Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
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Any idea?
APH
Any idea?
APH
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Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
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RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
I've seen torque expressed as in-lbs, but work as in-lbf.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
In text documents I would write the word inch-pound. My data sheets usually include a pull-down menu with available units.
Do not add the letter "s" to indicate plural units -- inch not inches, pound not pounds, lb not lbs. There is a nice guideline in the Fundamentals of Engineering handbook in the earlier chapters.
John
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
TTFN
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
Thanks
APH
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
The worst offenders, however, are the ones who dare to use m·kg or cm·g for torque!
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RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
Usually, the application will indicate whether the pounds are mass or force, and where you're specifying a torque, nobody's going to confuse it with mass.
Whether it's in feet or inches is immaterial. Work or torque can be expressed either way.
Gripe of the day: After learning the SI system over and over all through school, I discover all these foreign countries that use the metric system are giving stresses in kilograms per square centimeter. So much for SI.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
TTFN
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
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RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
MPa = Newton per mm square, it is the unit for stress or pressure.
kgf was used to make clear that we were talking about force (=9.81 N) not that long ago - say 20 years or so.
It was mostly this confusion what finally initiated establishing the Newton as a unit of force.
The lbf and lbm should be used to show what are we talking about. But they are not...
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
It appears the SI system dates from 1960, based on a quick web search. When I started college in 1979, it was in use, with no suggestion that it was new.
RE: Which one is correct, in-lbf. or in-lbs., or in-lb.
John