Newton metres to kilogram-force metres – and kilogram-force metres to newton metres
1 Nm = 0.10197162 kgf·m
All units in this category
- 100Nm
- 10.197162kgf·m
- 73.756215lb-ft
- 885.07458lb-in
- 14,161.193oz-in
Formula
Multiply the value in newton metres by 0.10197162 to get kilogram-force metres.kgf·m = Nm × 0.10197162
Multiply the value in kilogram-force metres by 9.80665 to get newton metres.Nm = kgf·m × 9.80665
How to convert newton metres to kilogram-force metres
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Newton metres to kilogram-force metres – common values
| Newton metres (Nm) | Kilogram-force metres (kgf·m) |
|---|---|
| 5 | 0.509858 |
| 10 | 1.01972 |
| 20 | 2.03943 |
| 30 | 3.05915 |
| 50 | 5.09858 |
| 80 | 8.15773 |
| 100 | 10.1972 |
| 150 | 15.2957 |
| 200 | 20.3943 |
| 300 | 30.5915 |
Kilogram-force metres to newton metres – common values
| Kilogram-force metres (kgf·m) | Newton metres (Nm) |
|---|---|
| 5 | 49.0332 |
| 10 | 98.0665 |
| 20 | 196.133 |
| 30 | 294.2 |
| 50 | 490.333 |
| 80 | 784.532 |
| 100 | 980.665 |
| 150 | 1,471 |
| 200 | 1,961.33 |
| 300 | 2,942 |
About the units
Newton metres. The newton metre is the SI coherent unit of moment of force: one newton on a lever arm of one metre. As a combination of two legal units it is legal throughout the EU, and EU type-approval papers require an engine’s maximum net torque in newton metres at a speed in min⁻¹. The trap is the joule. Newton metre and joule share a dimension, kilogram times square metre per second squared, but they are different quantities. Write Nm for torque and J for energy.
Kilogram-force metres. A kilogram-force metre is the moment of a kilogram-force on a lever arm of one metre, exactly 9.80665 newton metres – the same figure as the kilogram-force itself, because the arm is one metre. The unit is absent from the EU units directive and is not legal in trade, but it appears in older European workshop literature and older engine specifications. Ten kilogram-force metres is 98.07 newton metres. The trap is the spelling: older texts write “kgm” or “mkg”, which looks like a mass.