How it works
Enter a value, select Pound-inch and Newton-metre, then MimiFile calculates the result instantly using the conversion model for this category.
Convert torque from pound-inches (lb·in) to newton-metres (N·m) for fasteners, hand tools, small mechanisms and mechanical specifications.
Enter a value, select Pound-inch and Newton-metre, then MimiFile calculates the result instantly using the conversion model for this category.
Multiply lb·in by approximately 0.112984829028 to get N·m. One lb·ft is twelve lb·in, so the lb·ft conversion uses a factor twelve times larger.
Torque uses a base-unit scale model.
N·m = lb·in × approximately 0.1129848290276. For example, 100 lb·in is about 11.2985 N·m.
One foot contains twelve inches, so 1 lb·ft = 12 lb·in. Mixing the two torque units introduces a twelvefold error before any metric conversion.
Useful when a specification, map, recipe, technical document or device uses Newton-metre while your source value is in Pound-inch.