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Convert electrical and mechanical power with separately labeled mechanical and metric horsepower.

Power converter
hp
0.7456998716kW
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1 hp = 0.7456998716 kW

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Mechanical horsepower equivalents

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Watt (W)745.6998716 W
Kilowatt (kW)0.7456998716 kW
Megawatt (MW)0.0007456998716 MW
Metric horsepower (PS)1.013869665 PS
BTU per hour (IT) (BTU/h)2,544.433578 BTU/h

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Convert electrical and mechanical power with separately labeled mechanical and metric horsepower.

Each unit is defined relative to one common base unit, so the same factors work consistently in both directions. Select any unit above to see its conversion formula, a worked example, and a reference table.

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