Axis

Force

kilonewtonkN

Kilo-scaled variant of the newton, exactly kN = 1000 base unit.

Dimension
force
Canonical signature
L*M*T^-2
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 kN = 1,000 N
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
kilo newtons

Same dimension

Related units

newtonsiNquettanewtonsiQNronnanewtonsiRNyottanewtonsiYNzettanewtonsiZNexanewtonsiENpetanewtonsiPNteranewtonsiTN

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kN = 1,000 N

Exact relationship

10 kN = 10,000 N

Exact relationship