The bar is a pressure unit equal to 100,000 pascals. It is widely used in industrial and service equipment.
The bar became popular because it expresses many practical pressure ranges compactly. It remains common even though it is not an SI unit.
Measurement system: Non-SI metric engineering unit. SI equivalent: 1 bar = 100000 Pa.
Bar facts
- Unit name
- Bar
- Symbol
- bar
- Category
- Pressure
- Measurement system
- Non-SI metric engineering unit
- SI equivalent
- 1 bar = 100000 Pa
- Common uses
- Compressors, hydraulics, pneumatics and service gauges
Definition of the bar
The bar is a pressure unit equal to 100,000 pascals. It is widely used in industrial and service equipment.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Non-SI metric engineering unit
SI equivalent: 1 bar = 100000 Pa
History of the bar
The bar became popular because it expresses many practical pressure ranges compactly. It remains common even though it is not an SI unit.
Where is the bar used?
Compressors, hydraulics, pneumatics and service gauges