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Convert slug to poundal [pdl]
Please provide values below to Convert slug to poundal [pdl], or vice versa.
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.
What is a Poundal?
The Poundal (pdl) is a unit of force in the foot–pound–second (FPS) system, defined as the force needed to accelerate a one-pound mass by one foot per second squared. It is rarely used today but may appear in classical mechanics literature.
slug to poundal [pdl] Conversion Table
| slug | poundal [pdl] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 slug | 10.3600436096 poundal [pdl] |
| 0.1 slug | 103.600436096 poundal [pdl] |
| 1 slug | 1036.00436096 poundal [pdl] |
| 2 slug | 2072.00872192 poundal [pdl] |
| 3 slug | 3108.01308288 poundal [pdl] |
| 5 slug | 5180.02180479 poundal [pdl] |
| 10 slug | 10360.0436096 poundal [pdl] |
| 20 slug | 20720.0872192 poundal [pdl] |
| 50 slug | 51800.2180479 poundal [pdl] |
| 100 slug | 103600.436096 poundal [pdl] |
| 1000 slug | 1036004.36096 poundal [pdl] |
How to Convert slug to poundal [pdl]
1 slug = 1036.0043609585 poundal [pdl]
1 poundal [pdl] = 0.0009652469021219 slug
Example: convert 15 slug to poundal [pdl]:
15 × 1036.0043609585 = 15540.065414378 poundal [pdl]