Convert foot-pound to kiloton
Please provide values below to convert foot-pound [ft*lbf] to kiloton [kton], or Convert kiloton to foot-pound.
How to Convert Foot-Pound to Kiloton
1 ft*lbf = 3.24048267208413e-13 kton
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf to kton:
15 ft*lbf = 15 × 3.24048267208413e-13 kton = 4.8607240081262e-12 kton
Foot-Pound to Kiloton Conversion Table
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Foot-Pound
A foot-pound is a unit of energy or work equal to the work done when a force of one pound-force is exerted over a distance of one foot.
History/Origin
The foot-pound has been used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom as a customary unit of energy, originating from imperial and US customary measurement systems, before the widespread adoption of the SI system.
Current Use
Today, the foot-pound is still used in certain fields such as engineering, automotive, and aerospace industries in the US for expressing torque and energy, although the SI unit joule is more common internationally.
Kiloton
A kiloton (kton) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 metric tons or 1,000,000 kilograms.
History/Origin
The term 'kiloton' has been used historically to measure large quantities of mass, especially in contexts like military explosives and nuclear weapon yields, where it signifies the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT.
Current Use
Today, kilotons are primarily used to quantify the explosive power of nuclear weapons and large-scale energy measurements, as well as in some industrial and scientific applications involving large masses.