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A newton is defined as 1 kg⋅m/s 2 (it is a named derived unit defined in terms of the SI base units). [1]: 137 One newton is, therefore, the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared in the direction of the applied force.
The tonne-force, metric ton-force, megagram-force, and megapond (Mp) are each 1000 kilograms-force. The decanewton or dekanewton ( daN ), exactly 10 N, is used in some fields as an approximation to the kilogram-force, because it is close to the 9.80665 N of 1 kgf.
The hyl is a unit of mass equal to 1 kgf⋅m −1 ⋅s 2 (9.806 65 kg). The poncelet (p) is a unit of power equal to 1 kgf⋅m⋅s −1 (980.665 W). The technical atmosphere (at) is a (non-coherent) unit of pressure equal to 1 kgf⋅cm −2 (98 066.5 Pa).
In SI units, the unit is converted to the SI derived unit pascal (Pa), which is defined as one newton per square metre (N/m 2). A newton is equal to 1 kg⋅m/s 2, and a kilogram-force is 9.80665 N, [3] meaning that 1 kgf/cm 2 equals 98.0665 kilopascals (kPa).
Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).
m 2 ⋅kg⋅s −1: joule per kilogram: J/kg specific energy: m 2 ⋅s −2: joule per cubic metre: J/m 3: energy density: m −1 ⋅kg⋅s −2: newton per metre: N/m = J/m 2: surface tension, stiffness: kg⋅s −2: watt per square metre: W/m 2: heat flux density, irradiance: kg⋅s −3: square metre per second: m 2 /s kinematic viscosity ...
US spelling: square meter: 1.0 m 2 (11 ... newton: N N 1.0 ... Non-SI metric: kilogram force-metre: kgf.m kgf⋅m 1.0 ...
[2] [3] [4] The factor–label method is the sequential application of conversion factors expressed as fractions and arranged so that any dimensional unit appearing in both the numerator and denominator of any of the fractions can be cancelled out until only the desired set of dimensional units is obtained.