Convert pound/square inch to foot of mercury [0 °C]


pound/square inch
ft of mercury

The above form works if you are measuring differential pressure, such as the difference in psi between two points. It also gives the correct answer for absolute pressure, assuming you are measuring psia, which is the pressure relative to absolute zero vacuum.

If you are measuring relative to vacuum and want to resolve the pressure relative to the atmosphere, then you should use the form below.

pound/square inch (relative to atmosphere)
ft of mercury (relative to vacuum)



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More information from the unit converter

How many pound/square inch in 1 ft of mercury? The answer is 5.8938498267194. We assume you are converting between pound/square inch and foot of mercury [0 °C]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: pound/square inch or ft of mercury The SI derived unit for pressure is the pascal. 1 pascal is equal to 0.00014503773800722 pound/square inch, or 2.4608319226204E-5 ft of mercury. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between pounds/square inch and feet of mercury. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!



Quick conversion chart of pound/square inch to ft of mercury

1 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 0.16967 ft of mercury

5 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 0.84834 ft of mercury

10 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 1.69668 ft of mercury

20 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 3.39337 ft of mercury

30 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 5.09005 ft of mercury

40 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 6.78674 ft of mercury

50 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 8.48342 ft of mercury

75 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 12.72513 ft of mercury

100 pound/square inch to ft of mercury = 16.96684 ft of mercury


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Definition: Pound/square inch

The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: psi or lbf/in² or lbf/in²) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch.


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