Convert kilogram-force to newton
1 kgf = 9.80665 N
1 kgf = 9.81 N
1 kgf in every force unit
| newton | 9.81 N |
| kilonewton | 0.00981 kN |
| dyne | 981,000 dyn |
| pound-force | 2.2 lbf |
| kilogram-force | 1 kgf |
How the conversion works
Multiply by 9.80665 to go from kilogram-force to newton, 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? newton to kilogram-force — 1 N = 0.1019716213 kgf.
kilogram-force to newton — common values
| 1 kgf | 9.80665 N |
| 2 kgf | 19.6133 N |
| 3 kgf | 29.41995 N |
| 5 kgf | 49.03325 N |
| 10 kgf | 98.0665 N |
| 15 kgf | 147.09975 N |
| 20 kgf | 196.133 N |
| 25 kgf | 245.16625 N |
| 50 kgf | 490.3325 N |
| 75 kgf | 735.49875 N |
| 100 kgf | 980.665 N |
| 250 kgf | 2,451.6625 N |
| 500 kgf | 4,903.325 N |
| 1000 kgf | 9,806.65 N |