Megapascal to Gigapascal Converter

Convert between megapascals and gigapascals for materials science, geological studies, and extreme pressure applications

Megapascals (MPa)

1 MPa = 0.001 GPa

Gigapascals (GPa)

1 GPa = 1,000 MPa

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Extreme Pressure Reference

MPa	⇔	GPa
100 MPa	⇔	0.1 GPa
500 MPa	⇔	0.5 GPa
1,000 MPa	⇔	1 GPa
10,000 MPa	⇔	10 GPa
100,000 MPa	⇔	100 GPa
1,000,000 MPa	⇔	1,000 GPa

Materials Science Applications

Material Properties (GPa):
• Steel: 200 GPa (200,000 MPa)
• Aluminum: 70 GPa (70,000 MPa)
• Diamond: 1,220 GPa (1,220,000 MPa)
• Glass: 50-90 GPa (50,000-90,000 MPa)

Geological Pressures (GPa):
• Earth's crust: 0.1-1 GPa
• Upper mantle: 1-14 GPa
• Lower mantle: 14-136 GPa
• Earth's core: 136-360 GPa

Research Applications (MPa-GPa):
• High-pressure physics: 1-100 GPa
• Material testing: 100-10,000 MPa
• Diamond anvil cell: 0.1-500 GPa
• Shock wave studies: 1-1,000 GPa

Pressure Units

Megapascal: 10⁶ pascals
Gigapascal: 10⁹ pascals
Conversion: 1 GPa = 1,000 MPa
Scale: Extreme pressures

Usage Tips

MPa for engineering stress
GPa for bulk modulus
Simple 1000:1 ratio
Material properties

Applications

Materials: Elastic modulus
Geology: Earth pressures
Research: High-pressure studies
Engineering: Structural analysis