Pounds per second to kilograms per second
Type a value in lb/s to get it in kg/s instantly.
453.6kg/s
That's 4.5× as much as a jet engine air intake, while a large river is 143× more. Kept up, that moves about 39,190 tonnes a day.
Convert the other way: kg/s to lb/s
What it means
How much is moving?
Mass flow counts weight per time. For liquids you can convert to volume flow if you know the density.
The math
How to convert lb/s to kg/s
To convert pounds per second to kilograms per second, multiply by 0.453592.
Example: 1,000 lb/s × 0.453592 = 453.592 kg/s.
In the other direction, 1 kg/s = 2.20462 lb/s.
Every unit
Your mass flow in every unit
Tables
lb/s to kg/s conversion table
| lb/s | kg/s |
|---|---|
| 1 lb/s | 0.453592 kg/s |
| 5 lb/s | 2.26796 kg/s |
| 10 lb/s | 4.53592 kg/s |
| 50 lb/s | 22.6796 kg/s |
| 100 lb/s | 45.3592 kg/s |
| 250 lb/s | 113.398 kg/s |
| 500 lb/s | 226.796 kg/s |
| 1,000 lb/s | 453.592 kg/s |
| 2,000 lb/s | 907.185 kg/s |
| 5,000 lb/s | 2,267.96 kg/s |
| 10,000 lb/s | 4,535.92 kg/s |
kg/s to lb/s conversion table
| kg/s | lb/s |
|---|---|
| 1 kg/s | 2.20462 lb/s |
| 5 kg/s | 11.0231 lb/s |
| 10 kg/s | 22.0462 lb/s |
| 50 kg/s | 110.231 lb/s |
| 100 kg/s | 220.462 lb/s |
| 250 kg/s | 551.156 lb/s |
| 500 kg/s | 1,102.31 lb/s |
| 1,000 kg/s | 2,204.62 lb/s |
| 2,000 kg/s | 4,409.25 lb/s |
| 5,000 kg/s | 11,023.1 lb/s |
| 10,000 kg/s | 22,046.2 lb/s |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many kg/s is 1 lb/s?
- 1 lb/s is 0.453592 kg/s.
- How many kg/s is 10 lb/s?
- 10 lb/s is 4.53592 kg/s.
- How many kg/s is 1,000 lb/s?
- 1,000 lb/s is 453.592 kg/s.
The units
About these units
Pounds per second (lb/s)
The imperial equivalent of kg/s, found in US turbine and rocket figures.
Kilograms per second (kg/s)
The SI unit of mass flow, used in engineering calculations and turbine specifications.
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