{
  "id": "force-conversion-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Force Conversion Calculator",
  "shortName": "Force Conversion",
  "description": "Convert force between newtons, pound-force, kilogram-force, dynes, and related units.",
  "category": "Conversions & Sizes",
  "categorySlug": "conversions",
  "keywords": [
    "force",
    "conversion",
    "calculator",
    "force conversion calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/force-conversion-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/force-conversion-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/force-conversion-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/force-conversion-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/force-conversion-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/force-conversion-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/force-conversion-calculator/?value=1&fromUnit=N&toUnit=lbf",
  "queryParameters": {
    "value": {
      "label": "Force",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1
    },
    "fromUnit": {
      "label": "From unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "N"
    },
    "toUnit": {
      "label": "To unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "lbf"
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "value",
      "label": "Force",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 1,
      "step": 0.000001
    },
    {
      "id": "fromUnit",
      "label": "From unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "N",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Newton (N)",
          "value": "N"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilonewton (kN)",
          "value": "kN"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dyne (dyn)",
          "value": "dyn"
        },
        {
          "label": "Pound-force (lbf)",
          "value": "lbf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Ounce-force (ozf)",
          "value": "ozf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilogram-force (kgf)",
          "value": "kgf"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "toUnit",
      "label": "To unit",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "lbf",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Newton (N)",
          "value": "N"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilonewton (kN)",
          "value": "kN"
        },
        {
          "label": "Dyne (dyn)",
          "value": "dyn"
        },
        {
          "label": "Pound-force (lbf)",
          "value": "lbf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Ounce-force (ozf)",
          "value": "ozf"
        },
        {
          "label": "Kilogram-force (kgf)",
          "value": "kgf"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Converted force",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 10
    },
    {
      "id": "newtons",
      "label": "Equivalent newtons",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 8
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "newtons = value × newtons-per-source-unit; result = newtons ÷ newtons-per-target-unit"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "value": 1,
        "fromUnit": "N",
        "toUnit": "lbf"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}