A pressure conversion tool facilitates the change between kilopascals (kPa), a unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI), and torr, a unit based on the historical mercury barometer. For example, a standard atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa is equivalent to 760 torr. This digital tool performs the necessary mathematical operation to provide an accurate conversion between these two units.
Accurate pressure conversion is essential in numerous scientific and engineering disciplines, including meteorology, chemistry, and vacuum technology. The ability to readily translate between kPa and torr enables consistent data interpretation and interoperability across different systems and historical datasets. Torr, though not an SI unit, continues to be utilized in specific fields, making tools that bridge this unit divide indispensable.