Orders of magnitude (torque)

The following are examples of orders of magnitude for torque.

Examples

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Order of magnitude	Value (SI units)	Value (imperial units)	Item
101	1 N⋅m	0.73 lb⋅ft	Torque when one end of a 1 m long moment arm is acted upon by a force of 1 N.
102	108 N⋅m to 149 N⋅m	80 lb⋅ft to 110 lb⋅ft	Torque to which most lug nuts are tightened. [1]
	881 N⋅m	650 lb⋅ft	Torque 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⋅m	5162935 lb⋅ft	Output 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. 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.