Pound-force to Newton

1 lbf = 4.4482216 N

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Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 lbf equals

4.448221615N

All 12 units

NewtonN
4.448221615
KilonewtonkN
0.004448221615
MeganewtonMN
0.000004448221615
MillinewtonmN
4,448.221615
Pound-forcelbf
1
Ounce-forceozf
16
Kip-forcekip
0.001
Kilogram-forcekgf
0.45359237
Gram-forcegf
453.59237
Tonne-forcetf
0.00045359237
Dynedyn
444,822.1615
Poundalpdl
32.17404856

Pound-force to Newton table

Common Pound-force values converted to Newton
Pound-force (lbf)	Newton (N)
1	4.4482216
2	8.8964432
5	22.241108
10	44.482216
20	88.964432
50	222.41108
100	444.82216
250	1,112.0554
500	2,224.1108
1,000	4,448.2216

How the conversion works

Multiply the pound-force figure by 4.448221615 to get newton. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for force, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 N = 0.22480894 lbf — see newton to pound-force.

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