Area Moment of Inertia Converter

Conversion of Area Moment of Inertia

The Are Moment of Inertia is defined with respect to a specific rotation axis.

The moment of inertia of a point mass with respect to an axis is defined as the product of the mass times the distance from the axis squared.

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kg m2 lb ft2 lb in2
kg m2 1 23.7 3417
lb ft2 0.04214 1 144
lb in2 0.00029264 0.00694 1

The Area Moment Of Inertia of a beams cross-sectional area measures the beams ability to resist bending.

  • The larger the Are Moment of Inertia - the less the beam will bend

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