Kilogram-force meter (kgf·m)
One kilogram-force acting at one meter: exactly 9.80665 N·m.
What is a kilogram-force meter?
- Symbol
- kgf·m
- Quantity
- Torque
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- One kilogram-force acting at one meter: exactly 9.80665 N·m.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Found in older car specifications and in engineering in some countries that used gravitational metric units.
Kilogram-force meter in other torque units
- 1 kgf·m = 9.80665 N·mKilogram-force meter to Newton meter converter
- 1 kgf·m = 0.00980665 kN·mKilonewton meter
- 1 kgf·m = 980.665 N·cmNewton centimeter
- 1 kgf·m = 9806.65 N·mmNewton millimeter
- 1 kgf·m = 98066500 dyn·cmDyne centimeter
- 1 kgf·m = 100 kgf·cmKilogram-force centimeter
- 1 kgf·m ≈ 7.233013851 lbf·ftPound-force foot
- 1 kgf·m ≈ 86.79616621 lbf·inPound-force inch
- 1 kgf·m ≈ 1388.738659 ozf·inOunce-force inch
Kilogram-force meter quick reference
| Kilogram-force meter | Newton meter | Pound-force foot | Kilonewton meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kgf·m | = 9.80665 N·m | ≈ 7.233013851 lbf·ft | = 0.00980665 kN·m |
| 10 kgf·m | = 98.0665 N·m | ≈ 72.33013851 lbf·ft | = 0.0980665 kN·m |
| 100 kgf·m | = 980.665 N·m | ≈ 723.3013851 lbf·ft | = 0.980665 kN·m |
| 1000 kgf·m | = 9806.65 N·m | ≈ 7233.013851 lbf·ft | = 9.80665 kN·m |
Where the kilogram-force meter fits
The next smaller torque unit is the pound-force foot (lbf·ft). 1 kgf·m ≈ 7.233013851 lbf·ft, and 1 lbf·ft = 0.138254954376 kgf·m.
The next larger torque unit is the kilonewton meter (kN·m). 1 kgf·m = 0.00980665 kN·m, and 1 kN·m ≈ 101.9716213 kgf·m.
Frequently asked questions
- How many newton meters are in one kilogram-force meter?
- One kilogram-force meter = 9.80665 N·m (newton meters).
- How many pound-force feet are in one kilogram-force meter?
- One kilogram-force meter ≈ 7.233013851 lbf·ft (pound-force feet).
- How many kilonewton meters are in one kilogram-force meter?
- One kilogram-force meter = 0.00980665 kN·m (kilonewton meters).