Convert Pound-inches to Newton centimeters
1 pound-inch is 11.3 N·cm. One pound-inch is exactly 11.2984829028 newton centimeters.
One pound-inch is 11.298483 newton centimeters. To convert pound-inches to newton centimeters, multiply by 11.298483; to go the other way, divide by 11.298483 or multiply by 0.088507458. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. One twelfth of a pound-foot.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Pound-inches × 11.298483
1 * 11.29848311.298 N·cm
1 pound-inch in every torque unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| pound-feet | 0.08333333333 lbf·ft | × 0.0833333333333 |
| pound-inches (as entered) | 1 lbf·in | — |
| newton meters | 0.112984829 N·m | × 0.112984829028 |
| newton centimeters | 11.2984829 N·cm | × 11.2984829028 |
| kilogram-force meters | 0.0115212462 kgf·m | × 0.011521246198 |
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: pound-inches 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 pound-inches to newton centimeters? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in pound-inches.
- 2.Multiply by 11.298483 — that is how many newton centimeters fit in one pound-inch.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 11.298483, or multiply by 0.088507458.
Worked example: 25 pound-inches to newton centimeters
- Formula
- lbf·in × 11.298483 = N·cm
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 11.298483 = 282.46 N·cm
- Answer
- 25 lbf·in = 282.46 N·cm
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Pound-inches to newton centimeters conversion table
| Pound-inches | Newton centimeters |
|---|---|
| 1 lbf·in | 11.3 N·cm |
| 2 lbf·in | 22.6 N·cm |
| 3 lbf·in | 33.9 N·cm |
| 4 lbf·in | 45.19 N·cm |
| 5 lbf·in | 56.49 N·cm |
| 6 lbf·in | 67.79 N·cm |
| 7 lbf·in | 79.09 N·cm |
| 8 lbf·in | 90.39 N·cm |
| 9 lbf·in | 101.69 N·cm |
| 10 lbf·in | 112.98 N·cm |
| 12 lbf·in | 135.58 N·cm |
| 15 lbf·in | 169.48 N·cm |
| 20 lbf·in | 225.97 N·cm |
| 25 lbf·in | 282.46 N·cm |
| 50 lbf·in | 564.92 N·cm |
| 100 lbf·in | 1,129.85 N·cm |
| 200 lbf·in | 2,259.7 N·cm |
| 300 lbf·in | 3,389.54 N·cm |
| 500 lbf·in | 5,649.24 N·cm |
| 1000 lbf·in | 11,298.48 N·cm |
| 2000 lbf·in | 22,596.97 N·cm |
| 5000 lbf·in | 56,492.41 N·cm |
| 10000 lbf·in | 112,984.83 N·cm |
What is a pound-inch?
One twelfth of a pound-foot. Small fasteners, spark plugs and bicycle components are specified here, which is why a spec of "80 in-lb" is not a misprinted 80 ft-lb.
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 pound-inch?
One pound-inch is 11.298483 newton centimeters. Going the other way, one newton centimeter is 0.088507458 pound-inches. 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 pound-inch.
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 pound-inch?
- 11.298483. 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 pound-inches?
- Divide by 11.298483, or multiply by 0.088507458 — they are the same operation.
Other torque conversions
Newton centimeters to pound-inches — the same conversion the other way.