Pound-feet to Pound-inches Converter
1 pound-foot = 12 pound-inches
1 pound-foot equals 12 pound-inches
How to convert pound-feet to pound-inches
Pound-foot and pound-inch here use pound-force. Although torque and energy share dimensions, torque describes a turning effect; these values do not become energy values without an angular displacement.
lbf·in = lbf·ft × 24/2One pound-foot is 24/2 pound-inches, so a single multiplication converts any value.
120 lbf·in = 10 × 24/2Pound-feet to pound-inches conversion table
Common values in pound-feet, converted to pound-inches.
| Pound-feet (lbf·ft) | Pound-inches (lbf·in) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4 | 48 |
| 5 | 60 |
| 10 | 120 |
| 20 | 240 |
| 25 | 300 |
| 50 | 600 |
| 100 | 1,200 |
| 250 | 3,000 |
| 500 | 6,000 |
| 1,000 | 12,000 |
About these units
pound-footlbf·ft
One pound-force applied at one foot from the axis. The US engine-torque unit.
pound-inchlbf·in
Exactly one twelfth of a pound-foot. Used for small fasteners.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.