Kilopascals to Megapascals Converter
1 kilopascal = 0.001 megapascals
1 kilopascal equals 0.001 megapascals
How to convert kilopascals to megapascals
Unit conversion preserves the pressure reference. Gauge pressure and absolute pressure are different readings; changing between them also needs the ambient pressure. Mercury and water-column units use the conventions stated in their unit notes.
MPa = kPa × 0.001One kilopascal is 0.001 megapascals, so a single multiplication converts any value.
0.01 MPa = 10 × 0.001Kilopascals to megapascals conversion table
Common values in kilopascals, converted to megapascals.
| Kilopascals (kPa) | Megapascals (MPa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 4 | 0.004 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 25 | 0.025 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 250 | 0.25 |
| 500 | 0.5 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
About these units
kilopascalkPa
One thousand pascals. The metric standard for tyre pressure.
megapascalMPa
One million pascals. Used for material strength and hydraulic systems.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.