Force Conversion Chart: N, kN, kgf, lbf

Force conversion chart: N, daN, kN, MN, kgf, tonne force, lbf and kip equivalents, with common values such as 10 kN or 100 kgf.

For reference. Verify the application conditions and the applicable standard.

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Unit equivalents

Force conversion chart
From	N	daN	kN	MN	kgf	tf	lbf	kip
	Equals, in the unit of the column
1 N	1	0.1	0.001	1×10⁻⁶	0.1019716	0.0001019716	0.2248089	0.0002248089
1 daN	10	1	0.01	0.00001	1.019716	0.001019716	2.248089	0.002248089
1 kN	1000	100	1	0.001	101.9716	0.1019716	224.8089	0.2248089
1 MN	1000000	100000	1000	1	101971.6	101.9716	224808.9	224.8089
1 kgf	9.80665	0.980665	0.00980665	9.80665×10⁻⁶	1	0.001	2.204623	0.002204623
1 tf	9806.65	980.665	9.80665	0.00980665	1000	1	2204.623	2.204623
1 lbf	4.448222	0.4448222	0.004448222	4.448222×10⁻⁶	0.4535924	0.0004535924	1	0.001
1 kip	4448.222	444.8222	4.448222	0.004448222	453.5924	0.4535924	1000	1

Common values

Common values
From	N	daN	kN	MN	kgf	tf	lbf	kip
	Equals, in the unit of the column
1 kN	1000	100	1	0.001	101.9716	0.1019716	224.8089	0.2248089
2 kN	2000	200	2	0.002	203.9432	0.2039432	449.6179	0.4496179
5 kN	5000	500	5	0.005	509.8581	0.5098581	1124.045	1.124045
10 kN	10000	1000	10	0.01	1019.716	1.019716	2248.089	2.248089
20 kN	20000	2000	20	0.02	2039.432	2.039432	4496.179	4.496179
50 kN	50000	5000	50	0.05	5098.581	5.098581	11240.45	11.24045
100 kN	100000	10000	100	0.1	10197.16	10.19716	22480.89	22.48089
200 kN	200000	20000	200	0.2	20394.32	20.39432	44961.79	44.96179
500 kN	500000	50000	500	0.5	50985.81	50.98581	112404.5	112.4045
1000 kN	1000000	100000	1000	1	101971.6	101.9716	224808.9	224.8089
1 kgf	9.80665	0.980665	0.00980665	9.80665×10⁻⁶	1	0.001	2.204623	0.002204623
5 kgf	49.03325	4.903325	0.04903325	0.00004903325	5	0.005	11.02311	0.01102311
10 kgf	98.0665	9.80665	0.0980665	0.0000980665	10	0.01	22.04623	0.02204623
50 kgf	490.3325	49.03325	0.4903325	0.0004903325	50	0.05	110.2311	0.1102311
100 kgf	980.665	98.0665	0.980665	0.000980665	100	0.1	220.4623	0.2204623
500 kgf	4903.325	490.3325	4.903325	0.004903325	500	0.5	1102.311	1.102311
1000 kgf	9806.65	980.665	9.80665	0.00980665	1000	1	2204.623	2.204623
1 lbf	4.448222	0.4448222	0.004448222	4.448222×10⁻⁶	0.4535924	0.0004535924	1	0.001
5 lbf	22.24111	2.224111	0.02224111	0.00002224111	2.267962	0.002267962	5	0.005
10 lbf	44.48222	4.448222	0.04448222	0.00004448222	4.535924	0.004535924	10	0.01
50 lbf	222.4111	22.24111	0.2224111	0.0002224111	22.67962	0.02267962	50	0.05
100 lbf	444.8222	44.48222	0.4448222	0.0004448222	45.35924	0.04535924	100	0.1
500 lbf	2224.111	222.4111	2.224111	0.002224111	226.7962	0.2267962	500	0.5
1000 lbf	4448.222	444.8222	4.448222	0.004448222	453.5924	0.4535924	1000	1
1 tf	9806.65	980.665	9.80665	0.00980665	1000	1	2204.623	2.204623
2 tf	19613.3	1961.33	19.6133	0.0196133	2000	2	4409.245	4.409245
5 tf	49033.25	4903.325	49.03325	0.04903325	5000	5	11023.11	11.02311
10 tf	98066.5	9806.65	98.0665	0.0980665	10000	10	22046.23	22.04623
20 tf	196133	19613.3	196.133	0.196133	20000	20	44092.45	44.09245
50 tf	490332.5	49033.25	490.3325	0.4903325	50000	50	110231.1	110.2311
100 tf	980665	98066.5	980.665	0.980665	100000	100	220462.3	220.4623

Quick answers

1 daN = 10 N = 0.01 kN. View in table
1 kgf = 9.80665 N = 0.00980665 kN. View in table
1 tf = 9806.65 N = 9.80665 kN. View in table
1 lbf = 4.448222 N = 0.004448222 kN. View in table
1 kip = 4448.222 N = 4.448222 kN. View in table

Conditions and notes

Conversion between force units only. Factors are exact definitions and displayed numbers are rounded to 7 significant digits.

kgf and lbf depend on standard gravity (9.80665 m/s²). The local acceleration is not used.
tf is the metric tonne force (1000 kgf). The US short ton force (2000 lbf) is different and is not in this chart.
Mass units (kg, lb) are not forces. To go from mass to weight, use the gravitational force tool.

Each row is a starting value. The columns show the same force in the other units. For example, the 1 kgf row gives exactly 9.80665 in the N column. The shaded diagonal cells are the unit itself. The common values section below reads typical forces such as 10 kN, 100 kgf or 500 lbf at a glance.

The kilogram force is the force that standard gravity (9.80665 m/s²) exerts on a mass of 1 kg. The pound force is the force the same acceleration exerts on a mass of 1 lb and equals exactly 4.4482216152605 N. The kip is a thousand pound force. The tonne force in this chart is the metric tonne (1000 kgf).

Force and mass are not the same thing. A scale that reads kg measures mass, while weight is a force and is written in N or kgf.

Sources

This table is for preliminary reference. Check the applicable standard and product conditions before use.

Source 1. SP 811:2008. Accessed: 2026-10-16
Source 2. SP 811:2008. Accessed: 2026-10-16

Data version: 2026-10-16