MEGANEWTONSPER SQUARE METRE: MN/m2. This is the SI unit. As most people know, the SI (System International) habit is to make the unit of force the Newton. 1-0 Newton = 0-102 kilograms force = 0-225 pounds force (roughly the weight of one apple). 1 Meganewton = one million Newtons, which is almost exactly 100 tons force.