Convert gram force to poundal
Selected category: force.
Definition and details for gram force:
Gram force (gf) is a unit of force equal to the magnitude of the force exerted on one gram of mass by a 9.80665 m/s2 gravitational field (standard gravity, a conventional value approximating the average magnitude of gravity on Earth). One gram force is by definition equal to 0.00980665 newtons, or 0.0022046226 pounds of force in the traditional English system.
Definition and details for poundal:
Poundal (pdl or pl) is the unit of force in the British absolute system of units, used in engineering. One poundal is the force that accelerates a mass of 1 pound at a rate of one foot per second per second. This force is equal to approximately 0.138255 newtons. Today newton, is the preferred unit of force in engineering and technical work. Poundal was invented in the 1870s by the British mathematician James Thomson.