I just came across a unit I've never seen before: ksi.
 
It stands for kilopounds force per square inch and is used as a stress
measurement (especially for metals).
 
It turns out that 1 ksi equals about 6.9 MPa (or, more roughly, 7 MPa).
 
Is anyone familiar with this, and in particular, how widespread its use
might be? It's of interest to me, because I'm about to propose on a contract
to create a Web site for a company that is very closely associated with
another company that uses ksi (and only ksi) on its own site.
 
Bill 
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Bill Potts
W <http://wfpconsulting.com/> FP Consulting
Roseville, CA
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