Kilopound (abbreviation: kips): is a unit of force, equivalent to 1000 pounds (lb) which is used in some systems of measurement including English Engineering units and the British Gravitational System. Also, it is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement.
Kilonewton (abbreviation: kN): is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force where 1 kN = 1000 N. It is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically Newton's second law of motion.
How to Convert Kilopounds to Kilonewton
Example: How many kilonewton are equivalent to 6.42 kilopounds?
As;
1 kilopounds = 4.4482204893932 kilonewton
6.42 kilopounds = Y kilonewton
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 6.42 times 4.4482204893932 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 6.42 * 4.4482204893932 / 1 = 28.557575541904 kilonewton
Answer is: 28.557575541904 kilonewton are equivalent to 6.42 kilopounds.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into kn:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 2.88 kips
( ii ) 56.54 kips
( iii ) 45.03 kips
