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Answer:

= 0.224808924 lbf

Divide by 4.448
for quick conversions

N / 4.448 = lbf

Solution

To convert N to lbf, use the conversion factor

1 lbf = 4.448222 N

then divide both sides of the equation by lbf, to get the conversion ratio

1 = 4.448222 N / lbf

Use the conversion ratio to complete the unit conversion, basically dividing the input by 1, the N units cancel out, and we are left with lbf units.

1 N ÷ 4.448222 N / lbf
= 0.224808924 lbf

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Calculator Use

Use this conversion tool to convert units of force. Enter the force value and select the units you're converting from and the units you're converting to. Click the Calculate button.

How to Convert Units of Force

Conversions are performed by using a conversion factor. By knowing the conversion factor, converting between units can become a simple multiplication problem:

S * C = E

Where S is our starting value, C is our conversion factor, and E is our end converted result.

To simply convert from any unit into newtons, for example, from 20 kilogram-force, just multiply by the conversion value in the right column in the table below.

20 kgf * 9.80665 [ (N) / (kgf) ] = 196.133 N

To convert from N into units in the left column divide by the value in the right column or, multiply by the reciprocal, 1/x.

196.133 N / 9.80665 [ (N) / (kgf) ] = 20 kgf

To convert among any units in the left column, say from A to B, you can multiply by the factor for A to convert A into Newtons then divide by the factor for B to convert out of Newtons. Or, you can find the single factor you need by dividing the A factor by the B factor.

For example, to convert from kilogram-force to ounce-force you would multiply by 9.80665 then divide by 0.2780139. Or, multiply by 9.80665/0.2780139 = 35.2739557. So, to convert directly from kgf to ozf, you multiply by 35.2739557.

Units, symbols and conversion values
used in this force calculator

To Convert from
Unit

Unit
Symbol

and Convert to
( m/s² or m/(s·s) )

Multiply by
( m/s ² / Unit )

dyne

dyn

newton

0.00001

kilogram-force

kgf

newton

9.80665

kilopond

newton

9.80665

kip

newton

4448.222

newton

kilonewton

newton

1000

ounce-force

ozf

newton

0.2780139

poundal

pdl

newton

0.138255

pound-force

lbf

newton

4.448222

ton-force

tnf

newton

8896.443

References/ Further Reading

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - The NIST Guide for the use of the International System of Units - Appendix B, subsections B.8 Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically and B.9 Factors for units listed by kind of quantity or field of science.

Lide, David R., Daniel (Editor-in-Chief). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 89th Edition New York, NY: CRC Press, p. 1-28, 2008.

Wikipedia contributors. "Conversion of units" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, last visited 26 Jun. 2011.

How Many? A dictionary of units of measurement at http://www.ibiblio.org/units/ accessed 2023-07-25