Force
SI, gravitational and U.S. customary force.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert newton (N) to poundal (pdl). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
SI, gravitational and U.S. customary force.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a newton value to calculate poundal with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| dynefrom N | dyn | 100000 |
| millinewtonfrom N | mN | 1000 |
| newtonfrom N | N | 1 |
| kilonewtonfrom N | kN | 0.001 |
| meganewtonfrom N | MN | 0.000001 |
| gram-forcefrom N | gf | 101.972 |
| kilogram-forcefrom N | kgf | 0.101972 |
| tonne-forcefrom N | tf | 0.000101972 |
| ounce-forcefrom N | ozf | 3.59694 |
| pound-forcefrom N | lbf | 0.224809 |
| kilopound-forcefrom N | kip | 0.000224809 |
| poundalfrom N | pdl | 7.23301 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Newton (N) and poundal (pdl) are units of force. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Newton (N) | Poundal (pdl) |
|---|---|
| 1 N | 7.23301 pdl |
| 5 N | 36.1651 pdl |
| 10 N | 72.3301 pdl |
| 100 N | 723.301 pdl |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.