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Psi to bar converter

Convert psi to bar (psi to bar) with the exact factor, a conversion chart and worked steps.

Updated Checked against 3 worked examples

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Bar: 2.20632233381 bar
Shown to 12 significant figures, half-up
Conversion
32 psi = 2.2063223338 bar
1 bar in psi
14.50377377psi

32 psi is 2.2063223338 bar. Going the other way, 1 bar is 14.50377377 psi.

Psi to bar

02.557.510255075100125150psibar32 → 2.2063
Psi to bar chart (11 rows)
PsiBar
100.6895
151.0342
201.379
251.7237
302.0684
322.2063
352.4132
402.7579
503.4474
1006.8948
15010.3421
How it's calculated S
  1. Conversion factor

    1 psi=0.0689475729317 bar1\ \text{psi} = 0.0689475729317\ \text{bar}

    Rounded here for display; the calculation uses 50 significant digits.

  2. Multiply

    32×0.0689475729317=2.20632233381 bar32 \times 0.0689475729317 = 2.20632233381\ \text{bar}

About the psi to bar converter

A pressure marked psi may appear on a tire placard, gauge or component rating. Preserve whether that reading is gauge or absolute pressure when converting. Changing the unit does not remove the atmospheric offset between those pressure references.

One pound per square inch is about 0.0689475729 bar, so 32 psi is 2.206322 bar. To convert psi to bar, multiply by 0.0689475729; to convert back, multiply by 14.503773773.

One psi is one pound-force per square inch, about 6,894.757 pascals. The factor has no exact decimal form, so results are computed with 50 significant digits and rounded only for display.

Worked examples

32 psi to bar

Psi (psi)
32 psi
Bar
2.2063223338 bar

Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions)

25 psi to bar

Psi (psi)
25 psi
Bar
1.7236893233 bar

Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions)

100 psi to bar

Psi (psi)
100 psi
Bar
6.8947572932 bar

Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions)

Questions

When would I convert psi to bar?

A pressure marked psi may appear on a tire placard, gauge or component rating. Preserve whether that reading is gauge or absolute pressure when converting. Changing the unit does not remove the atmospheric offset between those pressure references.

How many bar are in a pound per square inch?

One pound per square inch is about 0.0689475729 bar. One psi is one pound-force per square inch, about 6,894.757 pascals.

How do you convert psi to bar?

Multiply the number of psi by 0.0689475729. For example, 32 psi × 0.0689475729 = 2.206322 bar. To go the other way, divide by 0.0689475729.

How can I estimate psi to bar without a calculator?

Multiply by 0.07. That is 1.5% high of the exact factor 0.0689475729, so 32 psi comes out as 2.24 bar instead of 2.2063.

How accurate is the psi to bar converter?

Accuracy depends on your inputs and the method's assumptions. Decimal arithmetic uses 50 significant digits, but estimates, numerical methods and source data can be less precise; the displayed rounding does not remove those limits. It is checked against 3 worked examples whose answers come from independent sources; for example, “32 psi to bar” is checked against Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions).

Where does the method come from?

NIST SP 811 (2008), Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, Appendix B; NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement; BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition.

About this calculator

bar=psi×0.0689475729317\text{bar} = \text{psi} \times 0.0689475729317

Sources

  1. NIST SP 811 (2008), Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, Appendix B
  2. NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement
  3. BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition

Checked against references

3 worked examples with independently sourced answers ship with this calculator. They run in the test suite; you can run them here too.

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