Convert Newton to Pound-force & Other Force Units

📝 Force Units & Formulas

Unit	Formula	Value 100 newtons
Pound-force, lbf	lbf = N × 0,2248089431	100 N = 22,48089431 lbf
Kilogram-force (kilopond), kgf	kgf = N × 0,1019716213	100 N = 10,19716213 kgf
Dyne, dyn	dyn = N × 100 000	100 N = 10 000 000 dyn
Poundal, pdl	pdl = N × 7,233013851	100 N = 723,3013851 pdl
Gram-force, gf	gf = N × 101,9716213	100 N = 10 197,16213 gf
Kilopound, kip	kip = N × 0,0002248089431	100 N = 0,02248089431 kip
Tonne-force, tf	tf = N × 0,0001019716213	100 N = 0,01019716213 tf
Ounce-force, ozf	ozf = N × 3,5969430896	100 N = 359,69430896 ozf
Kilonewton, kN	kN = N / 1000	100 N = 0,1 kN

🔁 Newton Conversion Examples

Convert newton to pound-force

• 1 N × 0,2248089431 = 0,2248089431 lbf
• 10 N × 0,2248089431 = 2,248089431 lbf

Convert newton to kilogram-force

• 1 N × 0,1019716213 = 0,1019716213 kgf
• 10 N × 0,1019716213 = 1,019716213 kgf

Convert newton to dyne

• 1 N × 100 000 = 100 000 dyn
• 10 N × 100 000 = 1 000 000 dyn

Convert newton to poundal

• 1 N × 7,233013851 = 7,233013851 pdl
• 10 N × 7,233013851 = 72,33013851 pdl

Convert newton to gram-force

• 1 N × 101,9716213 = 101,9716213 gf
• 10 N × 101,9716213 = 1019,716213 gf

Convert newton to kilopound

• 1 N × 0,0002248089431 = 0,0002248089431 kip
• 10 N × 0,0002248089431 = 0,002248089431 kip

Convert newton to tonne-force

• 1 N × 0,0001019716213 = 0,0001019716213 tf
• 10 N × 0,0001019716213 = 0,001019716213 tf

Convert newton to ounce-force

• 1 N × 3,5969430896 = 3,5969430896 ozf
• 10 N × 3,5969430896 = 35,969430896 ozf

Convert newton to kilonewton

• 1 N / 1000 = 0,001 kN
• 10 N / 1000 = 0,01 kN

🔗 Newton SI Prefixes

If you need to modify your newton using the metric prefix, check the tables below. Note that a prefix multiplies the value by a power of 10.

SI Multiples of Newton

Name	SI symbol	Value	Simple value
Decanewton	daN	101 N	10 N
Hectonewton	hN	102 N	100 N
Kilonewton	kN	103 N	1 000 N
Meganewton	MN	106 N	1 000 000 N
Giganewton	GN	109 N	1 000 000 000 N
Teranewton	TN	1012 N	1 000 000 000 000 N
Petanewton	PN	1015 N	1 000 000 000 000 000 N
Exanewton	EN	1018 N	1 000 000 000 000 000 000 N
Zettanewton	ZN	1021 N	1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 N
Yottanewton	YN	1024 N	1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 N
Ronnanewton	RN	1027 N	1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 N
Quettanewton	QN	1030 N	1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 N

SI Submultiples of Newton

Name	SI symbol	Value	Simple value
Decinewton	dN	10−1 N	0,1 N
Centinewton	cN	10−2 N	0,01 N
Millinewton	mN	10−3 N	0,00 1 N
Micronewton	μN	10−6 N	0,00 000 1 N
Nanonewton	nN	10−9 N	0,00 000 000 1 N
Piconewton	pN	10−12 N	0,00 000 000 000 1 N
Femtonewton	fN	10−15 N	0,00 000 000 000 000 1 N
Attonewton	aN	10−18 N	0,00 000 000 000 000 000 1 N
Zeptonewton	zN	10−21 N	0,00 000 000 000 000 000 000 1 N
Yoctonewton	yN	10−24 N	0,00 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1 N
Rontonewton	rN	10−27 N	0,00 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1 N
Quectonewton	qN	10−30 N	0,00 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1 N

✅ Newton to Pound-force Converter FAQ

✔️How to convert N to lbf?

If you need to convert newtons to pounds-force, you can use the following formula: lbf = N × 0,2248089431. That is the easiest way to make a N to lbf conversion.

✔️What is the formula to change N to kN?

To convert newtons to kilonewtons, you can use a simple formula: kN = N / 1000. For example, 2 newtons equals 0,002 kilonewtons.

✔️How much is 1 newton?

1 newton is 0,2248089431 pounds-force, 0,001 kilonewtons, and 0,1019716213 kilograms-force.