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Convert kip to slug
Please provide values below to Convert kip to slug, or vice versa.
What is a Kip?
The Kip is a unit of force equal to 1,000 pounds-force (lbf). Although it sounds like a mass unit, it's actually used in engineering to represent structural loads, particularly in civil and mechanical engineering design calculations.
What is a Slug?
The Slug is an Imperial unit of mass used in physics and engineering. One slug is the mass that accelerates by 1 ft/s² when a force of 1 pound-force is applied. It is mostly used in the US for dynamics and fluid mechanics calculations.
kip to slug Conversion Table
| kip | slug |
|---|---|
| 0.01 kip | 0.310809501716 slug |
| 0.1 kip | 3.10809501716 slug |
| 1 kip | 31.0809501716 slug |
| 2 kip | 62.1619003432 slug |
| 3 kip | 93.2428505147 slug |
| 5 kip | 155.404750858 slug |
| 10 kip | 310.809501716 slug |
| 20 kip | 621.619003432 slug |
| 50 kip | 1554.04750858 slug |
| 100 kip | 3108.09501716 slug |
| 1000 kip | 31080.9501716 slug |
How to Convert kip to slug
1 kip = 31.080950171581 slug
1 slug = 0.032174048556416 kip
Example: convert 15 kip to slug:
15 × 31.080950171581 = 466.21425257371 slug