Mechanical horsepower (hp)
Mechanical horsepower is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for engines and machines.
History: James Watt mechanical horsepower became an Anglo-American measure for machine power.
Quickly convert mechanical horsepower to metric horsepower without lookup tables or manual math.
This page is focused on converting mechanical horsepower to metric horsepower. Type a number into the first field and the result appears immediately in the second field.
Example: 1 hp = 1.0138696654 hp(M). Conversion formula: result = value × 745.69987158227 / 735.49875.
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Mechanical horsepower is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for engines and machines.
History: James Watt mechanical horsepower became an Anglo-American measure for machine power.
Metric horsepower is used for engine power in Europe and technical specifications.
History: horsepower began as a practical comparison between steam engines and working horses.
Enter a value in the Mechanical horsepower field. The converter applies the formula "result = value × 745.69987158227 / 735.49875" and immediately shows the result in metric horsepower.
1 hp = 1.0138696654 hp(M).
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