ft·lbf

foot pound-force

Torqueexact by definition

The foot pound-force is one pound-force applied at one foot from the axis, exactly 1.3558179483314 N·m. The value is exact because the pound-force and the foot are both exactly defined. It is the unit on North American torque wrenches and engine specifications.

Watch out: Written order distinguishes the conventions in careful usage: lb·ft for torque, ft·lb for energy. The distinction is widely ignored, and since the two have identical units the only reliable guide is context. A torque wrench setting is always a torque.

1 ft·lbf 1.3558179 N·m