Orders of magnitude (torque)

The following are examples of orders of magnitude for torque.

Examples

List of orders of magnitude for torque
Order of magnitudeValueItem
SI unitsImperial units
1001 N⋅m0.73 lb⋅ftTorque when one end of a 1 m long moment arm is acted upon by a force of 1 N.
102108 N⋅m to 149 N⋅m80 lb⋅ft to 110 lb⋅ftTorque to which most lug nuts are tightened.[1]
881 N⋅m650 lb⋅ftTorque at the crankshaft of a Dodge Charger SRT HellCat.[2]
104 13,000 N⋅m Example 2 MW wind turbine, generator side.[3]
106 1,300,000 N⋅m Example 2 MW wind turbine, blade side.[3]
7,000,000 N⋅m5162935 lb⋅ftOutput torque of the Wärtsilä RT-flex96C,[4] the largest piston engine in the world.

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Peter (May 4, 2022). "Car Wheel Torque: 13 Things To Know (For Beginners) | Motor & Wheels".
  2. ↑ Chudzinski, Matthew. "What Is Torque? Why It's Important for Cars and How It Works". Motortrend. Motor Trend Group LLC. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Schicker, Rainer. "Torque measurement in wind turbines – as relevant today as it was in the past" (PDF). HBM Test and Measurement. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ↑ Puiu, Tibi (January 10, 2023). "This is what 109,000 horse power looks like - meet the biggest engine in the world". ZME Science.