Appendix 4 Unit conversion table
The correspondence of the conventional unit symbols used in this manual and the international unit
system (SI) is as follows.
Name of weight
Weight/load
(To express mass)
Mass
Weight/load (The
concept for force)
Force
Torque
Inertia (J)
2
GD
Conventional
SI unit and symbols of
unit symbol
units used commonly
kgf
−−
kgf
kgf
kgf ⋅ cm
2
kgf ⋅ cm ⋅ S
2
kgf ⋅ cm
Appendix
−−
The values are the same
kg
N
1 kgf = 9.80665N
N
1 kgf = 9.80665N
N ⋅ m
1 kgf ⋅ cm = 9.80665 × 10
2
kg ⋅ m
1 kgf⋅cm⋅S
J = GD
−−
(g : Gravitational acceleration 980cm/S
A − 8
Conversion value
–2
N⋅m
2
–2
= 9.80665 × 10
2
4g
2
kg⋅m
2
)