Convert 42 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 42 horsepower? What is 42 horsepower in watts? 42 HP to W conversion.
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42 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
31,319.395 Watts
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Result in Plain English
42 horsepower is equal to about 31.3 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
42 horsepower
= 4.2 x 101 horsepower
≈ 3.13194 x 104 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.
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.