Convert Kilogram-force meters to Newton centimeters
1 kilogram-force meter is 980.67 N·cm. One kilogram-force meter is exactly 980.665 newton centimeters.
One kilogram-force meter is 980.665 newton centimeters. To convert kilogram-force meters to newton centimeters, multiply by 980.665; to go the other way, divide by 980.665 or multiply by 0.0010197162. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. Exactly 9.80665 newton meters, by the defined value of standard gravity.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Kilogram-force meters × 980.665
1 * 980.665980.665 N·cm
1 kilogram-force meter in every torque unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| pound-feet | 7.233013851 lbf·ft | × 7.23301385121 |
| pound-inches | 86.79616621 lbf·in | × 86.7961662145 |
| newton meters | 9.80665 N·m | × 9.80665 |
| newton centimeters | 980.665 N·cm | × 980.665 |
| kilogram-force meters (as entered) | 1 kgf·m | — |
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.
The same converter answers this pair however it is written: kilogram-force metres to newton centimetres is the British spelling of the same units — the metre and the litre are spelled that way outside the United States and the quantity does not change.
How do you convert kilogram-force meters to newton centimeters? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in kilogram-force meters.
- 2.Multiply by 980.665 — that is how many newton centimeters fit in one kilogram-force meter.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 980.665, or multiply by 0.0010197162.
Worked example: 25 kilogram-force meters to newton centimeters
- Formula
- kgf·m × 980.665 = N·cm
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 980.665 = 24,516.63 N·cm
- Answer
- 25 kgf·m = 24,516.63 N·cm
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Kilogram-force meters to newton centimeters conversion table
| Kilogram-force meters | Newton centimeters |
|---|---|
| 1 kgf·m | 980.67 N·cm |
| 2 kgf·m | 1,961.33 N·cm |
| 3 kgf·m | 2,942 N·cm |
| 4 kgf·m | 3,922.66 N·cm |
| 5 kgf·m | 4,903.33 N·cm |
| 6 kgf·m | 5,883.99 N·cm |
| 7 kgf·m | 6,864.66 N·cm |
| 8 kgf·m | 7,845.32 N·cm |
| 9 kgf·m | 8,825.99 N·cm |
| 10 kgf·m | 9,806.65 N·cm |
| 12 kgf·m | 11,767.98 N·cm |
| 15 kgf·m | 14,709.97 N·cm |
| 20 kgf·m | 19,613.3 N·cm |
| 25 kgf·m | 24,516.63 N·cm |
| 50 kgf·m | 49,033.25 N·cm |
| 100 kgf·m | 98,066.5 N·cm |
| 200 kgf·m | 196,133 N·cm |
| 300 kgf·m | 294,199.5 N·cm |
| 500 kgf·m | 490,332.5 N·cm |
| 1000 kgf·m | 980,665 N·cm |
| 2000 kgf·m | 1,961,330 N·cm |
| 5000 kgf·m | 4,903,325 N·cm |
| 10000 kgf·m | 9,806,650 N·cm |
What is a kilogram-force meter?
Exactly 9.80665 newton meters, by the defined value of standard gravity. Japanese service manuals printed torque this way for decades.
What is a newton centimeter?
A hundredth of a newton meter, used where a newton meter is too coarse: electronics assembly, optics, small screws.
How many newton centimeters are in a kilogram-force meter?
One kilogram-force meter is 980.665 newton centimeters, exactly. Going the other way, one newton centimeter is 0.0010197162 kilogram-force meters. 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 torque unit here
The whole group — 5 units with their symbols and the size of each one in newton meters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a kilogram-force meter.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — pound-force is exactly 4.4482216152605 N
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Questions people actually ask
- How many newton centimeters are in a kilogram-force meter?
- 980.665. A hundredth of a newton meter, used where a newton meter is too coarse: electronics assembly, optics, small screws.
- How do I convert newton centimeters back to kilogram-force meters?
- Divide by 980.665, or multiply by 0.0010197162 — they are the same operation.
Other torque conversions
Newton centimeters to kilogram-force meters — the same conversion the other way.