Convert Newton meters to Newton centimeters
1 newton meter is 100 N·cm. One newton meter is exactly 100 newton centimeters.
One newton meter is 100 newton centimeters. To convert newton meters to newton centimeters, multiply by 100; to go the other way, divide by 100 or multiply by 0.01. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. The SI unit: one newton acting at one meter.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Newton meters × 100
1 * 100100 N·cm
1 newton meter in every torque unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| pound-feet | 0.7375621493 lbf·ft | × 0.737562149277 |
| pound-inches | 8.850745791 lbf·in | × 8.85074579133 |
| newton meters (as entered) | 1 N·m | — |
| newton centimeters | 100 N·cm | × 100 |
| kilogram-force meters | 0.1019716213 kgf·m | × 0.101971621298 |
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: newton 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 newton meters to newton centimeters? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in newton meters.
- 2.Multiply by 100 — that is how many newton centimeters fit in one newton meter.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 100, or multiply by 0.01.
Worked example: 25 newton meters to newton centimeters
- Formula
- N·m × 100 = N·cm
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 100 = 2,500 N·cm
- Answer
- 25 N·m = 2,500 N·cm
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Newton meters to newton centimeters conversion table
| Newton meters | Newton centimeters |
|---|---|
| 1 N·m | 100 N·cm |
| 2 N·m | 200 N·cm |
| 3 N·m | 300 N·cm |
| 4 N·m | 400 N·cm |
| 5 N·m | 500 N·cm |
| 6 N·m | 600 N·cm |
| 7 N·m | 700 N·cm |
| 8 N·m | 800 N·cm |
| 9 N·m | 900 N·cm |
| 10 N·m | 1,000 N·cm |
| 12 N·m | 1,200 N·cm |
| 15 N·m | 1,500 N·cm |
| 20 N·m | 2,000 N·cm |
| 25 N·m | 2,500 N·cm |
| 50 N·m | 5,000 N·cm |
| 100 N·m | 10,000 N·cm |
| 200 N·m | 20,000 N·cm |
| 300 N·m | 30,000 N·cm |
| 500 N·m | 50,000 N·cm |
| 1000 N·m | 100,000 N·cm |
| 2000 N·m | 200,000 N·cm |
| 5000 N·m | 500,000 N·cm |
| 10000 N·m | 1,000,000 N·cm |
What is a newton meter?
The SI unit: one newton acting at one meter. Every metric service manual states torque in it.
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 newton meter?
One newton meter is 100 newton centimeters, exactly. Going the other way, one newton centimeter is 0.01 newton 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 newton 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 newton meter?
- 100. 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 newton meters?
- Divide by 100, or multiply by 0.01 — they are the same operation.
Other torque conversions
Newton centimeters to newton meters — the same conversion the other way.