Horsepower (metric) to Horsepower (mechanical)
1 PS = 0.98632007 hp
Precision & format
1 PS equals
0.9863200706hp
All 14 units
- WattW735.49875
- KilowattkW0.73549875
- MegawattMW0.00073549875
- GigawattGW7.3549875 × 10⁻⁷
- MilliwattmW735,498.75
- Horsepower (mechanical)hp550 ft·lbf/s0.9863200706
- Horsepower (metric)PS75 kgf·m/s1
- Horsepower (electric)hp (E)0.9859232574
- Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)0.0749782099
- BTU per hourBTU/h2,509.625906
- Ton of refrigerationRT12 000 BTU/h0.2091354922
- Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s542.4760388
- Calorie per secondcal/s175.7884202
- Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h632.8383126
Horsepower (metric) to Horsepower (mechanical) table
| Horsepower (metric) (PS) | Horsepower (mechanical) (hp) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.98632007 |
| 2 | 1.9726401 |
| 5 | 4.9316004 |
| 10 | 9.8632007 |
| 20 | 19.726401 |
| 50 | 49.316004 |
| 100 | 98.632007 |
| 250 | 246.58002 |
| 500 | 493.16004 |
| 1,000 | 986.32007 |
How the conversion works
Multiply the horsepower (metric) figure by 0.9863200706 to get horsepower (mechanical). Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for power, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.
Going the other way, 1 hp = 1.0138697 PS — see horsepower (mechanical) to horsepower (metric).
