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... Gigapascal

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Use this page to convert gigapascal values into bar, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

1 GPa = 10,000 bar

1 bar = 0.0001 GPa

Example: 35 GPa = 350,000 bar

Gigapascal (GPa) is represented in this converter as 1000000000 pascals.

History: Gigapascal follows SI prefix conventions for scaling the pascal up or down by powers of ten.

Current use: Gigapascal is useful in science, engineering, meteorology, and technical pressure specifications.

Also written as GPa.

A bar equals 100,000 pascals.

History: It was created as a practical pressure unit for engineering.

Current use: Bar is used in compressors, pumps, and diving.

Also written as bar, bars.