Newtons per metre squared conversion

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Newtons per metre squared

Abbreviation/Symbol:

N/m²

Unit of:

Pressure

Worldwide use:

Newton per meter squared or Pascals are widely used around the world with the main exception of the United States, chiefly in materials science.

Definition:

N/m² is the pressure exterted by one Newton being applied to an area of one square meter. This is the same as a Pascal.

Common references:

1 N/m² is approximately the weight of a dollar bill lying flat on a surface

100 N/m² is the approximate pressure of a strong breeze

A garden hose reaches a pressure of around 300,000 N/m²