Megapascals to Kilopascals Converter
1 megapascal = 1,000 kilopascals
1 megapascal equals 1,000 kilopascals
How to convert megapascals to kilopascals
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.
kPa = MPa × 1000One megapascal is 1000 kilopascals, so a single multiplication converts any value.
10,000 kPa = 10 × 1000Megapascals to kilopascals conversion table
Common values in megapascals, converted to kilopascals.
| Megapascals (MPa) | Kilopascals (kPa) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 3 | 3,000 |
| 4 | 4,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
| 10 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 |
| 25 | 25,000 |
| 50 | 50,000 |
| 100 | 100,000 |
| 250 | 250,000 |
| 500 | 500,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,000,000 |
About these units
megapascalMPa
One million pascals. Used for material strength and hydraulic systems.
kilopascalkPa
One thousand pascals. The metric standard for tyre pressure.
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.