Bar to Megapascals Converter
Convert Bar (bar) to Megapascals (MPa) instantly, or use the conversion table below to look up common values.
Bar to Megapascals conversion table
| Bar (bar) | Megapascals (MPa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1 |
| 2 | 0.2 |
| 3 | 0.3 |
| 4 | 0.4 |
| 5 | 0.5 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 25 | 2.5 |
| 50 | 5 |
| 100 | 10 |
How to convert Bar to Megapascals
1 bar equals 0.1 MPa. Use the converter above for any value, or read the table for common conversions.
MPa = bar × 0.1 · bar = MPa × 10Multiply a bar figure by 0.1 to get megapascals, or divide it by 10 to go the other way.
Worked examples
- 1 bar= 0.1 MPa
- 2 bar= 0.2 MPa
- 5 bar= 0.5 MPa
- 10 bar= 1 MPa
- 50 bar= 5 MPa
What these units are
Bar (bar). One bar is exactly 100,000 pascals, slightly less than one atmosphere. It is used for tyre pressure, industrial gases and weather charts.
Megapascals (MPa). A megapascal is 1,000 kilopascals, or one million pascals. It is used for concrete strength, where structural concrete is typically specified between 20 and 40 MPa.
Bar, atmosphere and psi are exact definitions. Gauges and weather stations round heavily, so treat the last digit as indicative rather than precise.
Checking a bar to megapascals conversion
Pressure units are all defined against the pascal, so the conversion is a multiplication by a fixed number. What makes this dimension awkward is that the numbers sit within tens of per cent of each other, so a small slip looks plausible.
Three of the units are close together on purpose: one bar is 100,000 pascals, one atmosphere is 101,325, and weather reports use millibars and hectopascals, which are the same size. A reading that looks like a unit error is often a genuine difference between gauge pressure and absolute pressure instead.
Checking a pressure conversion means converting through pascals and comparing with a known reference, such as the fact that a bar and an atmosphere differ by about 1.3%. The error to watch for is quoting a pressure without saying whether it is measured above atmospheric pressure or from a vacuum.
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