what's a KIP?

pertaining to weld strength. I have never seen it before, I assume its metric strength like Kilo per meter thanks Rob

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1 KIP = 1000 LBS.
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Greg Young wrote:

yes, half a ton. but I forget what the "I" is for, unless it's "KI" pounds.
that right?
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I don't think it "stands for" anything. Probably dates back to a need to be able to "pronounce" "KP." ___

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KIP is a brand of wide-format printers
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40 winks, a nap, a snooze or a doze. berts gonna have one right now. zzzzz.....

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I think it is 1000 pounds, I remember Kips from a long ago statics class in the US. Kilo-pounds?
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