What is metric horsepower?

Metric horsepower is a unit of power exactly equal to 735.49875 watts, commonly used for rating engine power in automotive and industrial settings.

Why convert horsepower to foot pound-force per minute?

Converting to foot pound-force per minute helps express mechanical power in imperial units, especially useful for torque and rotational speed measurements in legacy engineering contexts.

Is foot pound-force per minute a widely used unit?

Foot pound-force per minute is mostly used in legacy or specialized applications and is less common in contemporary international standards.

How to Convert from Horsepower (metric) to Foot pound-force/minute?

Learn how to convert power measurements from metric horsepower to foot pound-force per minute using this simple online converter tool, useful for automotive, industrial, and mechanical applications.

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter allows you to change power values from metric horsepower to foot pound-force per minute, helping to express mechanical power rates in different unit systems, especially useful in automotive and engineering contexts.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value in metric horsepower you wish to convert.
Select the conversion to foot pound-force per minute unit.
Click convert to get the equivalent power expressed in foot pound-force per minute.

Key Features

Converts metric horsepower to foot pound-force per minute accurately using established conversion rates.
Suitable for applications involving engine power, industrial motors, and mechanical tools.
Browser-based and easy to use without any special software installation.

Examples

2 horsepower (metric) converts to approximately 65097.124661 foot pound-force per minute.
0.5 horsepower (metric) equals about 16274.281165 foot pound-force per minute.

Common Use Cases

Rating engine power of cars and motorcycles in certain European and Asian markets.
Specifying output of small industrial motors, pumps, and generators using imperial units.
Estimating mechanical power for hand tools, manual winches, or low-power pumps in legacy engineering tasks.

Tips & Best Practices

Use this converter when working with mechanical power measurements that require imperial units.
Double-check conversions when dealing with very small or very large values due to the large conversion factor.
Prefer metric units for precision unless legacy or regional standards necessitate imperial units.

Limitations

Foot pound-force per minute is a non-SI unit and may be less intuitive than watts or metric horsepower.
Conversions can be affected by rounding errors especially at extreme power ranges.
This unit is primarily used in legacy or specialized fields and not common in most modern international standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is metric horsepower?: Metric horsepower is a unit of power exactly equal to 735.49875 watts, commonly used for rating engine power in automotive and industrial settings.
Why convert horsepower to foot pound-force per minute?: Converting to foot pound-force per minute helps express mechanical power in imperial units, especially useful for torque and rotational speed measurements in legacy engineering contexts.
Is foot pound-force per minute a widely used unit?: Foot pound-force per minute is mostly used in legacy or specialized applications and is less common in contemporary international standards.

Key Terminology

Metric Horsepower: A unit of power equal to exactly 735.49875 watts, often used to rate engine power in automotive and industrial applications.
Foot Pound-Force per Minute: A non-SI unit of power representing one foot-pound-force of work done each minute; used in legacy or imperial engineering settings.
Power: The rate of doing work or transferring energy over time, often measured in watts or horsepower.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the exact watt equivalent of one metric horsepower?

732.499 watts

735.49875 watts

740.512 watts

What kind of unit is foot pound-force per minute?

An SI unit of power

A non-SI unit of power

A unit of energy

Which of the following is a common use case for converting horsepower to foot pound-force per minute?

Calculating electrical power consumption

Estimating power from torque at slow speeds

Measuring temperature changes

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