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Force Converter
Convert force units including newtons, kilogram-force, pound-force, dyne, and kip-force.
About this converter
Force conversion connects SI mechanics with gravitational, customary, CGS, and legacy engineering units, so loads, weights, thrust, and mechanical forces can be compared consistently.
The base unit for this converter is newton, which lets us map each unit into one consistent formula layer before converting to the target unit.
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Available units
Kilonewton
kNA metric force unit equal to 1,000 newtons.
Also written as kilonewtons.
Gram-force
gfA gravitational force unit based on the gram.
Also written as gram force, grams force.
Kilogram-force
kgfA gravitational force unit based on the kilogram.
Also written as kilogram force, kilograms force.
Ton-force (metric)
tfA large gravitational force unit based on the metric ton.
Also written as metric ton-force, ton force, tonnes force.
Pound-force
lbfA customary force unit based on the pound.
Also written as pound force, pounds force.
Ounce-force
ozfA small customary force unit based on the ounce.
Also written as ounce force, ounces force.
Exanewton
ENExanewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Petanewton
PNPetanewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Teranewton
TNTeranewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Giganewton
GNGiganewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Meganewton
MNMeganewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Hectonewton
hNHectonewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Dekanewton
daNDekanewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Decinewton
dNDecinewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Centinewton
cNCentinewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Millinewton
mNMillinewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Micronewton
uNMicronewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Nanonewton
nNNanonewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Piconewton
pNPiconewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Femtonewton
fNFemtonewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Attonewton
aNAttonewton is a metric force unit based on decimal scaling of the newton.
Joule per centimeter
J/cmJoule per centimeter expresses force as energy per distance.
Ton-force (short)
short tonfTon-force (short) is a specialist or legacy force unit.
Ton-force (long)
long tonfTon-force (long) is a specialist or legacy force unit.
Kilopound-force
kipfKilopound-force is a specialist or legacy force unit.
Pound foot per square second
lb ft/s2Pound foot per square second is a specialist or legacy force unit.
