Grams per Square Centimetre

Grams or Grams Force per Square Centimetre (g/cm²) is a cgs system (centimetre, gram, second) pressure unit which is now largely obsolete and officially superseded by the SI system of units. 1 Gram per Square Centimeter is 98.0665 pascals.

The gf/cm² pressure unit is comparable in value to 1 mbar (hPa) and is used for low pressure measurements of gas burners, and pneumatic valves for example. It is also used as a measure of stress of biological and textile material.

The calculation below shows how the pressure unit Gram per Square Centimetre (g/cm²) is derived from SI Units.

Pressure = Force / Area

Force = Mass x Acceleration

Acceleration = Distance / (Time x Time)