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Momentum Unit Converter

Momentum Converter


Answer:
= 4.448 kg·m/s

Multiply by 4.448
for quick conversions

lbf·s × 4.448 = kg·m/s

Solution

To convert lbf·s to kg·m/s, use the conversion factor

1 lbf·s = 4.448 kg·m/s

Then divide both sides of the equation by lbf·s, to get the conversion ratio

1 = 4.448 kg·m/s / lbf·s

Using the conversion ratio to complete the unit conversion, basically multiplying the input by 1, the lbf·s units cancel out, and we are left with kg·m/s units.

1 lbf·s × 4.448 kg·m/s / lbf·s
= 4.448 kg·m/s


Calculator Use

Convert among momentum units (p) for linear momentum which is the product of mass (m) times velocity (v).

p = mv

How to Convert Units of Momentum

Conversions are performed by using a conversion factor. By knowing the conversion factor, converting between units can become a simple multiplication problem:

S * C = E

Where S is our starting value, C is our conversion factor, and E is our end converted result.

To simply convert from any unit into momentum SI units of kilogram meter per second, kg·m/s, for example, from 50 pound foot per second, lb·ft/s, just multiply by the value in the right column in the table below.

lb·ft/s into kg·m/s

50 lb·ft/s × XXXXX [kg·m/s / lb·ft/s] = XXXXX kg·m/s

To convert from kg·m/s into units in the left column divide by the value in the right column or, multiply by the reciprocal, 1/x.

To convert among any units in the left column, say from A to B, you can multiply by the factor for A to convert A into kg/m3 then divide by the factor for B to convert out of kg/m3. Or, you can find the single factor you need by dividing the A factor by the B factor.

For example, to convert from lb/ft3 to g/mL you would multiply by 16.018463 then divide by 1000. Or, multiply by 16.018463/1000 = 0.016018463. So, to convert directly from lb/ft3 to g/mL you multiply by 0.016018463.

To understand how to also convert the units follow this example. Say you want to convert from lb/ft3 to lb/in3. You want to convert the foot to inches.  Since you can multiply anything by 1 and still retain the original value, but in different units, set it up so that ft3 will cancel out leaving you with in3.

Since:
1 ft = 12 in, 1 ft / 12 in = 1

We can write the conversion as:
1 lb/ft3 = 1 lb/ft3 * (1 ft / 12 in)3 = 1 lb/ft3 * (1 ft3 / 1728 in3) = 5.787037e-04 lb/in3

And we now have our factor for conversion from lb/ft3 to lb/in3 since 1 * 5.787037e-04 = 5.787037e-04.

Knowing that 1 lb/ft3 = 5.787037e-04 lb/in3 we can now find the conversion factor for converting back. Dividing both sides of the equation by 5.787037e-04 we get 1728 lb/ft3 = 1 lb/in3. So, the conversion factor to multiply by to convert from lb/in3 to lb/ft3 is 1728.

Units, symbols and conversion values
used in this density calculator
To Convert from
Unit
Unit
Symbol
and Convert to
( kg/m3 )
Multiply by
( kg/m3 / Unit )
gram per cubic centimeter
g/cm3
kilogram per cubic meter
1000
kilogram per cubic centimeter
kg/cm3
kilogram per cubic meter
1000000
gram per cubic meter
g/m3
kilogram per cubic meter
0.001
kilogram per cubic meter
kg/m3
kilogram per cubic meter
1
gram per milliliter
g/mL
kilogram per cubic meter
1000
gram per liter
g/L
kilogram per cubic meter
1
kilogram per liter
kg/L
kilogram per cubic meter
1000
ounce per cubic inch
oz/in3
kilogram per cubic meter
1729.994
ounce per cubic foot
oz/ft3
kilogram per cubic meter
1.001153
pound per cubic inch
lb/in3
kilogram per cubic meter
27679.90471
pound per cubic foot
lb/ft3
kilogram per cubic meter
16.018463
ounce per gallon (Imperial)
oz/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
6.236023
ounce per gallon (U.S. fluid)
oz/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
7.489151
pound per gallon (Imperial)
lb/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
99.776372
pound per gallon (U.S. fluid)
lb/gal
kilogram per cubic meter
119.826
slug per cubic foot
slug/ft3
kilogram per cubic meter
515.3788184
ton per cubic yard (long)
l ton/yd3
kilogram per cubic meter
1328.939
ton per cubic yard (short)
sh ton/yd3
kilogram per cubic meter
1186.553

References

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The NIST Guide for the use of the International System of Units - Appendix B, subsections B.8 Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically and B.9 Factors for Units Listed by Kind of Quantity or Field of Science.

Lide, David R., Daniel (Editor-in-Chief). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 89th Edition New York, NY: CRC Press, p. 1-28, 2008.

Wikipedia contributors. "Conversion of units" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, last visited 26 Jun. 2011.

 

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Last updated: August 21, 2023

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