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A mechanical measurement unit of power which indicates the rate at which work is done and represents the power exerted by a horse when pulling. There are several different types of horsepower and the two most common versions, the first one being mechanical horsepower (or imperial horsepower), which measures to about 745.7 watts and the second one is the metric horsepower, which is approximately 735.5 watts. It is used to denote the maximum power of the engine of a car.
You can convert Mechanical Horsepower to other units here by enter amount of if into green input below. You can also check some basic conversions in Mechanical Horsepower Conversion Table.
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Mechanical Horsepower Conversion Table

Mechanical Horsepower 1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000
BTUs per Hour 2544 5089 12722 25444 50889 127222 254443 508887 1272217 2544433
Gigawatts 7.457 x 10-7 1.4914 x 10-6 3.7285 x 10-6 7.457 x 10-6 1.4914 x 10-5 3.7285 x 10-5 7.457 x 10-5 0.00014914 0.00037285 0.0007457
Metric Horsepower 1.0139 2.0277 5.0693 10.1387 20.2774 50.6935 101.387 202.7739 506.9348 1014
Kilowatts 0.7457 1.4914 3.7285 7.457 14.914 37.285 74.57 149.14 372.8499 745.6999
Megawatts 0.0007457 0.001491 0.003728 0.007457 0.0149 0.0373 0.0746 0.1491 0.3728 0.7457
Tons of Refrigeration 0.212 0.4241 1.0602 2.1204 4.2407 10.6018 21.2036 42.4072 106.0181 212.0361
Watts 745.6999 1491 3728 7457 14914 37285 74570 149140 372850 745700

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