Torque Tools Conversion Calculator:
Excessive torque can cause damage while insufficient torque can pose a safety risk. PB's Torque® Toolscombine the reliable release mechanism of a torque device with the good grip and handiness of a standard PB screwdriver. The special PB mechanism allows an ultra-small triggering angle for ergonomic performance. In machining and delicate assembly work, it is extremely important to be able to control the tightening torque for screws.
Here is a simple calculator to assist in your decision of which PB Torque® Tools is right for you.
Just enter the required information and it will automatically calculate the equivalent coefficient.
What is torque?
Torque is a force that tends to rotate or turn things. Informally, torque can be thought of as "rotational force". You generate a torque any time you apply a force using a wrench. Tightening the lug nuts on your wheels is a good example. When you use a wrench, you apply a force to the handle. This force creates a torque on the lug nut, which tends to turn the lug nut.
English units of torque are pound-inches or pound-feet; the SI unit is the Newton-meter. Notice that the torque units contain a distance and a force. To calculate the torque, you just multiply the force by the distance from the center. In the case of the lug nuts, if the wrench is a foot long, and you put 200 pounds of force on it, you are generating 200 pound-feet of torque. If you use a 2-foot wrench, you only need to put 100 pounds of force on it to generate the same torque.
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