Force Units Converter

Coversion factor: 1 N = 0.2248089439 lbf

Additional information

Force is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the interaction between objects or particles. It is defined as the product of mass and acceleration. According to Newton’s second law of motion, the force acting on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration. This relationship is expressed by the equation:

F = m × a

F is the force
m is the mass
a is the acceleration

The standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI) is the Newton (N). It is defined as the force required to accelerate a one-kilogram mass by one meter per second squared (1 N = 1 kg·m/s²).

In the US customary system, the most common units of force include pounds-force (lbf) and ounces-force (ozf). These units are used to measure forces in various applications and are based on the gravitational force exerted on an object.

Force Conversion Factors

	newton	kilonewton	gram-force	kilogram-force	metric ton-force	dyne	kip	pound-force	ounce-force	poundal	pond	kilopond	short ton-force	long ton-force
1 newton	1	0.001	101.9716213	0.1019716213	0.0001019716	100000	0.0002248089	0.2248089439	3.5969431019	7.2330138512	101.9716213	0.1019716213	0.0001124045	0.0001003611
1 kilonewton	1000	1	101971.6213	101.9716213	0.1019716213	100000000	0.2248089439	224.80894387	3596.9431019	7233.0138512	101971.6213	101.9716213	0.1124044715	0.1003611353
1 gram-force	0.00980665	0.0000098067	1	0.001	0.000001	980.665	0.0000022046	0.0022046226	0.0352739621	0.0709316353	1	0.001	0.0000011023	9.842065276e-7
1 kilogram-force	9.80665	0.00980665	1000	1	0.001	980665	0.0022046226	2.2046226294	35.273962071	70.931635284	1000	1	0.0011023113	0.0009842065
1 metric ton-force	9806.65	9.80665	1000000	1000	1	980665000	2.2046226294	2204.6226294	35273.962071	70931.635284	1000000	1000	1.1023113109	0.9842065276
1 dyne	0.00001	1e-8	0.0010197162	0.0000010197	1.019716213e-9	1	2.248089439e-9	0.0000022481	0.0000359694	0.0000723301	0.0010197162	0.0000010197	1.124044715e-9	1.003611353e-9
1 kip	4448.2216	4.4482216	453592.36844	453.59236844	0.4535923684	444822160	1	1000	16000	32174.048446	453592.36844	453.59236844	0.5	0.4464285714
1 pound-force	4.4482216	0.0044482216	453.59236844	0.4535923684	0.0004535924	444822.16	0.001	1	16	32.174048446	453.59236844	0.4535923684	0.0005	0.0004464286
1 ounce-force	0.27801385	0.0002780138	28.349523028	0.028349523	0.0000283495	27801.385	0.0000625	0.0625	1	2.0108780279	28.349523028	0.028349523	0.00003125	0.0000279018
1 poundal	0.1382549544	0.000138255	14.09808185	0.0140980819	0.0000140981	13825.495438	0.000031081	0.0310809503	0.4972952045	1	14.09808185	0.0140980819	0.0000155405	0.0000138754
1 pond	0.00980665	0.0000098067	1	0.001	0.000001	980.665	0.0000022046	0.0022046226	0.0352739621	0.0709316353	1	0.001	0.0000011023	9.842065276e-7
1 kilopond	9.80665	0.00980665	1000	1	0.001	980665	0.0022046226	2.2046226294	35.273962071	70.931635284	1000	1	0.0011023113	0.0009842065
1 short ton-force	8896.4432305	8.8964432305	907184.74	907.18474	0.90718474	889644323.05	2	2000	32000	64348.097113	907184.74	907.18474	1	0.8928571429
1 long ton-force	9964.0164182	9.9640164182	1016046.9088	1016.0469088	1.0160469088	996401641.82	2.24	2240	35840	72069.868766	1016046.9088	1016.0469088	1.12	1

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References: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “Unit Conversion”. https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). “The International System of Units (SI)”. https://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/. Wikipedia. “Force”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force.