Force Converter
Force is a push or pull that can change an object's motion. The SI unit is the newton. Engineering also uses pound-force and kilogram-force, which relate mass to weight through standard gravity, while the CGS system uses the dyne. Force and mass are different physical quantities.
30 units supported Base unit newton (N)
Multiply the number of newtons by 0.2248089431 to get pounds-force. How this is calculated
About force conversion
Force conversion is commonly needed when engineering, physics problems, and mechanical design.
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Convert Newton to other force units
1 N expressed in every other force unit on this site.
- Newton N 1
- Kilonewton kN 0.001
- Meganewton MN 0.000001
- Giganewton GN 1e-9
- Millinewton mN 1,000
- Micronewton µN 1,000,000
- Nanonewton nN 1,000,000,000
- Piconewton pN 1,000,000,000,000
- Femtonewton fN 1,000,000,000,000,000
- Attonewton aN 1e+18
- Decinewton dN 10
- Teranewton TN 1e-12
- Petanewton PN 1e-15
- Exanewton EN 1e-18
- Dyne dyn 100,000
- Kilodyne kdyn 100
- Megadyne Mdyn 0.1
- Kilogram-force kgf 0.10197162
- Gram-force gf 101.97162
- Milligram-force mgf 101,971.62
- Ton-force (metric) tf 0.00010197162
- Pound-force lbf 0.22480894
- Ounce-force ozf 3.5969431
- Kip-force kipf 0.00022480894
- Ton-force (short) tonf (US) 0.00011240447
- Ton-force (long) tonf (UK) 0.00010036114
- Poundal pdl 7.2330139
- Joule per Meter J/m 1
- Joule per Centimeter J/cm 0.01
- Sthene sn 0.001
Complete list of force units
All 30 units this converter supports, each stated against the newton (N).
| Unit | Symbol | System | In newtons | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | N | SI | base unit (N) | newtons to pounds-forcenewtons to kgf |
| Kilonewton | kN | SI | 1 kN = 1,000 N | kn to pounds-force |
| Meganewton | MN | SI | 1 MN = 1,000,000 N | — |
| Giganewton | GN | SI | 1 GN = 1,000,000,000 N | — |
| Millinewton | mN | SI | 1 mN = 0.001 N | — |
| Micronewton | µN | SI | 1 µN = 0.000001 N | — |
| Nanonewton | nN | SI | 1 nN = 1e-9 N | — |
| Piconewton | pN | SI | 1 pN = 1e-12 N | — |
| Femtonewton | fN | SI | 1 fN = 1e-15 N | — |
| Attonewton | aN | SI | 1 aN = 1e-18 N | — |
| Decinewton | dN | SI | 1 dN = 0.1 N | — |
| Teranewton | TN | SI | 1 TN = 1,000,000,000,000 N | — |
| Petanewton | PN | SI | 1 PN = 1e+15 N | — |
| Exanewton | EN | SI | 1 EN = 1e+18 N | — |
| Dyne | dyn | Metric | 1 dyn = 0.00001 N | dynes to newtons |
| Kilodyne | kdyn | Metric | 1 kdyn = 0.01 N | — |
| Megadyne | Mdyn | Metric | 1 Mdyn = 10 N | — |
| Kilogram-force | kgf | Metric | 1 kgf = 9.80665 N | kgf to newtons |
| Gram-force | gf | Metric | 1 gf = 0.00980665 N | — |
| Milligram-force | mgf | Metric | 1 mgf = 0.00000980665 N | — |
| Ton-force (metric) | tf | Metric | 1 tf = 9,806.65 N | — |
| Pound-force | lbf | Imperial | 1 lbf = 4.44822161526 N | pounds-force to newtonspounds-force to kn |
| Ounce-force | ozf | Imperial | 1 ozf = 0.278013850954 N | — |
| Kip-force | kipf | US | 1 kipf = 4,448.22161526 N | — |
| Ton-force (short) | tonf (US) | US | 1 tonf (US) = 8,896.44323052 N | — |
| Ton-force (long) | tonf (UK) | Imperial | 1 tonf (UK) = 9,964.01641818 N | — |
| Poundal | pdl | Imperial | 1 pdl = 0.138254954376 N | — |
| Joule per Meter | J/m | SI | 1 J/m = 1 N | — |
| Joule per Centimeter | J/cm | SI | 1 J/cm = 100 N | — |
| Sthene | sn | Other | 1 sn = 1,000 N | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the base unit for force?
Force conversions on this site are calculated against the newton (N).
Which force units can I convert?
You can convert between 30 units, including newton, kilonewton, meganewton, giganewton, and more.
Where is force conversion useful?
It is commonly needed when engineering, physics problems, and mechanical design.
Does this converter mix measurement systems?
The converter supports SI, Metric, Imperial, US, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.
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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.