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Kilograms-force to Kilonewtons Converter

Convert kilograms-force (kgf) to kilonewtons (kN), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Enter a force, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

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Result
0.00980665 kN
nanonewtons
9,806,650,000 nN
micronewtons
9,806,650 µN
millinewtons
9,806.65 mN
newtons
9.80665 N
meganewtons
9.80665 × 10⁻⁶ MN
grams-force
1,000 gf
pounds-force
2.20462262185 lbf
ounces-force
35.2739619496 ozf
dynes
980,665 dyn
poundals
70.931635284 pdl

1 kgf = 0.00980665 kN

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  1. 1 kgf = 0.00980665 kN
  2. 1 × 0.00980665 = 0.00980665 kN

How to convert kilograms-force to kilonewtons

1 kgf = 0.00980665 kN, so multiply by 0.00980665 to go from kilograms-force to kilonewtons. Going the other way, 1 kN = 101.971621298 kgf.

kN = kgf × 0.00980665
kgf = kN × 101.971621298

Worked example:

1 kgf = 0.00980665 kN
5 × 0.00980665 = 0.04903325 kN

Kilograms-force to kilonewtons table

Kilograms-forceKilonewtons
1 kgf0.00980665 kN
2 kgf0.0196133 kN
3 kgf0.02941995 kN
4 kgf0.0392266 kN
5 kgf0.04903325 kN
6 kgf0.0588399 kN
7 kgf0.06864655 kN
8 kgf0.0784532 kN
9 kgf0.08825985 kN
10 kgf0.0980665 kN
15 kgf0.14709975 kN
20 kgf0.196133 kN
25 kgf0.24516625 kN
30 kgf0.2941995 kN
40 kgf0.392266 kN
50 kgf0.4903325 kN
75 kgf0.73549875 kN
100 kgf0.980665 kN
250 kgf2.4516625 kN
500 kgf4.903325 kN
1000 kgf9.80665 kN

About the units

Kilograms-force (kgf)
Kilograms-force, a specialised unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.

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