Jun 16, 2022 06:42
1 yr ago
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Spanish term
kgf --> lbf --> lbs
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
Vehicle Registration
When converted from kgf, is lbf the same as just lbs?
The term occurs in a Vehicle Registration document from Spain. I don't think that kgf is typical measurement in US Vehicle Specs.
I used an online converter, and it seems like lbf and lbs are the same values.
If the document States:
PTMA/PMA (kgf): 2.960
Then translate to
GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (6525.7 lbf)
or
GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (6525.7 lbs)
The term occurs in a Vehicle Registration document from Spain. I don't think that kgf is typical measurement in US Vehicle Specs.
I used an online converter, and it seems like lbf and lbs are the same values.
If the document States:
PTMA/PMA (kgf): 2.960
Then translate to
GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (6525.7 lbf)
or
GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (6525.7 lbs)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | kgf |
philgoddard
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| 3 | See explanation below |
Maria Elena Gil
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Proposed translations
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Maria Elena Gil
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See explanation below
I do not know much about this, but found this on the internet:
To convert a kilogram-force measurement to a pound-force measurement, multiply the force by the conversion ratio. The force in pound-force is equal to the kilogram-force multiplied by 2.204623.
I have copied the web link below in case it helps.
To convert a kilogram-force measurement to a pound-force measurement, multiply the force by the conversion ratio. The force in pound-force is equal to the kilogram-force multiplied by 2.204623.
I have copied the web link below in case it helps.
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kgf
Don't convert it. There's no point.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2022-06-16 21:16:52 GMT)
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I'm also not sure that PTMA (peso técnico máximo autorizado) is the same as GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating). I would just do a literal translation of the Spanish and avoid confusing abbreviations.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2022-06-16 21:16:52 GMT)
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I'm also not sure that PTMA (peso técnico máximo autorizado) is the same as GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating). I would just do a literal translation of the Spanish and avoid confusing abbreviations.
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Manuel Aburto
: Concuerdo con Phil. En las clases de análisis estructural siempre se hacia referencia a kilogramos fuerza (kgf)
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Discussion
http://www.theonion.com/metric-system-thriving-in-nations-in...
https://www.convertunits.com/from/lbf/to/lbs
And the conversion from Kilogram-Force to Pounds-Force is 2.205 like María said.
However, I urge you to keep translation option 1:
- GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (6525.7 lbf)
Don't change it to just pounds because that is a measure of mass rather than force.
Yes a mass of the same size would have the same force, but the vehicle specification is about the force produced by the engine, not its mass.
2960 kilogram-force equals 63995.089 pound
2960 kilogram-force equals 6525.68298306 pound-force
Source:
PTMA/PMA (kgf): 2.960
Potential Translation:
GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (6,525.7 lbf)
or
GVWR/GVW 2,960 kgf (63,995.1 lbs) <--This number seems too large for a truck to move.