Converting from Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch (ksi) to Kilogram per Square Millimeter (kgf/mm²) in Pressure

What is Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch (ksi)

Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch (ksi) is a unit of pressure commonly used in engineering to denote stress in materials. It is equivalent to one thousand pounds of force applied to one square inch of area.

What is Kilogram per Square Millimeter (kgf/mm²)

Kilogram per Square Millimeter (kgf/mm²) is a metric unit of pressure that represents the force of one kilogram applied to one square millimeter of area. It is frequently used in international engineering and scientific calculations.

Conversion Formulas

To convert from ksi to kgf/mm²:

kgf/mm²=ksi×0.7030696

To convert from kgf/mm² to ksi:

ksi=kgf/mm²×1.422334

Examples

• 17 ksi is equal to 11.95218 kgf/mm²
• 3 ksi is equivalent to 2.109209 kgf/mm²
• 8 kgf/mm² translates to 11.37867 ksi

Conclusion

Use these conversion formulas to seamlessly convert between Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch (ksi) and Kilogram per Square Millimeter (kgf/mm²) in your engineering and scientific calculations.