Pound Force (lbf) Conversion Calculator

Pound-Force Conversion Calculator

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What Is Pound-Force?

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 lb_F. For example, 1 pound-force can be written as 1 lbf or 1 lb_F.

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

Common pound-force values and equivalent imperial and metric force measurements
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