Torque Introduction
Torque Factors
Torque units - Torque conversion factors
Torque units
Torque is the application of a Force acting at a radial Distance and tending to cause rotation.
The International Standards Organisation (ISO) recommend the use of the Newton metre (N.m) to denote the ‘base’ torque unit.
The following note and the table on the right are taken from International Standards ISO 1000 – 1981 (BS 5555; 1981) Confirmed December 1987.
The Newton metre should be written asN.m with prefixes to denote multiples of the with prefixes to denote multiples of the base unit e.g. MN.m (mega Newton metre). Divisions of the base unit are also denoted by prefixes e.g. cN.m (centi Newton metre) – see table for full list of prefixes.
An interesting note: the use of capitals to denote an ISO unit or prefix is reserved for those named after their Inventor or Founder, for example, capital N is used after IsaacNewton.
Torque conversion factors
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