Kilowatts To Mechanical Horsepower Converter
Reverse Conversion
How This Converter Works
Convert kilowatts to mechanical Horsepower. Select the reverse direction to convert back.
Formula or rule
hp = kW * 1.3410220895950278; kW = hp / 1.3410220895950278
Example
- Input
- 1 kW
- Calculation
- 1 * 1.3410220895950278 = 1.3410220895950278
- Result
- 1.3410220895950278 hp
Notes
Mechanical horsepower is 550 ft*lbf/s; metric horsepower is 75 kgf*m/s. BTU rates use the International Table (IT) Btu; kcal/h uses the thermochemical kilocalorie (4,184 J).