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Kilogram-centimeters per degree to newton-meters per degree

Type a value in kgf·cm/deg to get it in N·m/deg instantly.

0.09807N·m/deg

That's 5.6× as stiff as a self-closing hinge, while a car anti-roll bar is 89× stiffer. Twisting it a quarter turn would take about 8.826 N·m.

What it means

How stiff is that twist?

This is the rate of a torsion spring or shaft, valid while it stays elastic. Past the yield point the relationship stops being a straight line.

The math

How to convert kgf·cm/deg to N·m/deg

To convert kilogram-centimeters per degree to newton-meters per degree, multiply by 0.0980665.

Example: 1 kgf·cm/deg × 0.0980665 = 0.0980665 N·m/deg.

In the other direction, 1 N·m/deg = 10.1972 kgf·cm/deg.

Every unit

Your stiffness in every unit

Tables

kgf·cm/deg to N·m/deg conversion table

kgf·cm/deg to N·m/deg conversion table
kgf·cm/degN·m/deg
0.01 kgf·cm/deg0.000980665 N·m/deg
0.1 kgf·cm/deg0.00980665 N·m/deg
0.5 kgf·cm/deg0.0490333 N·m/deg
1 kgf·cm/deg0.0980665 N·m/deg
5 kgf·cm/deg0.490333 N·m/deg
10 kgf·cm/deg0.980665 N·m/deg
50 kgf·cm/deg4.90333 N·m/deg
100 kgf·cm/deg9.80665 N·m/deg
500 kgf·cm/deg49.0332 N·m/deg
1,000 kgf·cm/deg98.0665 N·m/deg
N·m/deg to kgf·cm/deg conversion table
N·m/deg to kgf·cm/deg conversion table
N·m/degkgf·cm/deg
0.01 N·m/deg0.101972 kgf·cm/deg
0.1 N·m/deg1.01972 kgf·cm/deg
0.5 N·m/deg5.09858 kgf·cm/deg
1 N·m/deg10.1972 kgf·cm/deg
5 N·m/deg50.9858 kgf·cm/deg
10 N·m/deg101.972 kgf·cm/deg
50 N·m/deg509.858 kgf·cm/deg
100 N·m/deg1,019.72 kgf·cm/deg
500 N·m/deg5,098.58 kgf·cm/deg
1,000 N·m/deg10,197.2 kgf·cm/deg

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many N·m/deg is 1 kgf·cm/deg?
1 kgf·cm/deg is 0.0980665 N·m/deg.
How many N·m/deg is 10 kgf·cm/deg?
10 kgf·cm/deg is 0.980665 N·m/deg.

The units

About these units

Kilogram-centimeters per degree (kgf·cm/deg)

Used in Japanese and older European catalogs.

Newton-meters per degree (N·m/deg)

What spring catalogs quote.

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