Convert work units including joules, kilojoules, newton-meters, foot-pounds, inch-pounds, BTU, calories, kilocalories, watt-hours, and more.
Joules to foot-pounds:
1 J = 0.737562 ft-lb
Foot-pounds to joules:
1 ft-lb = 1.3558179483 J
Newton-meters to joules:
1 N·m = 1 J
BTU to joules:
1 BTU = 1055.05585 J
Work conversions are useful for mechanics, physics, lifting calculations, machines, engines, tools, energy transfer, and force-over-distance problems.
Use this converter when comparing metric, U.S. customary, and thermal work units.
Your result shows the entered work value converted from the starting unit into the selected ending unit. The calculator also shows the conversion rate used so you can verify the calculation.
For engineering and mechanics problems, make sure the work unit matches the force, distance, energy, or power formula you are using.
Work is energy transferred when a force moves an object through a distance.
The SI unit of work is the joule, abbreviated as J.
For work and energy, 1 newton-meter equals 1 joule.
A foot-pound is a U.S. customary work or energy unit equal to the work done by one pound-force acting through one foot.
This converter is designed for work magnitude conversions, so it uses non-negative values.