1 ft*lbf = 1.3558179483 N*m
1 N*m = 0.7375621493 ft*lbf
Foot Pound
Definition
A foot-pound is a unit of work or energy used in the Imperial and US customary systems. It represents the energy transferred when a force of one pound-force is applied over a distance of one foot.
Origin
The foot-pound comes from the old English Engineering or British Gravitational system, which used feet for distance, pounds for force, and seconds for time....
1 ft*lbf = 1.3558179483 N*m
1 N*m = 0.7375621493 ft*lbf
Foot Pound
Definition
A foot-pound is a unit of work or energy used in the Imperial and US customary systems. It represents the energy transferred when a force of one pound-force is applied over a distance of one foot.
Origin
The foot-pound comes from the old English Engineering or British Gravitational system, which used feet for distance, pounds for force, and seconds for time.
Current Use
This unit is still used in the United States and some other countries that have not fully adopted the metric system. However, in most scientific fields, the joule (SI unit) is preferred.
Newton-meter
Definition
The newton-meter (N*m) is an SI unit. When used as a unit of work or energy, it is equal to one joule the work done when a force of one newton moves an object one meter in the force’s direction.
Origin
It gets its name because newton is the SI unit of force, and meter is the SI unit of distance. Multiplying the two gives the dimensions of work or energy.
Current Use
In practice, the newton-meter is more commonly used as a unit of torque (rotational force) rather than energy. To avoid confusion, scientists often use joule when referring to energy.
Foot-pound to Newton Meter Conversion
The relationship between these two units is:
1 ft*lbf = 1.3558179483 N*m
1 N*m = 0.7375621493 ft*lbf
Example Conversion: Convert 15 ft*lbf to N*m: 15 × 1.3558179483 = 20.34 N*m (approx.)
How to Convert Easily
To convert foot-pounds to newton-meters, just multiply by 1.3558.
To convert newton-meters to foot-pounds, multiply by 0.7376.
