General Engineering
Force Converter
Convert force between newtons, kilonewtons, pound-force, kips, and kilogram-force.
Live unit conversion
Converted value
22.480894
kip
100 kN = 22.480894 kip
Conversion Basis
Force units occur in structural reactions, anchor loads, pile capacities, and equipment loads. One pound-force is defined here from the international pound and standard gravity.
target force = source force x source-to-newton factor / target-to-newton factor
Common Examples
- 100 kN = 22.4809 kip
- 1 kip = 4.44822 kN
- 1 kgf = 9.80665 N
Engineering Use and Limitations
- A kip is 1,000 pound-force.
- Kilogram-force is a legacy force unit and should not be confused with kilogram mass.
- Preserve load sign conventions after conversion; the converter changes magnitude units only.
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