Force Conversion

Force Conversion Calculator - Conversions for centinewton, decinewton, dekanewton, dyne, exanewton, giganewton, gram-force, hectonewton, joule/meter, kilogram-force, kilonewton, kilopond, kip, meganewton, micronewton, millinewton, nanonewton, newton, ounce-force, petanewton, piconewton, pond, pound-force, poundal, sthene, teranewton, ton-force (long), ton-force (metric), ton-force (short).

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Input	Output	Conversion Table
1 kip	4.4482216 kN	kips to kilonewtons
1 kip	4448.2216 N	kips to newtons
1 N	1 j/m	newtons to joules per meter
1 kip	1000 lbf	kips to pound-forces
1 kN	0.102 tf	kilonewtons to ton-forces (metric)
1 kN	0.2248 kip	kilonewtons to kips
1 tf	9.80665 kN	ton-forces (metric) to kilonewtons
1 kN	1000 j/m	kilonewtons to joules per meter
1 kN	101.97162129779 kgf	kilonewtons to kilogram-forces
1 kip	0.4464 tnf (UK)	kips to ton-forces (long)

Sample Force Conversion

10 kip to kilonewtons, the result is 44.482216 kilonewtons
10 kip to newtons, the result is 44482.216 newtons
10 newton to joules per meter, the result is 10 joules per meter
10 kip to pound-forces, the result is 10000 pound-forces
10 kilonewton to ton-forces (metric), the result is 1.019716212978 ton-forces (metric)
10 kilonewton to kips, the result is 2.24808943871 kips
10 ton-force (metric) to kilonewtons, the result is 98.0665 kilonewtons
10 kilonewton to joules per meter, the result is 10000 joules per meter
10 kilonewton to kilogram-forces, the result is 1019.7162129779 kilogram-forces
10 kip to ton-forces (long), the result is 4.464285714286 ton-forces (long)

Force Units

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Centinewton [ cN ]

Centinewton is a unit of force equal to 1/100 newton and its symbol (cN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "centi" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Decinewton [ dN ]

Decinewton is a unit of force equal to 1/10 newton and its symbol (dN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "deci" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Dekanewton [ daN ]

Dekanewton is a unit of force equal to 10 newton and its symbol (daN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "deka" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Dyne [ dyn ]

The dyne (symbol "dyn" ) is a unit of force specified in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units.

Exanewton [ EN ]

Exanewton is a unit of force equal to 1000000000000000000 (1E+18) newtons and its symbol (EN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "exa" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Giganewton [ GN ]

Giganewton is a unit of force equal to 1 000 000 000 (1E+9) newtons and its symbol (GN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "giga" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Gram-force [ gf ]

The gram-force is a unit of force, 1 gram-force = 0.00980665 newton.

Hectonewton [ hN ]

Hectonewton is a unit of force equal to 100 newtons and its symbol (hN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "heto" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Joule/meter [ j/m ]

The joule per meter is a unit of force and equivalent to newton (1 joule per meter = 1 newton).

Kilogram-force [ kgf ]

The kilogram-force(kgf) is a gravitational metric unit of force. 1 kilogram-force = 9.80665 newtons.

Kilonewton [ kN ]

Kilonewton is a unit of force equal to 1 000 newtons and its symbol (kN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "kilo" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Kilopond [ kp ]

The kilopond is a unit of force equal to 1000 ponds.

Kip [ kip ]

A kip is a non-SI unit of force equal to 1,000 pounds-force, used primarily by American architects and engineers to measure engineering loads.

Meganewton [ MN ]

Meganewton is a unit of force equal to 1 000 000 newtons and its symbol (MN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "mega" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Micronewton [ µN ]

Micronewton is a unit of force equal to 1/1 000 000 newton and its symbol (µN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "giga" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Millinewton [ mN ]

Millinewton is a unit of force equal to 1/1 000 newton and its symbol (mN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "milli" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Nanonewton [ nN ]

Nanonewton is a unit of force equal to 1/1 000 000 000 newton and its symbol (nN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "nano" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Newton [ N ]

Newton is the SI derived unit of force and it is equivalent to joule per meter (1 newton = 1 joule/meter).

Ounce-force [ ozf ]

Ounce-force is a unit of force and 1 ounce-force is about 0.278013851 newton.

Petanewton [ PN ]

Petanewton is a unit of force equal to 1 000 000 000 000 000 newtons and its symbol (PN). It's a combination of metrix-prefix "peta" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Piconewton [ pN ]

Piconewton is a unit of force equal to 1/1 000 000 000 000 newton and its symbol (pN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "pico" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Pond [ p ]

The pond is a unit of force and 1 pond is equal to 0.00980665 newton.

Pound-force [ lbf ]

The pound-force is one of force units measurement and equal to the gravitational force exerted on a mass of one avoirdupois pound on the surface of Earth.

Poundal [ pdl ]

The poundal is a unit of force that is part of the foot-pound-second system of units with symbol "lpd" of system Imperial .

Sthene [ sn ]

The sthène is the unit of force in the metre-tonne-second system of units (mts).

Teranewton [ TN ]

Teranewton is a unit of force equal to 1 000 000 000 000 newtons and its symbol (TN). It comes from a combination of metrix-prefix "tera" with the SI derived unit of force "newton".

Ton-force (long) [ tnf (UK) ]

The ton-forces (long])is a unit of force. 1 newton = 0.000100361 ton-force (long).

Ton-force (metric) [ tf ]

The ton-forces (metric) is a unit of force. 1 newton = 0.000101972 fon-force (metric).

Ton-force (short) [ tf (short) ]

The ton-forces (short) is a unit of force. 1 ton-force (short) = 8896.4432 newtons.