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a unit of pressure equal to the pressure exerted by a vertical column of mercury 760 mm high, at a temperature of 0 degrees C, and under standard gravity. One technical atmosphere equals 1 kg X f/cm2 (14.7 pounds per square inch). [ASTM D1356 REV A-73]

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