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What Does ata Stand For? Technical Atmospheres, a Unit of Pressure
The symbol at stands for technical atmospheres, a non-Si, outdated-metric unit of pressure. 1 technical atmosphere is defined as 1 kilogram-force per square centimeter. The SI unit of force is...
What Does psi and ksi Stand For? (kilo)Pounds per Square Inch, a Unit of Pressure
The abbreviation psi stands for pound-force per square inch. A related unit is ksi, which stands for kilopound-force per square inch. Most people leave out the “force” part of pound-force, and...
The symbol Torr stands for the unit of pressure torr, which is equal to exactly 1/760 atm or 133.322 Pa. There are many other units of pressure, but torr is useful for measuring small pressures,...
The Pascal (Pa) is a unit of measurement for pressure, which is equal to a newton per square meter (N/m2). There are many units of pressure besides Pa, such as mbar, torr, and atm. However, Pa is the...
Although the mbar is a detestable unit and you should not be ashamed if you don’t know what it is, unfortunately, the unit is still used today. I frequently use an arc melter (VAR) that uses mbar...
What Are Superalloys? (Applications, History, and Metallurgy)
Superalloys are metal alloys that can operate at a high fraction of their melting point. Superalloys must have high strength, high melting points, resistance to corrosion or oxidation, and creep...