Convert Units of Force (Weight)

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How to convert force units using the AddUp calculator

How to convert units in general

Conversions can be done either with the "->" conversion operator or with the equivalent "convert" function. The function has three parameters: a quantity, a unit to convert from and a unit to convert to. Likewise the conversion operator uses three values: the quantity and unit to convert from are placed on the left side of the operator while the unit to convert to goes to the right side.

Force Units

The basic unit of force is the joule. All units of force are expressed in terms of this base unit and so measurements can be converted from any one of the following units to any other.

auForce: atomic unit of force: 8.2387225e-8 newton
dyn [also: dyne]: CGS unit: 1e-4 newton
gf [also: gramForce, pond]: gram force or pond: 9.80665e-3 newton
lbf [also: poundForce]: pound force (see units of mass for pound): 4.4482216152605 newton
newton: Basic unit of force: 1 newton
ounceForce: 1/16 pound force (see units of mass for ounce): 0.27801385095378125 newton
poundal: British absolute unit: 0.13825495438 newton
sthene: kilonewton: 1000 newton

Sample Conversions of Force Units

Convert newtons to dynes

10 newtons -> dyn = 100,000

convert(10; newton; dyne) = 100,000

Convert newtons to pound force

10 newtons -> lbf = 2.2480894

convert(10; newton; poundForce) = 2.2480894

Convert newtons to gram force

10 newtons -> gramForce = 1,019.7162

convert(10; newton; gramForce) = 1,019.7162

Convert pound force to poundals

10 lbf -> poundal = 321.74049

convert(10; poundforce; poundal) = 321.74049

Convert poundals to newtons

10 Poundal -> Newton = 1.3825495

convert(10; poundals; newtons) = 1.3825495

Convert gram force to ounce force

10 gf -> ounceForce = 0.3527396

convert(10; pond; ounceForce) = 0.3527396

Convert dyne to gram force

10 dyn -> gramForce = 0.0101972

convert(10; dynes; gf) = 0.0101972