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pound force 
Symbol:  lbf (av.), lbf 
Category:  Force 
SI Equivalent:  4.44822 N
Dimension:  MLT-2 
System:  UK, US, FPS 
Notes
The force produced by a one-pound mass under standard acceleration (9.80665 m/s2). It is also the force that will accelerate a 1 slug mass at a rate of 1 ft/sec2.
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Convert     lbf (av.), lbf  
1 lbf (av.), lbf = 
Force
  Symbol Unit Name
5.39916×107  a.u.  a.u. of force 
44.4822  crinal  crinal 
4.44822×105  dyn  dyne 
453.592  gf  gram force 
4.44822×10-2  J/cm  joule per centimeter 
0.453592  kgf, kgp  kilogram force 
4.44822  kg-m/s2  kilogram meter per square second 
1×10-3  kipf  kilopound force (kip force) 
4.44822  N  newton 
16  ozf (av.)  ounce force (av.) 
8.33334×10-2  lbf-ft/in  pound force foot per inch 
32.174  pdl  poundal 
1  slug-ft/s2  slug foot per square second 
3.10809×10-2    slug force 
1.41391×10-2  ft2-inHg (0 °C)  square foot inch of mercury (0°C) 
1.41776×10-2  ft2-inHg (15.56 °C)  square foot inch of mercury (15.56°C) 
4.46429×10-4    ton force (long) 
4.53592×10-4    ton force (metric) 
5×10-4    ton force (short) 
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