Vacuum Measurement Units
For the measurement of vacuum, a
number of different units are used.
Scales 1 and 2 show the current valid
pressure units which correspond to the
International System of Units (SI).
Scales 3 to 8 are the units previously
used.
Scales 1 to 6 give measures of absolute
pressure.
Scales 7 and 8 are units previously used
for negative pressure.
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Scale 9 shows the boiling temperature
belonging to the pressures.
In Scale 10, the specific volume of wa-
ter vapour can be found.
Scale 11 gives % vacuum.
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 Pressure Conversion Table Torr<--> mbar

The table serves for the conversion of the

Torr mbar Torr mbar unit Torr which has been used in vacuum
technology up to now into the currently
valid unit mbar and vice versa.
0.75 1 1.33 42.00 56 74.66
1.50 2 2.67 42.75 57 75.99 The pressure values to be converted are
2.25 3 4.00 43.50 58 77.33 given in the light coloured centre column.
3.00 4 5.33 44.25 59 78.66 The conversion of pressure values <1 and
3.75 5 6.67 45.00 60 79.99 >100 to 1000 can also be carried out with
the help of this table. Where the value is
4.50 6 8.00 45.75 61 81.33 <1, the decimal point has only to be
5.25 7 9.33 46.50 62 82.66 moved one place to the left; where the
6.00 8 10.67 47.25 63 83.99 value is >100 for all numbers that can be
6.75 9 12.00 48.00 64 85.33 divided by ten, the decimal point has to
7.50 10 13.33 48.75 65 86.66 be moved one place to the right; in the
case of numbers which are not divisible
8.25 11 14.67 49.50 66 87.99 by ten, the conversion can be easily car-
9.00 12 16.00 50.25 67 89.33 ried out by the addition of the
9.75 13 17.33 51.00 68 90.66 corresponding numbers.
10.50 14 18.66 51.75 69 91.99
11.25 15 20.00 52.50 70 93.33 The values in the table have been round-
ed off to the fourth digit.
12.00 16 21.33 53.25 71 94.66
12.75 17 22.66 54.00 72 95.99
13.50 18 24.00 54.75 73 97.33
14.25 19 25.33 55.50 74 98.66
15.00 20 26.66 56.25 75 99.99
15.75 21 28.00 57.00 76 101.30
16.50 22 29.33 57.75 77 102.70
17.25 23 30.66 58.50 78 104.00
18.00 24 32.00 59.25 79 105.33
18.75 25 33.33 60.00 80 106.70
19.50 26 34.66 60.75 81 108.00
20.25 27 36.00 61.50 82 109.30
21.00 28 37.33 62.25 83 110.70
21.75 29 38.66 63.00 84 112.00
22.50 30 40.00 63.76 85 113.30
23.25 31 41.33 64.51 86 114.70
24.00 32 42.66 65.26 87 116.00
24.75 33 44.00 66.01 88 117.30
25.50 34 45.33 66.76 89 118.70 Examples:
26.25 35 46.66 67.51 90 120.00
27.00 36 48.00 68.26 91 121.30
27.75 37 49.33 69.01 92 122.70 1. Value to be converted (centre
column) 30 Torr = 40 mbar (right
28.50 38 50.60 69.76 93 124.00
column)
29.25 39 52.00 70.51 94 125.30
30.00 40 53.33 71.26 95 126.70
2. Value to be converted (centre
30.75 41 54.66 72.01 96 128.00 column) 30 mbar = 22.5 Torr (left
31.50 42 56.00 72.76 97 129.30 column)
32.25 43 57.33 73.51 98 130.70
33.00 44 58.66 74.26 99 132.00 3. Centre column however with moving
33.75 45 60.00 75.01 100 133.30 decimal place: 450 Torr = 600 mbar
(right column)
34.50 46 61.33 150.00 200 266.60
35.25 47 62.66 225.00 300 400.00 4. 450 mbar = 337.5 Torr (left column)
36.00 48 63.99 300.00 400 533.30
36.75 49 65.33 375.00 500 666.60 5. 0.8 Torr = 1.067 mbar (right column)
37.50 50 66.66 450.00 600 799.90
38.25 51 67.99 525.00 700 933.30 6. 0.8 mbar = 0.6 Torr (left column)
39.00 52 69.33 600.00 800 1067.00
39.75 53 70.66 675.10 900 1200.00 7. 763 Torr (700 + 63 = 933.3 + 83.99 =
40.50 54 71.99 750.10 1000 1333.00 1017.29 mbar (right column)
41.25 55 73.33
8. 763 mbar (700 + 63) = 525 + 47.25 =
572.25 Torr (left column)

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