Converting from Horsepower, Mechanical (hp) to Horsepower, Metric (hp) | Power

What is Horsepower, Mechanical (hp)

Horsepower, Mechanical (hp) is a unit of power commonly used in the United States and other countries using the imperial system. It measures the rate at which work is done, equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second or 745.7 watts.

hp=TimeWork​

What is Horsepower, Metric (hp)

Horsepower, Metric (hp) is the unit of power in the metric system. It is based on the metric units of energy and time, with 1 horsepower, metric equating to 75 kgf-m/s or 735.5 watts.

hp=TimeForce×Distance​

Conversion Formulas

To convert from Horsepower, Mechanical to Horsepower, Metric:

hpmetric​=hpmechanical​×0.9863201

To convert from Horsepower, Metric to Horsepower, Mechanical:

hpmechanical​=hpmetric​×1.01387

Examples

1. 12 Horsepower, Mechanical (hp) is equal to 11.83584 Horsepower, Metric (hp)
2. 5 Horsepower, Mechanical (hp) is equal to 4.9316 Horsepower, Metric (hp)
3. 2 Horsepower, Mechanical (hp) converts to 1.97264 Horsepower, Metric (hp)

This article serves as a useful guide for converting between Horsepower, Mechanical and Horsepower, Metric. The provided conversion formulas and examples make it easy to perform accurate conversions for various power applications.