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*1 kgf ≡ 9.80665 newton (symbol: '''N''') | *1 kgf ≡ 9.80665 newton (symbol: '''N''') | ||
*1 kgf ≡ 980,665 dyne (symbol: '''dyn''') | *1 kgf ≡ 980,665 [[dyne]] (symbol: '''dyn''') | ||
*1 kgf ≡ 1 kilopond (symbol: '''kp''') | *1 kgf ≡ 1 kilopond (symbol: '''kp''') | ||
*1 kgf ≡ 9.80665×10<sup>-3</sup> sthène (symbol: '''sn''') | *1 kgf ≡ 9.80665×10<sup>-3</sup> [[sthène]] (symbol: '''sn''') | ||
*1 kgf ≈ 2.20462 pound-force (symbol: '''lbf''') | *1 kgf ≈ 2.20462 [[pound-force]] (symbol: '''lbf''') | ||
*1 kgf ≈ 2.20462×10<sup>-3</sup> kip (symbol: '''kip''') | *1 kgf ≈ 2.20462×10<sup>-3</sup> [[kip]] (symbol: '''kip''') | ||
*1 kgf ≈ 70.93164 poundal (symbol: '''pdl''') | *1 kgf ≈ 70.93164 [[poundal]] (symbol: '''pdl''') | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 5 July 2011
A kilogram-force (kgf) is a measurement unit of force which will accelerate 1 kilogram of mass to 9.80665 m/s2, the standard average acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface (referred to as gn).[1] Since a newton is defined[2][3] as the force which will accelerate 1 kilogram of mass to 1 m/s2, one kilogram-force is by definition equal to 9.80665 newtons. The kilogram-force is often referred to as the kilopond (kp).
The kilogram-force was not very well defined until the 3rd General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM) defined gn, the standard gravity, to be 9.80665 m/s2 in 1901.[4] Although it was once widely used, it has never been part of the International System of Units (SI) introduced in 1960 by the 11th GCPM.[5]
The kilogram-force is still used to some extent in a few countries, but it is generally considered to be obsolete in most countries.
Equivalent units of force
- 1 kgf ≡ 9.80665 newton (symbol: N)
- 1 kgf ≡ 980,665 dyne (symbol: dyn)
- 1 kgf ≡ 1 kilopond (symbol: kp)
- 1 kgf ≡ 9.80665×10-3 sthène (symbol: sn)
- 1 kgf ≈ 2.20462 pound-force (symbol: lbf)
- 1 kgf ≈ 2.20462×10-3 kip (symbol: kip)
- 1 kgf ≈ 70.93164 poundal (symbol: pdl)
References
- ↑ The International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 330, 2008 Edition (pdf page 57 of 77 pdf pages)
- ↑ Glossary From the website of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
- ↑ The International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 330, 2008 Edition (pdf page 30 of 77 pdf pages)
- ↑ Resolution of the 3rd meeting of the CGPM (1901)
- ↑ Resolution 12 of the 11th meeting of the CGPM (1960)