Convert pound-force to kilogram-force
1 lbf = 0.45359237 kgf
1 lbf = 0.454 kgf
1 lbf in every force unit
| newton | 4.45 N |
| kilonewton | 0.00445 kN |
| dyne | 445,000 dyn |
| pound-force | 1 lbf |
| kilogram-force | 0.454 kgf |
How the conversion works
Multiply by 0.45359237 to go from pound-force to kilogram-force, 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? kilogram-force to pound-force — 1 kgf = 2.204622622 lbf.
pound-force to kilogram-force — common values
| 1 lbf | 0.45359237 kgf |
| 2 lbf | 0.90718474 kgf |
| 3 lbf | 1.3607771 kgf |
| 5 lbf | 2.2679618 kgf |
| 10 lbf | 4.5359237 kgf |
| 15 lbf | 6.8038856 kgf |
| 20 lbf | 9.0718474 kgf |
| 25 lbf | 11.339809 kgf |
| 50 lbf | 22.679619 kgf |
| 75 lbf | 34.019428 kgf |
| 100 lbf | 45.359237 kgf |
| 250 lbf | 113.39809 kgf |
| 500 lbf | 226.79619 kgf |
| 1000 lbf | 453.59237 kgf |