Convert Centinewtons to Dynes
Convert Centinewtons (cN) to Dynes (dyn) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
dyn = cN × 1000
About Centinewtons
A centinewton (cN) is exactly 0.01 N - the standard force unit of the textile industry. ISO and ASTM specs give fibre tenacity in cN/tex (centinewtons per tex, where 1 tex = 1 g/km): high-tenacity polyester 70-80 cN/tex; Kevlar/Twaron para-aramid 200-250 cN/tex; Dyneema/Spectra UHMWPE >350 cN/tex. Sewing thread breaking strength is 200-800 cN. Packaging tensile testers, adhesive peel-force instruments, and fine spring calibrators all report in cN. 1 cN ≈ 1 pond (0.980665 cN). 100 cN = 1 N.
About Dynes
The dyne (dyn) is the CGS unit of force - the force to accelerate 1 g at 1 cm/s² - exactly 10⁻⁵ N. Surface tension is universally expressed in dyn/cm (= mN/m): water 72.8 dyn/cm; mercury 487 dyn/cm; ethanol 22.1 dyn/cm. Astrophysics and plasma physics papers use dyn/cm² for pressure; solar photon radiation pressure at Earth's orbit is ~4.56 × 10⁻⁵ dyn/cm². The dyne pairs naturally with other CGS units (poise, erg, gauss), which is why it persists in stellar modelling and X-ray binary spectra literature. 1 dyn = 10⁻⁵ N = 10 µN.
Quick Reference Table
| Centinewtons (cN) | Dynes (dyn) |
|---|---|
| 1 cN | 1000 dyn |
| 2 cN | 2000 dyn |
| 5 cN | 5000 dyn |
| 10 cN | 10000 dyn |
| 25 cN | 25000 dyn |
| 50 cN | 50000 dyn |
| 100 cN | 100000 dyn |