David Bogle / Architecture wrote:

> Derek Drew wrote:
>
> > I have a pile of torque wrenches here. Some of them are calibrated
> > in mKp and some in cmkp. I do not know what these measurements are.
> > Is it correct to say that 1 mKp is = to 1 Newton Meter (NM in
> > Bentley)? If so, then apparently 100 cmkp = 1NM.
>
> Hi Derek,
>
> My new torque wrench came with a conversion table which includes CMKG.
> I will quote the formulas with CMKG:
> 1 KpCM = 1 CMKG
> 1 CMKG = .098 Nm
> 1 CMKG = 13.887 IN-OZ
> 1CMKG =  0.08677 IN-LB
>
> mKp is not included, however "MKg" is, as is "KpM."
> 1 KpM = 1 MKg
> 1 MKg = 9.80665 Nm
> 1 MKg = 7.233 FT-LB
>
> The main conversion table includes "kilo-gram Meters" as "Kgm" or" mkp"
> alongside Foot-Pounds and Newton Meters.   What are KpM?  Maybe a typo
> for KgM.  mKp might be the same as KpM, no?  Now I'm confused.
>
> Hope this allows you to take that "pile" and line them up somewhere. <snip
>
>

1 KpM is 1 kilo-pound-meter, 1KpM x 2.2 = 1 Nm
1 KpM x 2.24 = 1 KgM

Hope this sorts it out

Per Lindgren