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Convert Torr to Pounds per square inch

1 torr is 0.019337 psi. One torr is exactly 0.0193367747046 pounds per square inch.

One torr is 0.019336775 pounds per square inch. To convert torr to pounds per square inch, multiply by 0.019336775; to go the other way, divide by 0.019336775 or multiply by 51.714933. 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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Pounds per square inch
0.019337 psi
Torr × 0.019336775
value * 0.01933677470460.019 psi

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 pounds per square inch?

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

Worked example: 25 torr to pounds per square inch

Formula
Torr × 0.019336775 = psi
Arithmetic
25 × 0.019336775 = 0.483419 psi
Answer
25 Torr = 0.483419 psi

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

Torr to pounds per square inch conversion table

TorrPounds per square inch
1 Torr0.019337 psi
2 Torr0.038674 psi
3 Torr0.05801 psi
4 Torr0.077347 psi
5 Torr0.096684 psi
6 Torr0.116021 psi
7 Torr0.135357 psi
8 Torr0.154694 psi
9 Torr0.174031 psi
10 Torr0.193368 psi
12 Torr0.232041 psi
15 Torr0.290052 psi
20 Torr0.386735 psi
25 Torr0.483419 psi
50 Torr0.966839 psi
100 Torr1.933677 psi
200 Torr3.867355 psi
300 Torr5.801032 psi
500 Torr9.668387 psi
1000 Torr19.336775 psi
2000 Torr38.673549 psi
5000 Torr96.683874 psi
10000 Torr193.367747 psi

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 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.

How many pounds per square inch are in a torr?

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

Other pressure conversions

Pounds per square inch to torr — the same conversion the other way.