Force
system unit code
(alternative) 		symbol or
abbrev. 		notes sample
default conversion 		combinations
SI giganewton GN GN 1.0 GN (220,000,000 lbf)
  • GN LT-f
    • GN LT-f ST-f
  • GN LTf
    • GN LTf STf
  • GN ST-f
    • GN ST-f LT-f
  • GN STf
    • GN STf LTf
meganewton MN MN 1.0 MN (220,000 lbf)
  • MN LT-f
    • MN LT-f ST-f
  • MN LTf
    • MN LTf STf
  • MN ST-f
    • MN ST-f LT-f
  • MN STf
    • MN STf LTf
kilonewton kN kN 1.0 kN (220 lbf)
  • kN LT-f
    • kN LT-f ST-f
  • kN LTf
    • kN LTf STf
  • kN ST-f
    • kN ST-f LT-f
  • kN STf
    • kN STf LTf
  • kN lb-f
  • kN lbf
newton N N 1.0 N (0.22 lbf)
  • N lb-f
  • N lbf
  • N oz-f
  • N ozf
millinewton mN mN 1.0 mN (0.0036 ozf)
  • mN oz-f
  • mN ozf
  • mN gr-f
  • mN grf
micronewton μN (uN) μN 1.0 μN (0.0016 grf)
  • μN gr-f (uN gr-f)
  • μN grf (uN grf)
nanonewton nN nN 1.0 nN (1.6×10−6 grf)
  • nN gr-f
  • nN grf
cgs megadyne Mdyn Mdyn 1.0 Mdyn (2.2 lbf)
kilodyne kdyn kdyn 1.0 kdyn (0.036 ozf)
dyne dyn (dyne) dyn 1.0 dyn (0.016 grf)
millidyne mdyn mdyn 1.0 mdyn (1.6×10−5 grf)
Metric gravitational units tonne-force t-f tf 1.0 tf (9.8 kN; 0.98 LTf; 1.1 STf)
tf tf
megapond Mp Mp
kilogram-force kg-f kgf 1.0 kgf (9.8 N; 2.2 lbf)
kgf kgf
kilopond kp kp
gram-force g-f gf 1.0 gf (9.8 mN; 0.035 ozf)
gf gf
pond p p
milligram-force mg-f mgf 1.0 mgf (9.8 μN; 0.015 grf)
mgf mgf
millipond mp mp
Avoirdupois-based units poundal pdl pdl 1.0 pdl (0.14 N)
long ton-force LT-f LTf 1.0 LTf (10.0 kN)
  • LT-f ST-f
LTf long ton-force
  • LTf STf
short ton-force ST-f STf 1.0 STf (8.9 kN)
  • ST-f LT-f
STf short ton-force
  • STf LTf
pound-force lb-f lbf 1.0 lbf (4.4 N)
lbf lbf
ounce-force oz-f ozf 1.0 ozf (280 mN)
ozf ozf
grain-force gr-f grf 1.0 grf (640 μN)
grf grf
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