Calories to Foot Pounds Converter

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Joules, calories, kilowatt-hours and more.

How to convert Calories to Foot Pounds

Multiply the calories value by 3.08596: 1 cal = 3.08596 ft⋅lb. Going the other way, 1 ft⋅lb = 0.324048 cal, so divide by 3.08596 or use the Foot Pounds to Calories converter.

About these units

Calories (cal)

The calorie used here is the thermochemical calorie, exactly 4.184 joules, roughly the energy needed to warm one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Food calories are actually kilocalories.

Foot Pounds (ft⋅lb)

A foot-pound is the work done by a force of one pound-force acting through one foot, about 1.356 joules. The same name is also used for torque.

Calories to Foot Pounds conversion table

Calories (cal)Foot Pounds (ft⋅lb)
1 cal3.08596 ft⋅lb
2 cal6.17192 ft⋅lb
3 cal9.25788 ft⋅lb
4 cal12.3438 ft⋅lb
5 cal15.4298 ft⋅lb
10 cal30.8596 ft⋅lb
20 cal61.7192 ft⋅lb
25 cal77.149 ft⋅lb
50 cal154.298 ft⋅lb
100 cal308.596 ft⋅lb
500 cal1,542.98 ft⋅lb
1,000 cal3,085.96 ft⋅lb

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