Kilopondmetre
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2018) |
| kilopondmetre | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Gravitational metric system |
| Unit of | Torque, Energy |
| Symbol | kp·m, m·kp |
| Conversions | |
| 1 kp·m in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI | 9.80665 N·m 9.80665 J |
The Kilopondmetre is an obsolete unit of torque[1] and energy[2] in the gravitational metric system. It is abbreviated kp·m or m·kp, older publications often use mkg and kgm as well.
Torque is a product of the length of a lever and the force applied to the lever. One kilopond is the force applied to one kilogram due to gravitational acceleration; this force is exactly 9.80665 N. This means 1 kp·m = 9.80665 kg·m2/s2 = 9.80665 N·m.