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Units

09/11/2013 12:22 AM

what is difference between kgf/cm2 and kg/cm^2 ? why pressure is written as kgf/cm^2 as unit every where ?
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Re: units

09/11/2013 3:10 AM

None.

There are numerous ways of writing the units of pressure.

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09/11/2013 7:38 AM

Officially, kg is a unit of mass; whereas kgf is a unit of force.

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