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Convert newton meter to pound-foot

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  • 1 Nm = 0.737562 lbf·ft
  • 1 lbf·ft = 1.355818 Nm

Newton meter to pound-foot conversion table

newton meter pound-foot
1 0.737562
5 3.687811
10 7.375621
20 14.751243
50 36.878107
100 73.756215
150 110.634322
200 147.51243
500 368.781075

Newton meter to pound-foot formula

To convert newton meter to pound-foot, multiply by 0.737562.

1 Nm = 0.737562 lbf·ft
Example: 1 newton meter = 0.737562 pound-foot

Common torque conversion mistakes

  • Torque and energy share a dimension but are different quantities. A tightening torque of 10 Nm is not 10 joules of energy, and rewriting a torque as joules gives a number with no meaning. That is why the converter keeps them in separate categories.
  • Pound-foot (lbf·ft) and foot-pound (ft·lbf) are the same size but mean different things: the first is torque, the second work. An American spec of 100 ft-lb always means torque in practice, that is 135.58 Nm.
  • 1 Nm is 100 Ncm, not 10. The centi prefix is one hundredth, exactly as between the meter and the centimeter. Getting it wrong puts a factor of ten on a screwdriver setting.

Quick newton meter and pound-foot conversion quiz

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16.9 pound-foot equals 22.9 newton meter.

Correct answer: 16.9 pound-foot = 22.9 newton meter.

10 newton meter equals 7.38 pound-foot.

Correct answer: 10 newton meter = 7.38 pound-foot.

3 newton meter equals 1.99 pound-foot.

Correct answer: 3 newton meter = 2.21 pound-foot.

11.8 newton meter equals 8.7 pound-foot.

Correct answer: 11.8 newton meter = 8.7 pound-foot.

20.9 pound-foot equals 28.3 newton meter.

Correct answer: 20.9 pound-foot = 28.3 newton meter.

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