Torque converters

Torque is rotational force — how hard a bolt is being twisted, how strongly an engine pushes the wheels. The SI unit is the newton-meter. Imperial / US automotive specs use pound-feet (lb-ft); some European engine documentation and historic literature use kilogram-force-meters (kgf·m). All factors here are exact: 1 lb-ft = 1.355817948331400 N·m (lb-force × foot, both SI-anchored).

Popular torque conversions

Newton-meters to Kilonewton-meters

N·m → kN·m

Newton-meters to Pound-feet

N·m → lb-ft

Newton-meters to Pound-inches

N·m → lb-in

Newton-meters to Kilogram-force-meters

N·m → kgf·m

Kilonewton-meters to Newton-meters

kN·m → N·m

Kilonewton-meters to Pound-feet

kN·m → lb-ft

Kilonewton-meters to Pound-inches

kN·m → lb-in

Kilonewton-meters to Kilogram-force-meters

kN·m → kgf·m

Pound-feet to Newton-meters

lb-ft → N·m

Pound-feet to Kilonewton-meters

lb-ft → kN·m

Pound-feet to Pound-inches

lb-ft → lb-in

Pound-feet to Kilogram-force-meters

lb-ft → kgf·m

Pound-inches to Newton-meters

lb-in → N·m

Pound-inches to Kilonewton-meters

lb-in → kN·m

Pound-inches to Pound-feet

lb-in → lb-ft

Pound-inches to Kilogram-force-meters

lb-in → kgf·m

Kilogram-force-meters to Newton-meters

kgf·m → N·m

Kilogram-force-meters to Kilonewton-meters

kgf·m → kN·m

Kilogram-force-meters to Pound-feet

kgf·m → lb-ft

Kilogram-force-meters to Pound-inches

kgf·m → lb-in

All torque units

The 6 units below can be selected as source or target inside any torque converter.

Newton-meters
N·m · Metric
Kilonewton-meters
kN·m · Metric
Pound-feet
lb-ft · Imperial
Pound-inches
lb-in · Imperial
Kilogram-force-meters
kgf·m · Metric
Dyne-centimeters
dyn·cm · Other

Torque units in terms of the newton-meter

Every torque unit on Convertitive is defined as an exact ratio of the newton-meter (N·m), the reference unit for this category. The table below shows what one of each unit equals in newton-meters — the constant every converter on this page is built from.

Torque units expressed in newton-meters
Unit	Symbol	1 unit in newton-meters
Newton-meters	N·m	base unit
Kilonewton-meters	kN·m	1000 N·m
Pound-feet	lb-ft	1.35582 N·m
Pound-inches	lb-in	0.112985 N·m
Kilogram-force-meters	kgf·m	9.80665 N·m
Dyne-centimeters	dyn·cm	1.0000 × 10^−7 N·m

To convert between any two units, Convertitive scales the input to newton-meters using these factors and then back out to the target unit — so every result on this page traces to a single, exact definition rather than a chained approximation. Pick any pair above to see the formula, a 50-row reference table, and worked examples.

Newton-meters to kilonewton-meters reference table

Common newton-meters values with their kilonewton-meters equivalent, computed with the same factors the converter uses.

N·m	kN·m
0.1	0.0001
5	0.005
25	0.025
60	0.06
150	0.15
250	0.25
500	0.5
900	0.9
2000	2
7500	7.5
50000	50
500000	500

Need a value that is not listed? Open the N·m to kN·m converter and type any number.