The Kilopondmetre is an obsolete unit of
torque
In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational equivalent of linear force. It is also referred to as the moment of force (also abbreviated to moment). It represents the capability of a force to produce change in the rotational motion of th ...
and
energy
In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...
Kilopondmeter in Chemie.de
{{in lang, de in the gravitational metric system
The gravitational metric system (original French term ) is a non-standard system of units, which does not comply with the International System of Units (SI). It is built on the three base quantity, base quantities length, time and force with base u ...
. It is abbreviated kp·m or m·kp, older publications often use mkg and kgm as well.
Torque is a product of the length of a lever and the force applied to the lever. One kilopond
The kilogram-force (kgf or kgF), or kilopond (kp, from la, pondus, lit=weight), is a non-standard gravitational metric unit of force. It does not comply with the International System of Units (SI) and is deprecated for most uses. The kilogram-f ...
is the force applied to one kilogram due to gravitational acceleration; this force is exactly 9.80665 N.
This means 1 kp·m = 9.80665 kg·m/s2 = 9.80665 N·m.
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Units of torque
Units of energy
Non-SI metric units