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Pounds-force to Poundals Converter

Convert pounds-force (lbf) to poundals (pdl), 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
32.1740485564 pdl
nanonewtons
4,448,221,615.26 nN
micronewtons
4,448,221.61526 µN
millinewtons
4,448.22161526 mN
newtons
4.44822161526 N
kilonewtons
0.00444822161526 kN
meganewtons
4.44822161526 × 10⁻⁶ MN
grams-force
453.59237 gf
kilograms-force
0.45359237 kgf
ounces-force
16 ozf
dynes
444,822.161526 dyn

1 lbf = 32.1740485564 pdl

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  1. 1 lbf = 32.1740485564 pdl
  2. 1 × 32.1740485564 = 32.1740485564 pdl

How to convert pounds-force to poundals

1 lbf = 32.1740485564 pdl, so multiply by 32.1740485564 to go from pounds-force to poundals. Going the other way, 1 pdl = 0.0310809501716 lbf.

pdl = lbf × 32.1740485564
lbf = pdl × 0.0310809501716

Worked example:

1 lbf = 32.1740485564 pdl
5 × 32.1740485564 = 160.870242782 pdl

Pounds-force to poundals table

Pounds-forcePoundals
1 lbf32.1740485564 pdl
2 lbf64.3480971129 pdl
3 lbf96.5221456693 pdl
4 lbf128.696194226 pdl
5 lbf160.870242782 pdl
6 lbf193.044291339 pdl
7 lbf225.218339895 pdl
8 lbf257.392388451 pdl
9 lbf289.566437008 pdl
10 lbf321.740485564 pdl
15 lbf482.610728346 pdl
20 lbf643.480971129 pdl
25 lbf804.351213911 pdl
30 lbf965.221456693 pdl
40 lbf1,286.96194226 pdl
50 lbf1,608.70242782 pdl
75 lbf2,413.05364173 pdl
100 lbf3,217.40485564 pdl
250 lbf8,043.51213911 pdl
500 lbf16,087.0242782 pdl
1000 lbf32,174.0485564 pdl

About the units

Pounds-force (lbf)
Pounds-force, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.
Poundals (pdl)
Poundals, a specialised unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.

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