The following 17 Units are included in this category:
ID |
Unit (symbol) |
Definition |
Wikipedia page and other notes |
1 |
newton |
- |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit) N=kg⋅m/s2 |
2 |
kilonewton (kN)
|
103 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit)#Commonly_seen_as_kilonewtons |
3 |
meganewton (MN) |
106 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit) Page refers to newton |
4 |
millinewton (mN) |
10-3 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit) Page refers to newton |
5 |
micronewton (μN) |
10-6 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(unit) Page refers to newton |
6 |
kilopond (kp) |
9.80665 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram-force The same as kilogram-force (kgf) |
7 |
kilogram-force (kgf) |
9.80665 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram-force The same as kilopond (kp) |
8 |
gram-force (gf) |
9.80665×10-3 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram-force Page refers to kilogram-force |
9 |
milligram-force (mgf) |
9.80665×10-6 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram-force Page refers to kilogram-force |
10 |
pound-force (lbf) |
4.4482216152605 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(force) Not to be confused with avoirdupois pound (symbol: lbm), often simply called pounds, which is a unit of mass |
11 |
ounce-force (ozf) |
0.27801385095378125 N |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ounce#Ounce-force Not to be confused with the ounce (abbreviated oz) which is a unit of mass used in most British derived customary systems of measurement. |
12 |
kip |
103 pound-force |
|
13 |
dyne (dyn) |
10-5 N |
|
14 |
poundal (pdl) |
0.138254954376 N |
|
15 |
tonne-force (tf) |
9806.65 N |
|
16 |
short ton-force (tf_short) |
2000 pound-force (lbf) |
|
17 |
long ton-force (tf_long) |
2240 pound-force (lbf) |
All the above definitions of the various units are EXACT.
Note: In the above, a period (.) is used to indicate the decimal place and a comma (,) is used to separate groups of thousands.
Type of conversion relationship: DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL (y=a∙x)
Example conversion diagram (see two units in bold above):
