6 units · base unit N/m · M T⁻²

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Convert N/m, mN/m, dyn/cm and lbf/in.

1000mN/m
✓ Exact 1 N/m = 1000 mN/m
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1 N/m = 1000 mN/m
Show this value in all 6 surface tension units
  • Newton per meters N/m 1
  • Millinewton per meters mN/m 1000
  • Dyne per centimeters dyn/cm 1000
  • Erg per square centimeters erg/cm² 1000
  • Pound-force per inchs lbf/in 0.005 710 147 154 73
  • Pound-force per foots lbf/ft 0.068 521 765 856 8

Every row is Newton per meter (N/m) converted through the newton per meter, in exact rational arithmetic.

Common surface tension conversions

All surface tension units

Each unit expressed in newton per meters (N/m), the unit everything in this category converts through.

Unit Symbol System Value in N/m
Newton per meter N/m SI 1
Millinewton per meter mN/m SI 0.001
Dyne per centimeter dyn/cm cgs 0.001
Erg per square centimeter erg/cm² cgs 0.001
Pound-force per inch lbf/in imperial 175.126835246
Pound-force per foot lbf/ft imperial 14.5939029372

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Convert N/m, mN/m, dyn/cm and lbf/in.

Dimensional formula: M T⁻². Every conversion on this page goes through the newton per meter, using exact fractions rather than decimal approximations. Read how that works →

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