Convert 855 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 855 horsepower? What is 855 horsepower in watts? 855 HP to W conversion.
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855 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
637,573.39 Watts
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Result in Plain English
855 horsepower is equal to about 638 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
855 horsepower
= 8.55 x 102 horsepower
≈ 6.37573 x 105 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.