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pièze
Unit system Metre–tonne–second system of units
Unit of Pressure
Symbolpz
Derivation1 pz = 1 sn/m2
Conversions
1 pz in ...... is equal to ...
   MTS base units   m−1⋅t⋅s−2
   SI units   1 kPa
    English Engineering Units   0.1450377 psi

The pièze (French: [pjɛz]) is the unit of pressure in the metre–tonne–second system of units (mts system), used, e.g., in the former Soviet Union 1933–1955. It is defined as one sthène per square metre. The symbol is pz. [1]

one pièze = 1 kilopascal
= 10 millibars
9.869×10−3 standard atmospheres
7.501 torrs
0.1450 pounds per square inch
0.2953 inches of mercury

References

  1. ^ François Cardarelli (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: Their Si Equivalences and Origins (3rd ed.). Springer. p.  724. ISBN  9781852336820.