Convert metric hp to hp
1 PS = 0.98632 hp · 1 hp = 1.01387 PS · Exact by definition
1 PS = 0.98632 hp
The metric horsepower (PS/KM) quoted in European car adverts and price lists: 735.49875 W.
The imperial horsepower of 550 ft·lbf/s, about 1.4 % larger than the metric KM/PS.
The same value in other units
- watt
- 735.499 W
- kilowatt
- 0.735499 kW
- megawatt
- 0.000735499 MW
- BTU per hour
- 2509.63 BTU/h
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The metric horsepower (PS/KM) quoted in European car adverts and price lists: 735.49875 W.
The imperial horsepower of 550 ft·lbf/s, about 1.4 % larger than the metric KM/PS.
Power
metric hp to hp: conversion table
| metric horsepower | mechanical horsepower |
|---|---|
| 1 PS | 0.98632 hp |
| 2 PS | 1.97264 hp |
| 3 PS | 2.95896 hp |
| 5 PS | 4.9316 hp |
| 10 PS | 9.8632 hp |
| 20 PS | 19.7264 hp |
| 25 PS | 24.658 hp |
| 50 PS | 49.316 hp |
| 100 PS | 98.632 hp |
| 250 PS | 246.58 hp |
| 500 PS | 493.16 hp |
| 1000 PS | 986.32 hp |
| mechanical horsepower | metric horsepower |
|---|---|
| 1 hp | 1.01387 PS |
| 2 hp | 2.02774 PS |
| 3 hp | 3.04161 PS |
| 5 hp | 5.06935 PS |
| 10 hp | 10.1387 PS |
| 20 hp | 20.2774 PS |
| 25 hp | 25.3467 PS |
| 50 hp | 50.6935 PS |
| 100 hp | 101.387 PS |
| 250 hp | 253.467 PS |
| 500 hp | 506.935 PS |
| 1000 hp | 1013.87 PS |
How the conversion works
hp = PS × 0.98632007
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the metric hp to hp result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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