Kilogram-force per square centimetre
- Kilogram-force per square centimetre
A kilogram-force per square centimeter (kgf/cm2), often just kilogram per square centimeter (kg/cm2), is a unit of pressure using metric units. Its use is now deprecated; it is not a part of the International System of Units (SI), the modern metric system. The unit is similar to the English unit psi (lbf/in2).
In SI units, the unit is converted to the SI derived unit pascal (Pa), which is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m2). A newton is equal to a kg·m/s2, and a kilogram-force is 9.80665 newtons, meaning that 1 kgf/cm2 equals 98.0665 kilopascals.
In some older publications, kilogram-force per square centimeter is abbreviated ksc instead of kg/cm2.
ee also
*Technical atmosphere, another name for this unit
Still, kg/cm2 remains active as a measurement of force primarily due to older torque measurement devices still in use.
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