Torque / Moment Converter
Convert between newton meters, pound-feet (foot-pounds), inch-pounds, kilogram-force meters and other units of torque.
1 newton meter = 0.7375621493 pound-feet
Most used torque units
- Newton meter N⋅m Base unit
- Pound-foot lb⋅ft 1 lb⋅ft = 1.3558179 N⋅m
- Inch-pound in⋅lb 1 in⋅lb = 0.11298483 N⋅m
- Kilogram-force meter kgf⋅m 1 kgf⋅m = 9.80665 N⋅m
- Kilogram-force centimeter kgf⋅cm 1 kgf⋅cm = 0.0980665 N⋅m
- Kilonewton meter kN⋅m 1 kN⋅m = 1,000 N⋅m
- Ounce-inch oz⋅in 1 oz⋅in = 0.0070615518 N⋅m
- Newton centimeter N⋅cm 1 N⋅cm = 0.01 N⋅m
- Kip-foot kip⋅ft 1 kip⋅ft = 1,355.8179 N⋅m
- Newton millimeter N⋅mm 1 N⋅mm = 0.001 N⋅m
- Gram-force centimeter gf⋅cm 1 gf⋅cm = 0.0000980665 N⋅m
- Dyne centimeter dyn⋅cm 1 dyn⋅cm = 1 × 10-7 N⋅m
Popular torque conversions
- Newton meters to pound-feet 1 N⋅m = 0.7375621 lb⋅ft
- Pound-feet to newton meters 1 lb⋅ft = 1.355818 N⋅m
- Inch-pounds to pound-feet 1 in⋅lb = 0.08333333 lb⋅ft
- Pound-feet to inch-pounds 1 lb⋅ft = 12 in⋅lb
- Inch-pounds to newton meters 1 in⋅lb = 0.1129848 N⋅m
- Newton meters to inch-pounds 1 N⋅m = 8.850746 in⋅lb
- Kilogram-force meters to newton meters 1 kgf⋅m = 9.80665 N⋅m
- Newton meters to kilogram-force meters 1 N⋅m = 0.1019716 kgf⋅m
What is torque?
Torque is a twisting force: the tendency of a force to rotate something around an axis. It equals the force multiplied by the distance from the axis, which is why a longer wrench makes a stuck bolt easier to turn. The SI unit is the newton meter (N·m).
In the US torque is given in pound-feet (lb·ft), often loosely called foot-pounds, and inch-pounds for small fasteners. Engine torque, wheel lug nut specifications and torque wrenches all use these units. Although torque and energy share the same dimensions, they are different quantities, so this converter keeps them separate from the energy converter.
Torque units from smallest to largest
Every proportional torque unit on the site, ordered by size and expressed in newton meters.
- Dyne centimeter 1 × 10-7 N⋅m
- Gram-force centimeter 0.0000980665 N⋅m
- Newton millimeter 0.001 N⋅m
- Ounce-inch 0.00706155 N⋅m
- Newton centimeter 0.01 N⋅m
- Poundal-foot 0.0421401 N⋅m
- Ounce-foot 0.0847386 N⋅m
- Kilogram-force centimeter 0.0980665 N⋅m
- Inch-pound 0.112985 N⋅m
- Newton meter 1 N⋅m
- Pound-foot 1.35582 N⋅m
- Kilogram-force meter 9.80665 N⋅m
- Kip-inch 112.985 N⋅m
- Kilonewton meter 1,000 N⋅m
- Kip-foot 1,355.82 N⋅m
- Tonne-force meter 9,806.65 N⋅m
- Meganewton meter 1,000,000 N⋅m
All 17 torque units
Common
Metric
- Dyne centimeters
- Gram-force centimeters
- Kilonewton meters
- Meganewton meters
- Newton centimeters
- Newton millimeters
- Tonne-force meters
US & imperial
Frequently asked questions
How many N·m is 1 lb·ft?
One pound-foot is about 1.3558 newton meters. One N·m is about 0.7376 lb·ft.
Are foot-pounds and pound-feet the same?
Numerically yes. Engineers prefer pound-feet (lb·ft) for torque and foot-pounds (ft·lbf) for energy, but everyday usage mixes them.