Convert 18 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 18 watts? What is 18 watts in horsepower? 18 W to HP conversion.
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18 Watts ≈
0.024138398 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
18 watts is equal to about 0.0241 horsepower.
To a Percentage
18 watts ≈ 2.41% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
18 watts
= 1.8 x 101 watts
≈ 2.41384 x 10-2 horsepower
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.