Megapascals to Bars Converter
1 megapascal = 10 bars
1 megapascal equals 10 bars
How to convert megapascals to bars
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.
bar = MPa × 10One megapascal is 10 bars, so a single multiplication converts any value.
100 bar = 10 × 10Megapascals to bars conversion table
Common values in megapascals, converted to bars.
| Megapascals (MPa) | Bars (bar) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 40 |
| 5 | 50 |
| 10 | 100 |
| 20 | 200 |
| 25 | 250 |
| 50 | 500 |
| 100 | 1,000 |
| 250 | 2,500 |
| 500 | 5,000 |
| 1,000 | 10,000 |
About these units
megapascalMPa
One million pascals. Used for material strength and hydraulic systems.
barbar
Exactly 100,000 pascals, close to average atmospheric pressure at sea level.
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.