Pound-inches to Pound-feet Converter
1 pound-inch ≈ 0.0833333333 pound-feet
1 pound-inch equals 0.0833333 pound-feet
How to convert pound-inches to pound-feet
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·ft = lbf·in × 1/12One pound-inch is 1/12 pound-feet, so a single multiplication converts any value.
0.833333 lbf·ft ≈ 10 × 1/12Pound-inches to pound-feet conversion table
Common values in pound-inches, converted to pound-feet.
| Pound-inches (lbf·in) | Pound-feet (lbf·ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.083333333 |
| 2 | 0.16666667 |
| 3 | 0.25 |
| 4 | 0.33333333 |
| 5 | 0.41666667 |
| 10 | 0.83333333 |
| 20 | 1.6666667 |
| 25 | 2.0833333 |
| 50 | 4.1666667 |
| 100 | 8.3333333 |
| 250 | 20.833333 |
| 500 | 41.666667 |
| 1,000 | 83.333333 |
About these units
pound-inchlbf·in
Exactly one twelfth of a pound-foot. Used for small fasteners.
pound-footlbf·ft
One pound-force applied at one foot from the axis. The US engine-torque unit.
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.