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Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.

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STRUCTURAL

Force

SI, gravitational and U.S. customary force.

lbf
tf

Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.

Resultlbf → tfConvert pound-force to tonne-force
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

Convert through newton

Enter a pound-force value to calculate tonne-force with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits

Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.

QUICK REFERENCE

All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
dynefrom lbfdynInteractive
millinewtonfrom lbfmNInteractive
newtonfrom lbfNInteractive
kilonewtonfrom lbfkNInteractive
meganewtonfrom lbfMNInteractive
gram-forcefrom lbfgfInteractive
kilogram-forcefrom lbfkgfInteractive
tonne-forcefrom lbftfInteractive
ounce-forcefrom lbfozfInteractive
pound-forcefrom lbflbfInteractive
kilopound-forcefrom lbfkipInteractive
poundalfrom lbfpdlInteractive

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.