Convert Dynes to Kilograms-force
1 dyne is 0.000001 kgf. One dyne is exactly 0.00000101971621298 kilograms-force.
One dyne is 1.0197 × 10^-6 kilograms-force. To convert dynes to kilograms-force, multiply by 1.0197 × 10^-6; to go the other way, divide by 1.0197 × 10^-6 or multiply by 980665. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. Exactly a hundred-thousandth of a newton, from the older centimetre-gram-second system.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Dynes × 1.0197 × 10^-6
value * 0.000001019716212980 kgf
1 dyne in every force unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| newtons | 0.00001 N | × 0.00001 |
| kilonewtons | 0.00000001 kN | × 0.00000001 |
| pounds-force | 0.000002248089431 lbf | × 0.000002248089431 |
| kilograms-force | 0.000001019716213 kgf | × 0.00000101971621298 |
| ounces-force | 0.0000359694309 ozf | × 0.000035969430896 |
| dynes (as entered) | 1 dyn | — |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert dynes to kilograms-force?
- 1.Take the measurement in dynes.
- 2.Multiply by 1.0197 × 10^-6 — that is how many kilograms-force fit in one dyne.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.0197 × 10^-6, or multiply by 980665.
Worked example: 25 dynes to kilograms-force
- Formula
- dyn × 1.0197 × 10^-6 = kgf
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 1.0197 × 10^-6 = 0.000025 kgf
- Answer
- 25 dyn = 0.000025 kgf
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Dynes to kilograms-force conversion table
| Dynes | Kilograms-force |
|---|---|
| 1 dyn | 0.000001 kgf |
| 2 dyn | 0.000002 kgf |
| 3 dyn | 0.000003 kgf |
| 4 dyn | 0.000004 kgf |
| 5 dyn | 0.000005 kgf |
| 6 dyn | 0.000006 kgf |
| 7 dyn | 0.000007 kgf |
| 8 dyn | 0.000008 kgf |
| 9 dyn | 0.000009 kgf |
| 10 dyn | 0.00001 kgf |
| 12 dyn | 0.000012 kgf |
| 15 dyn | 0.000015 kgf |
| 20 dyn | 0.00002 kgf |
| 25 dyn | 0.000025 kgf |
| 50 dyn | 0.000051 kgf |
| 100 dyn | 0.000102 kgf |
| 200 dyn | 0.000204 kgf |
| 300 dyn | 0.000306 kgf |
| 500 dyn | 0.00051 kgf |
| 1000 dyn | 0.00102 kgf |
| 2000 dyn | 0.002039 kgf |
| 5000 dyn | 0.005099 kgf |
| 10000 dyn | 0.010197 kgf |
What is a dyne?
Exactly a hundred-thousandth of a newton, from the older centimetre-gram-second system. Surface tension and older physics texts still use it.
What is a kilogram-force?
The weight of one kilogram under standard gravity, exactly 9.80665 newtons by the defined value of that gravity. Older European engineering drawings are full of it.
How many kilograms-force are in a dyne?
One dyne is 1.0197 × 10^-6 kilograms-force. Going the other way, one kilogram-force is 980665 dynes. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every force unit here
| Unit | Symbol | One of these is |
|---|---|---|
| Newtons | N | the base unit |
| Kilonewtons | kN | 1000 newton |
| Pounds-force | lbf | 4.4482216 newton |
| Kilograms-force | kgf | 9.80665 newton |
| Ounces-force | ozf | 0.27801385 newton |
| Dynes | dyn | 1.0000 × 10^-5 newton |
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — pound-force is exactly 4.4482216152605 N
Questions people actually ask
- How many kilograms-force are in a dyne?
- 1.0197 × 10^-6. The weight of one kilogram under standard gravity, exactly 9.80665 newtons by the defined value of that gravity. Older European engineering drawings are full of it.
- How do I convert kilograms-force back to dynes?
- Divide by 1.0197 × 10^-6, or multiply by 980665 — they are the same operation.
Other force conversions
Kilograms-force to dynes — the same conversion the other way.