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Pounds-force per inch to newtons per millimeter

Type a value in lbf/in to get it in N/mm instantly.

1.751N/mm

That's 18× as stiff as a pen spring, while a trampoline spring is 1.14× stiffer. A 10 kg weight would squash it about 56 mm.

What it means

How much does it give?

Real springs only follow this straight line within their working range. Past that they bind or take a permanent set.

The math

How to convert lbf/in to N/mm

To convert pounds-force per inch to newtons per millimeter, multiply by 0.175127.

Example: 10 lbf/in × 0.175127 = 1.75127 N/mm.

In the other direction, 1 N/mm = 5.71015 lbf/in.

Every unit

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Tables

lbf/in to N/mm conversion table

lbf/in to N/mm conversion table
lbf/inN/mm
0.5 lbf/in0.0875634 N/mm
1 lbf/in0.175127 N/mm
2 lbf/in0.350254 N/mm
5 lbf/in0.875634 N/mm
10 lbf/in1.75127 N/mm
20 lbf/in3.50254 N/mm
30 lbf/in5.25381 N/mm
50 lbf/in8.75634 N/mm
75 lbf/in13.1345 N/mm
100 lbf/in17.5127 N/mm
200 lbf/in35.0254 N/mm
N/mm to lbf/in conversion table
N/mm to lbf/in conversion table
N/mmlbf/in
0.5 N/mm2.85507 lbf/in
1 N/mm5.71015 lbf/in
2 N/mm11.4203 lbf/in
5 N/mm28.5507 lbf/in
10 N/mm57.1015 lbf/in
20 N/mm114.203 lbf/in
30 N/mm171.304 lbf/in
50 N/mm285.507 lbf/in
75 N/mm428.261 lbf/in
100 N/mm571.015 lbf/in
200 N/mm1,142.03 lbf/in

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many N/mm is 1 lbf/in?
1 lbf/in is 0.175127 N/mm.
How many N/mm is 10 lbf/in?
10 lbf/in is 1.75127 N/mm.

The units

About these units

Pounds-force per inch (lbf/in)

The US spring unit. A 400 lb/in spring is 70 N/mm.

Newtons per millimeter (N/mm)

The practical metric unit for suspension and machine springs.

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