Gram-force per centimeter (gf/cm)
One gram-force per centimeter: exactly 0.980665 N/m.
What is a gram-force per centimeter?
- Symbol
- gf/cm
- Quantity
- Surface Tension
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- One gram-force per centimeter: exactly 0.980665 N/m.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Found in older literature and for peel strength and line loads in some testing.
Gram-force per centimeter in other surface tension units
- 1 gf/cm = 0.980665 N/mNewton per meter
- 1 gf/cm = 980.665 mN/mMillinewton per meter
- 1 gf/cm = 980.665 dyn/cmDyne per centimeter
- 1 gf/cm ≈ 0.005599741459 lbf/inPound-force per inch
- 1 gf/cm ≈ 0.06719689751 lbf/ftPound-force per foot
Gram-force per centimeter quick reference
| Gram-force per centimeter | Millinewton per meter | Dyne per centimeter | Newton per meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 gf/cm | = 980.665 mN/m | = 980.665 dyn/cm | = 0.980665 N/m |
| 10 gf/cm | = 9806.65 mN/m | = 9806.65 dyn/cm | = 9.80665 N/m |
| 100 gf/cm | = 98066.5 mN/m | = 98066.5 dyn/cm | = 98.0665 N/m |
| 1000 gf/cm | = 980665 mN/m | = 980665 dyn/cm | = 980.665 N/m |
Where the gram-force per centimeter fits
The next smaller surface tension unit is the millinewton per meter (mN/m). 1 gf/cm = 980.665 mN/m, and 1 mN/m ≈ 0.001019716213 gf/cm.
The next larger surface tension unit is the newton per meter (N/m). 1 gf/cm = 0.980665 N/m, and 1 N/m ≈ 1.019716213 gf/cm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many millinewtons per meter are in one gram-force per centimeter?
- One gram-force per centimeter = 980.665 mN/m (millinewtons per meter).
- How many dynes per centimeter are in one gram-force per centimeter?
- One gram-force per centimeter = 980.665 dyn/cm (dynes per centimeter).
- How many newtons per meter are in one gram-force per centimeter?
- One gram-force per centimeter = 0.980665 N/m (newtons per meter).