Sthène
| sthène | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Metre–tonne–second system of units |
| Unit of | Force |
| Symbol | sn |
| Conversions | |
| 1 sn in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| MTS base units | 1 t⋅m/s2 |
| SI units | 1 kN |
| British Gravitational System | 224.8089 lbf |
The sthène (French: mks system and has now been superseded by the International System of Units.[2]
1 sthène = 1 kilonewton[5] ≈ 101.9716 kilograms-force ≈ 224.8089 pounds-force ≈ 7,233.014 poundals
References
- ^ ISBN 019-860522-6.
sthéne force. Symbol sn. Metric-m.t.s. That which produces an acceleration of 1 m·s−2 when applied to a mass of 1 t[onne] = 1 kN. Originally called the funal when proposed by the British Association in 1876, it was renamed by 1914. It was authorized in France by statute of 1919 as part of the m–t–s system.
- ^ ISBN 019-860522-6.
In the m.t.s. system the unit of force, for example, is the sthene, which gives an acceleration of 1 m·s−2 to a body of 1 t[onne]…
- OCLC 23249577.
- OCLC 1765222.
- ^ International conversion tables Stephen Naft, Ralph De Sola, P. H. Bigg – 1965 "Sthène (sn) per square metre. This also equals 10000 dyn/cm2."
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