kgf/cm2\text{kgf/cm}^{2}

kilogram-force per square centimeter

Pressureexact by definition

The kilogram-force per square centimetre is exactly 98066.5 pascals, very nearly one bar and very nearly one atmosphere. It is the gravitational-system pressure unit and remains the default on gauges, compressors and hydraulic equipment across Japan, Korea, India, Russia and much of southern Europe.

Watch out: It is also called the technical atmosphere, symbol at, and it is not the standard atmosphere: 1 at is 0.9678 atm. Treating a gauge marked kgf/cm² as though it read bar introduces a 2 percent error, which is usually tolerable and occasionally not.

1 kgf/cm2\text{kgf/cm}^{2} 98.0665 kPa\text{kPa}

One kilogram-force per square centimeter in every pressure unit

980,665microbar (μbar)
980,665barye (Ba)
735,559millitorr (mTorr)
98,066.5pascal (Pa)
10,000millimeter of water column (mmH₂O)
2,048.16pound per square foot (lb/ft²)
1,000centimeter of water column (cmH₂O)
980.665hectopascal (hPa)
980.665millibar (mbar)
735.559torr (Torr)
735.559millimeter of mercury (mmHg)
393.701inch of water column (in w.g.)
98.0665kilopascal (kPa)
32.8084foot of water column (ft H₂O)
28.959inch of mercury (inHg)
14.2233pound per square inch (psi)
10meter of water column (m H₂O)
9.80665decibar (dbar)
1kilogram-force per square centimeter (kgf/cm²)this unit
0.980665bar (bar)
0.967841atmosphere (atm)
0.0980665megapascal (MPa)
0.0142233kip per square inch (ksi)
0.0000980665gigapascal (GPa)
0.0000142233million pounds per square inch (Mpsi)