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Originally Posted by Seth8530
Well, the thing is kilogram is not a unit of force but of mass. Where as a newton is the metric unit of force. Where as in the English system, a lb is a unit of force and the slug is the unit of mass..
Are those numbers up their kg/cm^2 or are the N/cm^2 They seem kinda high to be in kg.
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The above did not come out right in the Cryillic after all. Anyway, they are expressed in kilogram(force) per square centimeter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram-force
It might not be SI but neither is PSI and in any case that's what they are using.