Force Converter
Convert between all common force units including newtons, kilonewtons, pound-force, kilogram-force, dyne, kip, and poundal. Uses exact international conversion factors.
Force is a fundamental physical quantity measured differently across various systems. The SI unit is the newton (N), defined as 1 kg·m/s².
Key Conversion Factors:
- 1 kgf = 9.80665 N (exact, uses standard gravity)
- 1 lbf = 4.44822 N (exact)
- 1 dyne = 10⁻⁵ N (exact, CGS unit)
- 1 kip = 1,000 lbf = 4,448.22 N
- 1 poundal = 0.13825 N
Force Units by System:
- SI: newton (N), kilonewton (kN), meganewton (MN)
- CGS: dyne (dyn)
- Imperial/US: pound-force (lbf), kip
- Gravitational metric: kilogram-force (kgf)
- FPS absolute: poundal (pdl)