Kilowatt to Horsepower (mechanical)

1 kW = 1.3410221 hp

Value

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Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 kW equals

1.34102209hp

All 14 units

WattW
1,000
KilowattkW
1
MegawattMW
0.001
GigawattGW
0.000001
MilliwattmW
1,000,000
Horsepower (mechanical)hp
550 ft·lbf/s
1.34102209
Horsepower (metric)PS
75 kgf·m/s
1.359621617
Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
1.340482574
Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
0.101941995
BTU per hourBTU/h
3,412.141633
Ton of refrigerationRT
12 000 BTU/h
0.2843451361
Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
737.5621493
Calorie per secondcal/s
239.0057361
Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
860.4206501

Kilowatt to Horsepower (mechanical) table

Common Kilowatt values converted to Horsepower (mechanical)
Kilowatt (kW)	Horsepower (mechanical) (hp)
1	1.3410221
2	2.6820442
5	6.7051104
10	13.410221
20	26.820442
50	67.051104
100	134.10221
250	335.25552
500	670.51104
1,000	1,341.0221

How the conversion works

Multiply the kilowatt figure by 1.34102209 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 = 0.74569987 kW — see horsepower (mechanical) to kilowatt.

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