Everything about Ft Lbf totally explained
The
foot-pound force, or simply
foot-pound (symbol:
ft·lbf or
ft·lb) is unit of
work or
energy (a
scalar) and also a unit of
torque (a
vector).
Unit of energy
One foot-pound is the amount of energy expended when a force of one
pound acts through a distance of one
foot along the direction of the force.
1 foot-pound is equivalent to:
Related units of power
The foot-pound force per minute (ft·lb
f/min), foot-pound force per second (ft·lb
f/s), and
horsepower are units of power derived from the foot-pound force.
1 watt ≈ 44.25372896 ft·lbf/min
1 horsepower (mechanical) = 33000 ft·lbf/min = 550 ft·lbf/s
Unit of torque
As a unit of torque, one foot-pound is the torque created by one pound force acting at a perpendicular distance of one foot from a pivot point. The term pound-foot is sometimes used to distinguish the unit of torque from the unit of energy. Pound-foot is used by engine manufacturers in specifying the torque output of an engine.
1 foot-pound is equivalent to:
1.3558179483314004 newton meter (exactly)Further Information
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