Convert Newtons to Dynes
1 newton is 100,000 dyn. One newton is exactly 100000 dynes.
One newton is 100000 dynes. To convert newtons to dynes, multiply by 100000; to go the other way, divide by 100000 or multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-5. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. The SI unit: the force that accelerates one kilogram by one metre per second every second.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Newtons × 100000
value * 100000100,000 dyn
1 newton in every force unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| newtons (as entered) | 1 N | — |
| kilonewtons | 0.001 kN | × 0.001 |
| pounds-force | 0.2248089431 lbf | × 0.2248089431 |
| kilograms-force | 0.1019716213 kgf | × 0.101971621298 |
| ounces-force | 3.59694309 ozf | × 3.5969430896 |
| dynes | 100,000 dyn | × 100,000 |
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 newtons to dynes?
- 1.Take the measurement in newtons.
- 2.Multiply by 100000 — that is how many dynes fit in one newton.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 100000, or multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-5.
Worked example: 25 newtons to dynes
- Formula
- N × 100000 = dyn
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 100000 = 2,500,000 dyn
- Answer
- 25 N = 2,500,000 dyn
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
Newtons to dynes conversion table
| Newtons | Dynes |
|---|---|
| 1 N | 100,000 dyn |
| 2 N | 200,000 dyn |
| 3 N | 300,000 dyn |
| 4 N | 400,000 dyn |
| 5 N | 500,000 dyn |
| 6 N | 600,000 dyn |
| 7 N | 700,000 dyn |
| 8 N | 800,000 dyn |
| 9 N | 900,000 dyn |
| 10 N | 1,000,000 dyn |
| 12 N | 1,200,000 dyn |
| 15 N | 1,500,000 dyn |
| 20 N | 2,000,000 dyn |
| 25 N | 2,500,000 dyn |
| 50 N | 5,000,000 dyn |
| 100 N | 10,000,000 dyn |
| 200 N | 20,000,000 dyn |
| 300 N | 30,000,000 dyn |
| 500 N | 50,000,000 dyn |
| 1000 N | 100,000,000 dyn |
| 2000 N | 200,000,000 dyn |
| 5000 N | 500,000,000 dyn |
| 10000 N | 1,000,000,000 dyn |
What is a newton?
The SI unit: the force that accelerates one kilogram by one metre per second every second. Holding a small apple against gravity takes about one newton.
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.
How many dynes are in a newton?
One newton is 100000 dynes, exactly. Going the other way, one dyne is 1.0000 × 10^-5 newtons. 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 dynes are in a newton?
- 100000. Exactly a hundred-thousandth of a newton, from the older centimetre-gram-second system. Surface tension and older physics texts still use it.
- How do I convert dynes back to newtons?
- Divide by 100000, or multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-5 — they are the same operation.
Other force conversions
Dynes to newtons — the same conversion the other way.