Meganewton (MN)
Exactly one million newtons.
What is a meganewton?
- Symbol
- MN
- Quantity
- Force
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- Exactly one million newtons.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for very large forces such as rocket engine thrust and loads on bridges and dams.
Meganewton in other force units
- 1 MN = 1000000000 mNMillinewton
- 1 MN = 1000000 NNewton
- 1 MN = 1000 kNKilonewton
- 1 MN = 100000000000 dynDyne
- 1 MN ≈ 101971621.3 gfGram-force
- 1 MN ≈ 101971.6213 kgfKilogram-force
- 1 MN ≈ 101.9716213 tfTonne-force (metric)
- 1 MN ≈ 3596943.09 ozfOunce-force
- 1 MN ≈ 224808.9431 lbfPound-force
- 1 MN ≈ 224.8089431 kipKip-force
- 1 MN ≈ 112.4044715 tonf (US)Short ton-force (US)
- 1 MN ≈ 100.3611353 tonf (UK)Long ton-force (UK)
- 1 MN ≈ 7233013.851 pdlPoundal
Meganewton quick reference
| Meganewton | Newton | Pound-force | Millinewton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MN | = 1000000 N | ≈ 224808.9431 lbf | = 1000000000 mN |
| 10 MN | = 10000000 N | ≈ 2248089.431 lbf | = 10000000000 mN |
| 100 MN | = 100000000 N | ≈ 22480894.31 lbf | = 100000000000 mN |
| 1000 MN | = 1000000000 N | ≈ 224808943.1 lbf | = 1000000000000 mN |
Where the meganewton fits
The next smaller force unit is the long ton-force (tonf (UK)). 1 MN ≈ 100.3611353 tonf (UK), and 1 tonf (UK) = 0.00996401641818352 MN.
Frequently asked questions
- How many newtons are in one meganewton?
- One meganewton = 1000000 N (newtons).
- How many pounds-force are in one meganewton?
- One meganewton ≈ 224808.9431 lbf (pounds-force).
- How many millinewtons are in one meganewton?
- One meganewton = 1000000000 mN (millinewtons).