pressure conversions

Torr to inches of mercury — the same conversion the other way.