OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The pound-force is the product of one avoirdupois pound (exactly 0.45359237 kg) and the standard acceleration due to gravity, 9.80665 m/s^2. Hence, a pound-force is equal to exactly 4.4482216152605 N.
This unit of force is used in the system of English Engineering Units.
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EXAMPLE
1 lbf = (0.45359237 kg) * (9.80665 m/s^2) = 4.4482216152605 N.
PROG
(PARI) 0.45359237 * 9.80665
CROSSREFS
Conversions between units:
A081823 (electronvolt to joule);
A213611 (the standard atmosphere to pascal);
A213612 (Julian year to second);
A213613 (Gregorian year to second);
A213614 (light-year to meter);
A321218 (Torr to pascal);
A321984 (ounce to kilogram);
this sequence (pound-force to newton);
A342486 (the mass equivalent of electronvolt to kilogram).
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Jianing Song, Mar 13 2021
STATUS
approved