Convert kilogram-force to kilonewton
1 kgf = 0.00980665 kN
1 kgf = 0.0098067 kN
1 kgf in every force unit
| micronewton | 9,806,700 μN |
| dyne | 980,660 dyn |
| millinewton | 9,806.6 mN |
| gram-force | 1,000 gf |
| poundal | 70.932 pdl |
| ounce-force | 35.274 ozf |
| newton | 9.8066 N |
| pound-force | 2.2046 lbf |
| kilogram-force | 1 kgf |
| kilonewton | 0.0098067 kN |
| kip | 0.0022046 kip |
| US short ton-force | 0.0011023 tonf |
| tonne-force | 0.001 tf |
| UK long ton-force | 0.00098421 tonf (UK) |
| meganewton | 0.0000098066 MN |
How the conversion works
Multiply by 0.00980665 to go from kilogram-force to kilonewton, or divide by it to go back. Every conversion on this site routes through the SI value (N) rather than a table of pairwise factors, so a round-trip returns exactly what you started with.
Going the other way? kilonewton to kilogram-force — 1 kN = 101.9716213 kgf.
kilogram-force to kilonewton — common values
| 1 kgf | 0.00980665 kN |
| 2 kgf | 0.0196133 kN |
| 3 kgf | 0.02941995 kN |
| 5 kgf | 0.04903325 kN |
| 10 kgf | 0.0980665 kN |
| 15 kgf | 0.14709975 kN |
| 20 kgf | 0.196133 kN |
| 25 kgf | 0.24516625 kN |
| 50 kgf | 0.4903325 kN |
| 75 kgf | 0.73549875 kN |
| 100 kgf | 0.980665 kN |
| 250 kgf | 2.4516625 kN |
| 500 kgf | 4.903325 kN |
| 1000 kgf | 9.80665 kN |