Foot-pounds to Calories Converter
How to convert foot-pounds to calories
calories = foot-pounds ÷ 3.08596003
To convert foot-pounds to calories, divide the number of foot-pounds by 3.08596003.
1 ft·lbf = 0.324048267 cal
Examples
- 100 ft·lbf ÷ 3.08596003 = 32.4048267 cal
- 1,000 ft·lbf ÷ 3.08596003 = 324.048267 cal
Good to know
This is the foot-pound as a unit of energy. The same name is commonly used for torque (properly the pound-foot, lbf·ft), which is a different quantity and converts to newton-meters, not joules.
This is the thermochemical calorie, exactly 4.184 J. It is the small calorie: the "Calories" on food labels are kilocalories, 1000 times larger. The International Table calorie (4.1868 J) is slightly different.
Foot-pounds to calories conversion table
| Foot-pounds (ft·lbf) | Calories (cal) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft·lbf | 0.324048267 cal |
| 2 ft·lbf | 0.648096534 cal |
| 5 ft·lbf | 1.62024133 cal |
| 10 ft·lbf | 3.24048267 cal |
| 20 ft·lbf | 6.48096534 cal |
| 50 ft·lbf | 16.2024133 cal |
| 100 ft·lbf | 32.4048267 cal |
| 200 ft·lbf | 64.8096534 cal |
| 250 ft·lbf | 81.0120667 cal |
| 500 ft·lbf | 162.024133 cal |
| 1,000 ft·lbf | 324.048267 cal |
| 2,000 ft·lbf | 648.096534 cal |
| 2,500 ft·lbf | 810.120667 cal |
| 5,000 ft·lbf | 1,620.24133 cal |
| 10,000 ft·lbf | 3,240.48267 cal |
Unit definitions
- Foot-pound (ft·lbf)
- A foot-pound (foot-pound force) is the work done by a force of one pound-force over a distance of one foot, exactly 1.3558179483314004 joules. It is used in the United States for muzzle energy and mechanical work.
- Calorie (cal)
- The thermochemical calorie is defined as exactly 4.184 joules, roughly the energy needed to heat one gram of water by one degree Celsius.