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Nm stands for newton-metre and is the standard unit for torque (or lbf·ft)

Nm (newton-metre) is the SI unit for the vector quantity torque. In other countries, the units lbf·ft or lbf·in are commonly used.

1 Nm = 100 cNm = 0.73756217287925 lbf·ft

1 lbf.ft = 1.355818 Nm = 135.5818 cNm

Why is this important?

  • The correct torque protects components, ensures secure screw connections and is safety-critical in many applications

Conversion factors for torque values

Conversion formula: Given unit × factor = Desired unit

Example:
Conversion from: 20 lbf.ft to Nm
20 × 1.356 = 27.12 Nm

Given
unit

Desired unit

mNm

cNm

Nm

kpm

ozf.in

lbf.in

lbf.ft

 

1 mNm

1

0.1

0.001

0.0001

0.142

0.009

0.0007

1 cNm

10

1

0.01

0.001

1416

0.088

0.007

1 Nm

1000

100

1

0.102

141.6

8851

0.738

1 kpm

9807

980.7

9807

1

1389

86.8

7233

1 ozf.in

7062

0.706

0.007

0.0007

1

0.0625

0.005

1 lbf·in

113

45,727

0.113

0.0115

16

1

0.083

1 lbf·ft

1356

135.6

1356

0.138

192

12

1


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