›› Measurement unit: foot-pound force

Full name: foot-pound force

Plural form: foot pounds

Symbol: ft-lbf

Alternate spelling: foot-pound

Category type: energy

Scale factor: 1.35581794833


›› Similar units

foot-pound force
foot-pound force


›› SI unit: joule

The SI derived unit for energy is the joule.
1 joule is equal to 0.737562149277 foot-pound force.


›› Convert foot-pound force to another unit

Convert foot-pound force to  

Valid units must be of the energy type.
You can use this form to select from known units:

Convert foot-pound force to  

I'm feeling lucky, show me some random units



›› Definition: Foot pound

In physics, a foot-pound force (symbol ft·lbf or ft·lbf), usually abbreviated to foot-pound, is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of mechanical work, or energy, although in scientific fields one commonly uses the equivalent metric unit of the joule (J). There are approximately 1.356 J/ft·lbf, or exactly 1.355 817 948 331 400 4 J/ft·lbf.


›› Sample conversions: foot-pound force

foot-pound force to gallon [U.S.] of diesel oil
foot-pound force to dekajoule
foot-pound force to kilocalorie [15 °C]
foot-pound force to tonne of coal equivalent
foot-pound force to wattsecond
foot-pound force to electronvolt
foot-pound force to terawatthour
foot-pound force to gram calorie
foot-pound force to kilojoule
foot-pound force to gallon [U.S.] of LPG


Save this page


Weight loss info
Lose 9 lbs in 11 days. Low fat and low carb diets don't work. Learn about calorie shifting and get 50% off the online diet generator.

Support this site
If this page was helpful, please donate a small amount or advertise on the site. If you are a regular visitor, you might prefer to remove most ads. You can also contact us if you have any comments or suggestions.