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Convert Torr to Inches of mercury

1 torr is 0.03937 inHg. One torr is exactly 0.0393700689499 inches of mercury.

One torr is 0.039370069 inches of mercury. To convert torr to inches of mercury, multiply by 0.039370069; to go the other way, divide by 0.039370069 or multiply by 25.400006. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. Exactly one seven-hundred-and-sixtieth of a standard atmosphere.

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Inches of mercury
0.03937 inHg
Torr × 0.039370069
value * 0.03937006894990.039 inHg

1 torr in every pressure unit

UnitValueExact factor
pounds per square inch0.0193367747 psi× 0.0193367747046
bars0.001333223684 bar× 0.00133322368421
pascals133.3223684 Pa× 133.322368421
kilopascals0.1333223684 kPa× 0.133322368421
megapascals0.0001333223684 MPa× 0.000133322368421
atmospheres0.001315789474 atm× 0.00131578947368
torr (as entered)1 Torr
inches of mercury0.03937006895 inHg× 0.0393700689499

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 torr to inches of mercury?

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

Worked example: 25 torr to inches of mercury

Formula
Torr × 0.039370069 = inHg
Arithmetic
25 × 0.039370069 = 0.984252 inHg
Answer
25 Torr = 0.984252 inHg

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

Torr to inches of mercury conversion table

TorrInches of mercury
1 Torr0.03937 inHg
2 Torr0.07874 inHg
3 Torr0.11811 inHg
4 Torr0.15748 inHg
5 Torr0.19685 inHg
6 Torr0.23622 inHg
7 Torr0.27559 inHg
8 Torr0.314961 inHg
9 Torr0.354331 inHg
10 Torr0.393701 inHg
12 Torr0.472441 inHg
15 Torr0.590551 inHg
20 Torr0.787401 inHg
25 Torr0.984252 inHg
50 Torr1.968503 inHg
100 Torr3.937007 inHg
200 Torr7.874014 inHg
300 Torr11.811021 inHg
500 Torr19.685034 inHg
1000 Torr39.370069 inHg
2000 Torr78.740138 inHg
5000 Torr196.850345 inHg
10000 Torr393.700689 inHg

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.

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.

How many inches of mercury are in a torr?

One torr is 0.039370069 inches of mercury. Going the other way, one inch of mercury is 25.400006 torr. 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 inches of mercury are in a torr?
0.039370069. 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.
How do I convert inches of mercury back to torr?
Divide by 0.039370069, or multiply by 25.400006 — they are the same operation.

Other pressure conversions

Inches of mercury to torr — the same conversion the other way.