Load & Pressure Converter
Area loads and point loads across engineering units
For loads, 1 kgf = 9.80665 N. Pressure: 1 kN/m² = 1 kPa.
Converted values
Click any row to copy its value.
About Load & Pressure Converter
The load and pressure converter translates structural engineering quantities between unit systems. The Area load tab covers pressures: kN/m², kPa, MPa (N/mm²), kgf/m², psf, psi, and bar. The Point load tab covers forces: kN, N, kgf, tonnes-force, lbf, and kips. Enter a value with its unit and the full table of equivalents appears.
These conversions come up constantly when working across codes: US references quote floor loads in psf and forces in kips, European documents use kN/m² and kN, and older or field documents still speak in kgf and tonnes-force. The conversions use 1 kgf = 9.80665 N exactly, and the identity 1 kN/m² = 1 kPa keeps pressure units consistent.
Every result row copies to the clipboard with a click, so numbers travel cleanly into calculations and reports. It is a free, browser-based reference for engineers, drafters, and students moving between imperial and SI structural units.
How to use Load & Pressure Converter
- Pick the tab: Area load (pressure) or Point load (force).
- Enter your value and choose its unit.
- Read the converted values in every other unit of that tab.
- Click any row to copy the value to the clipboard.