Pound-Force Conversion Calculator
Enter a value in pound-force below to convert to another unit of force.
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What Is Pound-Force?
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Pound-force is a unit used to measure force.
The pound-force is a US customary and imperial unit of force. Pound-force is sometimes also referred to as a pound of force. Pound-force can be abbreviated as lbf, and are also sometimes abbreviated as lbF. For example, 1 pound-force can be written as 1 lbf or 1 lbF.
Pound-force can be expressed using the formula: 1 lbf = 32.174049 lbft / s2
How Much Is Pound-Force?
Pound-force is a unit of force equal to the force needed to move one pound of mass at a rate of 32.174049 feet per second squared.
How to Convert Pound-Force
To convert pound-force to another unit of force, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.[1]
You can find the conversion factors for pound-force in the conversion table below.
Then, multiply the force measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.
pound-force × conversion factor = result
You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.
Pound-Force Conversion Table
| pound-force | nanonewtons | micronewtons | millinewtons | newtons | kilonewtons | meganewtons | gram-force | kilogram-force | ounce-force | dynes | poundals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lbf | 4,448,221,680 nN | 4,448,222 μN | 4,448 mN | 4.448222 N | 0.004448 kN | 0.0000044482 MN | 453.592371 gf | 0.453592 kgf | 16 ozf | 444,822 dyn | 32.174049 pdl |
| 2 lbf | 8,896,443,360 nN | 8,896,443 μN | 8,896 mN | 8.896443 N | 0.008896 kN | 0.0000088964 MN | 907.184742 gf | 0.907185 kgf | 32.000001 ozf | 889,644 dyn | 64.348099 pdl |
| 3 lbf | 13,344,665,040 nN | 13,344,665 μN | 13,345 mN | 13.344665 N | 0.013345 kN | 0.000013345 MN | 1,361 gf | 1.360777 kgf | 48.000001 ozf | 1,334,467 dyn | 96.522148 pdl |
| 4 lbf | 17,792,886,720 nN | 17,792,887 μN | 17,793 mN | 17.792887 N | 0.017793 kN | 0.000017793 MN | 1,814 gf | 1.814369 kgf | 64.000001 ozf | 1,779,289 dyn | 128.696197 pdl |
| 5 lbf | 22,241,108,400 nN | 22,241,108 μN | 22,241 mN | 22.241108 N | 0.022241 kN | 0.000022241 MN | 2,268 gf | 2.267962 kgf | 80.000001 ozf | 2,224,111 dyn | 160.870247 pdl |
| 6 lbf | 26,689,330,080 nN | 26,689,330 μN | 26,689 mN | 26.68933 N | 0.026689 kN | 0.000026689 MN | 2,722 gf | 2.721554 kgf | 96.000002 ozf | 2,668,933 dyn | 193.044296 pdl |
| 7 lbf | 31,137,551,760 nN | 31,137,552 μN | 31,138 mN | 31.137552 N | 0.031138 kN | 0.000031138 MN | 3,175 gf | 3.175147 kgf | 112.000002 ozf | 3,113,755 dyn | 225.218345 pdl |
| 8 lbf | 35,585,773,440 nN | 35,585,773 μN | 35,586 mN | 35.585773 N | 0.035586 kN | 0.000035586 MN | 3,629 gf | 3.628739 kgf | 128.000002 ozf | 3,558,577 dyn | 257.392395 pdl |
| 9 lbf | 40,033,995,120 nN | 40,033,995 μN | 40,034 mN | 40.033995 N | 0.040034 kN | 0.000040034 MN | 4,082 gf | 4.082331 kgf | 144.000003 ozf | 4,003,400 dyn | 289.566444 pdl |
| 10 lbf | 44,482,216,800 nN | 44,482,217 μN | 44,482 mN | 44.482217 N | 0.044482 kN | 0.000044482 MN | 4,536 gf | 4.535924 kgf | 160.000003 ozf | 4,448,222 dyn | 321.740493 pdl |
| 11 lbf | 48,930,438,480 nN | 48,930,438 μN | 48,930 mN | 48.930438 N | 0.04893 kN | 0.00004893 MN | 4,990 gf | 4.989516 kgf | 176.000003 ozf | 4,893,044 dyn | 353.914543 pdl |
| 12 lbf | 53,378,660,160 nN | 53,378,660 μN | 53,379 mN | 53.37866 N | 0.053379 kN | 0.000053379 MN | 5,443 gf | 5.443108 kgf | 192.000003 ozf | 5,337,866 dyn | 386.088592 pdl |
| 13 lbf | 57,826,881,840 nN | 57,826,882 μN | 57,827 mN | 57.826882 N | 0.057827 kN | 0.000057827 MN | 5,897 gf | 5.896701 kgf | 208.000004 ozf | 5,782,688 dyn | 418.262641 pdl |
| 14 lbf | 62,275,103,520 nN | 62,275,104 μN | 62,275 mN | 62.275104 N | 0.062275 kN | 0.000062275 MN | 6,350 gf | 6.350293 kgf | 224.000004 ozf | 6,227,510 dyn | 450.436691 pdl |
| 15 lbf | 66,723,325,200 nN | 66,723,325 μN | 66,723 mN | 66.723325 N | 0.066723 kN | 0.000066723 MN | 6,804 gf | 6.803886 kgf | 240.000004 ozf | 6,672,333 dyn | 482.61074 pdl |
| 16 lbf | 71,171,546,880 nN | 71,171,547 μN | 71,172 mN | 71.171547 N | 0.071172 kN | 0.000071172 MN | 7,257 gf | 7.257478 kgf | 256.000005 ozf | 7,117,155 dyn | 514.78479 pdl |
| 17 lbf | 75,619,768,560 nN | 75,619,769 μN | 75,620 mN | 75.619769 N | 0.07562 kN | 0.00007562 MN | 7,711 gf | 7.71107 kgf | 272.000005 ozf | 7,561,977 dyn | 546.958839 pdl |
| 18 lbf | 80,067,990,240 nN | 80,067,990 μN | 80,068 mN | 80.06799 N | 0.080068 kN | 0.000080068 MN | 8,165 gf | 8.164663 kgf | 288.000005 ozf | 8,006,799 dyn | 579.132888 pdl |
| 19 lbf | 84,516,211,920 nN | 84,516,212 μN | 84,516 mN | 84.516212 N | 0.084516 kN | 0.000084516 MN | 8,618 gf | 8.618255 kgf | 304.000005 ozf | 8,451,621 dyn | 611.306938 pdl |
| 20 lbf | 88,964,433,600 nN | 88,964,434 μN | 88,964 mN | 88.964434 N | 0.088964 kN | 0.000088964 MN | 9,072 gf | 9.071847 kgf | 320.000006 ozf | 8,896,443 dyn | 643.480987 pdl |
Pound-Force Conversion Calculators
You can also convert force using one of our pound-force converters below.
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References
- National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion