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Originally Posted by cojaro
Force Units
Newton [N, kg*g]
pound(-force) [lbf = 4.4482216152605 N]
Mass units
kilogram [kg]
pound(-mass) [lbm]
slug [slug = 32.17 lbm = (lbf*ft)/s^2]
As an engineer in training, I'm pretty sure I know the difference between weight and mass. No offense.
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As a PhD ME and ChE with 50 years experience, no offense taken.
Pounds and kilograms are units of force. The only difference is 1 kg is 2.205 lb. Both have to be divided by the respective acceleration of gravity in their units for the location involved, metric or english, to get mass.