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A kilogram-force (kgf) is that force which accelerates 1 kilogram of mass to 9.80665 m/s2 standard gravity ( gn ), a standardized value representing the average magnitude of gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface.[1] Therefore, one kilogram-force is by definition equal to 9.80665 newtons.[2]
The kilogram-force was not very well defined until the 3rd General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM) defined gn, the standard gravity, to be 9.80665 m/s2 in 1901.[3] Although it was once widely used, it has never been part of the International System of Units (SI) introduced in 1960 by the 11th GCPM.[4]
The kilogram-force is still used to some extent in a few countries, but it is generally considered to be obsolete in most countries.
Equivalent units of force
1 kgf ≡ 9.80665 newton (symbol: N)
1 kgf ≡ 980,665 dyne (symbol: dyn)
1 kgf ≡ 1 kilopond (symbol: kp)
1 kgf ≡ 9.80665×10-3 sthène (symbol: sn)
1 kgf ≈ 2.20462 pound-force (symbol: lbf)
1 kgf ≈ 2.20462×10-3 kip (symbol: kip)
1 kgf ≈ 70.93164 poundal (symbol: pdl)
References
- ↑ The International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 330, 2008 Edition (pdf page 57 of 77 pdf pages)
- ↑ The International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 330, 2008 Edition (pdf page 30 of 77 pdf pages)
- ↑ Resolution of the 3rd meeting of the CGPM (1901)
- ↑ Resolution 12 of the 11th meeting of the CGPM (1960)