PSF - Pressure Unit - Definition, Application, Conversions

What is PSF?

PSF is a unit of pressure used mainly in the United States and other countries that use the imperial measurement system. PSF measures the amount of force (in pounds) exerted on an area of one square foot. PSF is an abbreviation for "Pounds per Square Foot", which means "pounds per square foot".

The PSF appears in a variety of engineering and technical applications, especially when pressure distribution measurements over larger areas are required.

PSF is not commonly used as a unit for working pressure in industrial hoses. PSF may have applications in other industries, such as construction. In industrial hoses, working pressure is typically expressed in PSI, bars, or MPa.

When is the PSF used to measure pressure?

PSF is used to measure pressure mainly in the United States and other countries using the imperial measurement system. The most common use cases for this unit are:

• Building and structural engineering - PSF is a key unit in calculations related to structural loads. It is used to measure the pressure exerted on various elements of buildings, such as floors, roofs or foundations, which is necessary to ensure their safety and stability. 
• Architecture - In architectural design, PSF is used to calculate the loads caused by snow, wind and other external forces that can affect building structures. 
• Geotechnical engineering - The PSF assists in calculating the bearing capacity of the soil and in the design of foundations. This is important to ensure the stability and safety of structures erected on a site. 
• Aerospace engineering - The PSF is used to assess the loads acting on aircraft wings, aircraft fuselages and other surfaces exposed to aerodynamic forces.

How to measure pressure in PSF?

To measure pressure in PSF, you can use a manometer that is calibrated in these units or similar.

Here are the steps to follow to measure pressure in PSF:

• Choose the right manometer - Make sure you have a manometer calibrated in PSF units or in units that can be easily converted to PSF (e.g. PSI). You can also use a manometer with the ability to set different units.
• Identify the measurement point - Determine the place where you will measure the pressure (e.g. in a plumbing system, in a ventilation system).
• Connect the manometer - Connect the manometer to the appropriate connection or measurement point. Make sure the connection is tight to get an accurate measurement.
• Read the result - After the pressure stabilizes, read the manometer reading in PSF.

If you have a manometer calibrated in other pressure units, you can convert them to PSF using the appropriate pressure converter.

PSF pressure unit conversions

• 1 PSF = 0,000478803 bar
• 1 PSF = 47,8803 Pa
• 1 PSF = 0,478803 hPa
• 1 PSF = 0,0478803 kPa
• 1 PSF = 0,0000478803 MPa
• 1 PSF = 0,000472541 atm
• 1 PSF = 0,00694444 PSI
• 1 PSF = 4,88243 mmH2O
• 1 PSF = 0,192258 inH2O
• 1 PSF = 0,359131 Tr
• 1 PSF = 0,359131 mmHg
• 1 PSF = 0,0141391 inHg
• 1 PSF = 0,000472541 at
  

1 PSF = 0,000478803 bar = 47,8803 Pa = 0,478803 hPa = 0,0478803 kPa = 0,0000478803 MPa = 0,000472541 atm = 0,00694444 PSI = 4,88243 mmH2O = 0,192258 inH2O = 0,359131 Tr = 0,359131 mmHg = 0,0141391 inHg = 0,000472541 at

PSF to Bar pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Bar multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,000478803.

• 1 PSF to bar? 1 PSF is equal to 0,000478803 bar
• 2 PSF to bar? 2 PSF is equal to 0,000957606 bar
• 5 PSF to bar? 5 PSF is equal to 0,002394015 bar
• 10 PSF to bar? 10 PSF is equal to 0,00478803 bar
• 20 PSF to bar? 20 PSF is equal to 0,00957606 bar
• 50 PSF to bar? 50 PSF is equal to 0,02394015 bar
• 100 PSF to bar? 100 PSF is equal to 0,0478803 bar
• 200 PSF to bar? 200 PSF is equal to 0,0957606 bar
• 500 PSF to bar? 500 PSF is equal to 0,2394015 bar
• 1000 PSF to bar? 1000 PSF is equal to 0,478803 bar

PSF to Pa - PSF to Pascal pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Pascal (Pa) multiply the pressure in PSF by 47,8803.

• 1 PSF to Pa? 1 PSF is equal to 47,8803 Pa
• 2 PSF to Pa? 2 PSF is equal to 95,7606 Pa
• 5 PSF to Pa? 5 PSF is equal to 239,4015 Pa
• 10 PSF to Pa? 10 PSF is equal to 478,803 Pa
• 20 PSF to Pa? 20 PSF is equal to 957,606 Pa
• 50 PSF to Pa? 50 PSF is equal to 2394,015 Pa
• 100 PSF to Pa? 100 PSF is equal to 4788,03 Pa
• 200 PSF to Pa? 200 PSF is equal to 9576,06 Pa
• 500 PSF to Pa? 500 PSF is equal to 23940,15 Pa
• 1000 PSF to Pa? 1000 PSF is equal to 47880,3 Pa

PSF to hPa - PSF to Hectopascal pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Hectopascal (hPa) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,478803.

• 1 PSF to hPa? 1 PSF is equal to 0,478803 hPa
• 2 PSF to hPa? 2 PSF is equal to 0,957606 hPa
• 5 PSF to hPa? 5 PSF is equal to 2,394015 hPa
• 10 PSF to hPa? 10 PSF is equal to 4,78803 hPa
• 20 PSF to hPa? 20 PSF is equal to 9,57606 hPa
• 50 PSF to hPa? 50 PSF is equal to 23,94015 hPa
• 100 PSF to hPa? 100 PSF is equal to 47,8803 hPa
• 200 PSF to hPa? 200 PSF is equal to 95,7606 hPa
• 500 PSF to hPa? 500 PSF is equal to 239,4015 hPa
• 1000 PSF to hPa? 1000 PSF is equal to 478,803 hPa

PSF to kPa - PSF to Kilopascal pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Kilopascal (kPa) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,0478803.

• 1 PSF to kPa? 1 PSF is equal to 0,0478803 kPa
• 2 PSF to kPa? 2 PSF is equal to 0,0957606 kPa
• 5 PSF to kPa? 5 PSF is equal to 0,2394015 kPa
• 10 PSF to kPa? 10 PSF is equal to 0,478803 kPa
• 20 PSF to kPa? 20 PSF is equal to 0,957606 kPa
• 50 PSF to kPa? 50 PSF is equal to 2,394015 kPa
• 100 PSF to kPa? 100 PSF is equal to 4,78803 kPa
• 200 PSF to kPa? 200 PSF is equal to 9,57606 kPa
• 500 PSF to kPa? 500 PSF is equal to 23,94015 kPa
• 1000 PSF to kPa? 1000 PSF is equal to 47,8803 kPa

PSF to MPa - PSF to Megapascal pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Megapascal (MPa) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,0000478803.

• 1 PSF to MPa? 1 PSF is equal to 0,0000478803 MPa
• 2 PSF to MPa? 2 PSF is equal to 0,0000957606 MPa
• 5 PSF to MPa? 5 PSF is equal to 0,0002394015 MPa
• 10 PSF to MPa? 10 PSF is equal to 0,000478803 MPa
• 20 PSF to MPa? 20 PSF is equal to 0,000957606 MPa
• 50 PSF to MPa? 50 PSF is equal to 0,002394015 MPa
• 100 PSF to MPa? 100 PSF is equal to 0,00478803 MPa
• 200 PSF to MPa? 200 PSF is equal to 0,00957606 MPa
• 500 PSF to MPa? 500 PSF is equal to 0,02394015 MPa
• 1000 PSF to MPa? 1000 PSF is equal to 0,0478803 MPa

PSF to atm - PSF to Atmosphere pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Atmosphere (atm) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,000472541.

• 1 PSF to atm? 1 PSF is equal to 0,000472541 atm
• 2 PSF to atm? 2 PSF is equal to 0,000945082 atm
• 5 PSF to atm? 5 PSF is equal to 0,002362705 atm
• 10 PSF to atm? 10 PSF is equal to 0,00472541 atm
• 20 PSF to atm? 20 PSF is equal to 0,00945082 atm
• 50 PSF to atm? 50 PSF is equal to 0,02362705 atm
• 100 PSF to atm? 100 PSF is equal to 0,0472541 atm
• 200 PSF to atm? 200 PSF is equal to 0,0945082 atm
• 500 PSF to atm? 500 PSF is equal to 0,2362705 atm
• 1000 PSF to atm? 1000 PSF is equal to 0,472541 atm

PSF to PSI pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to PSI multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,00694444.

• 1 PSF to PSI? 1 PSF is equal to 0,0069444 PSI
• 2 PSF to PSI? 2 PSF is equal to 0,0138889 PSI
• 5 PSF to PSI? 5 PSF is equal to 0,0347222 PSI
• 10 PSF to PSI? 10 PSF is equal to 0,0694444 PSI
• 20 PSF to PSI? 20 PSF is equal to 0,1388888 PSI
• 40 PSF to PSI? 40 PSF is equal to 0,2777776 PSI
• 50 PSF to PSI? 50 PSF is equal to 0,347222 PSI
• 100 PSF to PSI? 100 PSF is equal to 0,694444 PSI
• 200 PSF to PSI? 200 PSF is equal to 1,388888 PSI
• 500 PSF to PSI? 500 PSF is equal to 3,47222 PSI
• 1000 PSF to PSI? 1000 PSF is equal to 6,94444 PSI
• 2000 PSF to PSI? 2000 PSF is equal to 13,88888 PSI
• 3000 PSF to PSI? 3000 PSF is equal to 20,83332 PSI

PSF to mmH2O - PSF to Milimetre of water column pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Milimetre of water column (mmH2O) multiply the pressure in PSF by 4,88243.

• 1 PSF to mmH2O? 1 PSF is equal to 4,88243 mmH2O
• 2 PSF to mmH2O? 2 PSF is equal to 9,76486 mmH2O
• 5 PSF to mmH2O? 5 PSF is equal to 24,41215 mmH2O
• 10 PSF to mmH2O? 10 PSF is equal to 48,8243 mmH2O
• 20 PSF to mmH2O? 20 PSF is equal to 97,6486 mmH2O
• 50 PSF to mmH2O? 50 PSF is equal to 244,1215 mmH2O
• 100 PSF to mmH2O? 100 PSF is equal to 488,243 mmH2O
• 200 PSF to mmH2O? 200 PSF is equal to 976,486 mmH2O
• 500 PSF to mmH2O? 500 PSF is equal to 2441,215 mmH2O
• 1000 PSF to mmH2O? 1000 PSF is equal to 4882,43 mmH2O

PSF to inH2O - PSF to Inch of water column pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Inch of water column (inH2O) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,192258.

• 1 PSF to inH2O? 1 PSF is equal to 0,192258 inH2O
• 2 PSF to inH2O? 2 PSF is equal to 0,384516 inH2O
• 5 PSF to inH2O? 5 PSF is equal to 0,96129 inH2O
• 10 PSF to inH2O? 10 PSF is equal to 1,92258 inH2O
• 20 PSF to inH2O? 20 PSF is equal to 3,84516 inH2O
• 50 PSF to inH2O? 50 PSF is equal to 9,6129 inH2O
• 100 PSF to inH2O? 100 PSF is equal to 19,2258 inH2O
• 200 PSF to inH2O? 200 PSF is equal to 38,4516 inH2O
• 500 PSF to inH2O? 500 PSF is equal to 96,129 inH2O
• 1000 PSF to inH2O? 1000 PSF is equal to 192,258 inH2O

PSF to torr pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to torr (Tr) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,359131.

• 1 PSF to torr? 1 PSF is equal to 0,359131 torr
• 2 PSF to torr? 2 PSF is equal to 0,718262 torr
• 5 PSF to torr? 5 PSF is equal to 1,795655 torr
• 10 PSF to torr? 10 PSF is equal to 3,59131 torr
• 20 PSF to torr? 20 PSF is equal to 7,18262 torr
• 50 PSF to torr? 50 PSF is equal to 17,95655 torr
• 100 PSF to torr? 100 PSF is equal to 35,9131 torr
• 200 PSF to torr? 200 PSF is equal to 71,8262 torr
• 500 PSF to torr? 500 PSF is equal to 179,5655 torr
• 1000 PSF to torr? 1000 PSF is equal to 359,131 torr

PSF to mmHg - PSF to Milimetre of mercury column pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Milimetre of mercury column (mmHg) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,359131.

• 1 PSF to mmHg? 1 PSF is equal to 0,359131 mmHg
• 2 PSF to mmHg? 2 PSF is equal to 0,718262 mmHg
• 5 PSF to mmHg? 5 PSF is equal to 1,795655 mmHg
• 10 PSF to mmHg? 10 PSF is equal to 3,59131 mmHg
• 20 PSF to mmHg? 20 PSF is equal to 7,18262 mmHg
• 50 PSF to mmHg? 50 PSF is equal to 17,95655 mmHg
• 100 PSF to mmHg? 100 PSF is equal to 35,9131 mmHg
• 200 PSF to mmHg? 200 PSF is equal to 71,8262 mmHg
• 500 PSF to mmHg? 500 PSF is equal to 179,5655 mmHg
• 1000 PSF to mmHg? 1000 PSF is equal to 359,131 mmHg

PSF to inHg - PSF to Inch of mercury column pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Inch of mercury column (inHg) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,0141391.

• 1 PSF to inHg? 1 PSF is equal to 0,0141391 inHg
• 2 PSF to inHg? 2 PSF is equal to 0,0282782 inHg
• 5 PSF to inHg? 5 PSF is equal to 0,0706955 inHg
• 10 PSF to inHg? 10 PSF is equal to 0,141391 inHg
• 20 PSF to inHg? 20 PSF is equal to 0,282782 inHg
• 50 PSF to inHg? 50 PSF is equal to 0,706955 inHg
• 100 PSF to inHg? 100 PSF is equal to 1,41391 inHg
• 200 PSF to inHg? 200 PSF is equal to 2,82782 inHg
• 500 PSF to inHg? 500 PSF is equal to 7,06955 inHg
• 1000 PSF to inHg? 1000 PSF is equal to 14,1391 inHg

PSF to at - PSF to Technical atmosphere pressure unit conversion

To convert pressure from PSF to Technical Atmosphere (at) multiply the pressure in PSF by 0,000472541.

• 1 PSF to at? 1 PSF is equal to 0,000472541 at
• 2 PSF to at? 2 PSF is equal to 0,000945082 at
• 5 PSF to at? 5 PSF is equal to 0,002362705 at
• 10 PSF to at? 10 PSF is equal to 0,00472541 at
• 20 PSF to at? 20 PSF is equal to 0,00945082 at
• 50 PSF to at? 50 PSF is equal to 0,02362705 at
• 100 PSF to at? 100 PSF is equal to 0,0472541 at
• 200 PSF to at? 200 PSF is equal to 0,0945082 at
• 500 PSF to at? 500 PSF is equal to 0,2362705 at
• 1000 PSF to at? 1000 PSF is equal to 0,472541 at