By Debmedia Technologies LLP · Kolkata, India · Updated
What Is It and When Do You Need It?
Force is a push or a pull. The newton is the SI unit, while pound-force and kilogram-force are still used in engineering, aviation and everyday talk about thrust and weight.
This converter handles 6 units for newton and shows the result in all of them at once, so you rarely need a second lookup.
How to Use This Tool
- Type the value you want to convert.
- Choose the unit you have in the From list.
- Choose the unit you want in the To list.
- Press Convert and read the answer and the table of every unit.
How the Calculation Works
Every unit is stored as a multiple of one reference unit (the newton). To convert, the value is multiplied into the reference unit and then divided by the size of the target unit. All factors are exact or taken from standard definitions, and results show up to ten significant digits.
Worked Example
| You enter | You get |
|---|---|
| 1 N | 0.001 kN |
| 10 N | 2.2480894 lbf |
| 100 kN | 100000 N |
Reference values:
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 Newton | 0.001 kN |
| 1 Newton | 0.22480894 lbf |
| 1 Newton | 0.10197162 kgf |
| 1 Newton | 100000 dyn |
| 1 Newton | 3.5969431 ozf |
Common Uses
- Engineering and mechanical specifications.
- Reading thrust or tension ratings.
- Physics homework.
- Converting a weight in kilograms to a force in newtons.
Tips and Common Mistakes
- One kilogram-force is 9.80665 newtons, the standard gravity.
- A newton is the force needed to accelerate one kilogram by one metre per second squared.
- Use the table under the answer to see the same value in every unit.
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