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Convert Pounds per square inch to Torr

1 pound per square inch is 51.714933 Torr. One pound per square inch is exactly 51.7149325715 torr.

One pound per square inch is 51.714933 torr. To convert pounds per square inch to torr, multiply by 51.714933; to go the other way, divide by 51.714933 or multiply by 0.019336775. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. A pound-force spread over a square inch.

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Torr
51.714933 Torr
Pounds per square inch × 51.714933
value * 51.714932571551.715 Torr

1 pound per square inch in every pressure unit

UnitValueExact factor
pounds per square inch (as entered)1 psi
bars0.06894757293 bar× 0.0689475729317
pascals6,894.757293 Pa× 6,894.75729317
kilopascals6.894757293 kPa× 6.89475729317
megapascals0.006894757293 MPa× 0.00689475729317
atmospheres0.06804596391 atm× 0.0680459639099
torr51.71493257 Torr× 51.7149325715
inches of mercury2.036020461 inHg× 2.03602046108

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 pounds per square inch to torr?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in pounds per square inch.
  2. 2.Multiply by 51.714933 — that is how many torr fit in one pound per square inch.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 51.714933, or multiply by 0.019336775.

Worked example: 25 pounds per square inch to torr

Formula
psi × 51.714933 = Torr
Arithmetic
25 × 51.714933 = 1,292.873314 Torr
Answer
25 psi = 1,292.873314 Torr

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

Pounds per square inch to torr conversion table

Pounds per square inchTorr
1 psi51.714933 Torr
2 psi103.429865 Torr
3 psi155.144798 Torr
4 psi206.85973 Torr
5 psi258.574663 Torr
6 psi310.289595 Torr
7 psi362.004528 Torr
8 psi413.719461 Torr
9 psi465.434393 Torr
10 psi517.149326 Torr
12 psi620.579191 Torr
15 psi775.723989 Torr
20 psi1,034.298651 Torr
25 psi1,292.873314 Torr
50 psi2,585.746629 Torr
100 psi5,171.493257 Torr
200 psi10,342.986514 Torr
300 psi15,514.479771 Torr
500 psi25,857.466286 Torr
1000 psi51,714.932572 Torr
2000 psi103,429.865143 Torr
5000 psi258,574.662858 Torr
10000 psi517,149.325715 Torr

What is a pound per square inch?

A pound-force spread over a square inch. Exact, because both parts are: it is 4.4482216152605 newtons divided by an inch squared. Every US tyre gauge, air line and pressure washer is marked 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 a pound per square inch?

One pound per square inch is 51.714933 torr. Going the other way, one torr is 0.019336775 pounds per square inch. 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 a pound per square inch?
51.714933. 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 pounds per square inch?
Divide by 51.714933, or multiply by 0.019336775 — they are the same operation.

Other pressure conversions

Torr to pounds per square inch — the same conversion the other way.