| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Newton (N) | 1 |
| Dyne (dyn) | 100000 |
| Gram Force (gf) | 101.97162 |
| Kilogram·Meter / Second² (kg·m/s²) | 1 |
| Kilogram Force (kgf) | 0.10197162 |
| Kip (kip) | 0.00022480894 |
| Pound Force (lbf) | 0.22480894 |
| Poundal (pdl) | 7.2330139 |
This converter uses the newton (N) as its base unit — the SI unit of force equal to the force needed to accelerate one kilogram at one meter per second squared.
Each force unit has a known factor relative to the newton. The tool converts by multiplying your input by the source factor and dividing by the target factor with BigNumber precision.
Convert 100 newtons to pound-force: 100 ÷ 4.44822 ≈ 22.48 lbf. The divisor 4.44822 is the exact number of newtons in one pound-force.
One pound-force (lbf) equals approximately 4.44822 newtons. Pound-force is the gravitational force on one pound of mass at standard gravity (9.80665 m/s²).
A dyne is the CGS unit of force, equal to 10−5 newtons (0.00001 N). It is the force required to accelerate one gram at one centimeter per second squared. The dyne is rarely used in modern engineering but appears in some older scientific literature.
A kilogram-force (kgf) is the gravitational force exerted by one kilogram of mass at standard gravity, equal to exactly 9.80665 newtons. It is sometimes called a kilopond and is still used in some European engineering contexts.