Force Converter

• Newtons to Pound Force1 N = 0.224809 lbf
• Pound Force to Newtons1 lbf = 4.44822 N
• Newtons to Kilonewtons1 N = 0.001 kN
• Newtons to Kilogram Force1 N = 0.101972 kgf
• Newtons to Dynes1 N = 100,000 dyn
• Newtons to Ounce Force1 N = 3.59694 ozf
• Newtons to Gram Force1 N = 101.972 gf
• Newtons to Kip1 N = 0.000224809 kip
• Pound Force to Kilonewtons1 lbf = 0.00444822 kN
• Pound Force to Kilogram Force1 lbf = 0.453592 kgf
• Pound Force to Dynes1 lbf = 444,822 dyn
• Pound Force to Ounce Force1 lbf = 16 ozf

All 17 force units are converted through a single base unit, so any unit can be converted to any other. Enter a value, choose the units and press Convert, or open a conversion page for the exact factor and a reference table.

For example, 1 newtons (N) = 0.224809 pound force (lbf).

Newtons (N)

The newton is the SI unit of force: the force that accelerates one kilogram at one meter per second squared. A small apple weighs about one newton.

Kilonewtons (kN)

A kilonewton is 1,000 newtons, about 225 pounds-force. Structural loads and climbing gear ratings are given in kN.

Pound Force (lbf)

A pound-force is the weight of one pound of mass under standard gravity, about 4.448 newtons.

Ounce Force (ozf)

An ounce-force is one sixteenth of a pound-force, about 0.278 newtons.

Dynes (dyn)

A dyne is the CGS unit of force, exactly 10⁻⁵ newtons: the force that accelerates one gram at one centimeter per second squared.

Gram Force (gf)

A gram-force is the weight of one gram under standard gravity, exactly 9.80665 millinewtons.

Kilogram Force (kgf)

A kilogram-force, or kilopond, is the weight of one kilogram under standard gravity, exactly 9.80665 newtons.

Kip (kip)

A kip is 1,000 pounds-force, about 4.448 kilonewtons, used in US structural engineering.

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