Convert Poundals to Petanewtons

Enter a value in poundals to convert it to petanewtons. The result updates instantly and includes the formula and calculation steps.

Poundals to Petanewtons calculator

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Poundals to Petanewtons formula

Use this formula to convert poundals to petanewtons:

Petanewtons = Poundals * 1.3825495437599988e-16

Calculation

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Poundals to Petanewtons Conversion Table

Reference values for converting Poundals to Petanewtons.

Poundals (pdl)Petanewtons (PT)
1 pdl0 PT
5 pdl0 PT
10 pdl0 PT
100 pdl0 PT

Worked example

Convert 100 Poundals to Petanewtons

Petanewtons = 100 × 1.3825495437599988e-16 = 0 Petanewtons

About these units

Poundals

A poundal (pdl) is a unit of force in the foot-pound-second (FPS) system, equal to about 0.138 newtons. It is used in some engineering and physics applications to measure force in non-SI units.

Petanewtons

A petanewton (PT) is equal to 1015 newtons. It’s an extremely large unit of force, mostly theoretical, used in astrophysics or high-energy physics to describe forces acting at a massive scale, such as between planets or in star formation.