Ton (t) Weight Conversion Calculator

Ton Conversion Calculator

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What Is a Ton?

A ton is a unit used to measure weight.

The ton is a US customary unit of weight. A ton is sometimes also referred to as a short ton. Tons can be abbreviated as t; for example, 1 ton can be written as 1 t.

The short ton should not be confused with the long ton, which is used mostly in the United Kingdom, or the metric ton which is used in most other countries.

How Much Is a Ton?

One ton, also known as a short ton or a US ton, is equal to 2,000 pounds and is mostly used in the US as a unit of weight.^[1] One ton is equal to 907.18474 kilograms.

How to Convert Tons

To convert tons to another unit of weight, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.^[2]

You can find the conversion factors for tons in the conversion table below.

Then, multiply the weight measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.

tons × conversion factor = result

You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.

Ton Conversion Table

Common ton values and equivalent imperial and metric weight measurements
tons	pounds	ounces	metric tons	kilograms	grams	milligrams	long tons	carats
1 t	2,000 lb	32,000 oz	0.907185 t	907.18474 kg	907,185 g	907,184,740 mg	0.892857 lt	4,535,924 ct
2 t	4,000 lb	64,000 oz	1.814369 t	1,814 kg	1,814,369 g	1,814,369,480 mg	1.785714 lt	9,071,847 ct
3 t	6,000 lb	96,000 oz	2.721554 t	2,722 kg	2,721,554 g	2,721,554,220 mg	2.678571 lt	13,607,771 ct
4 t	8,000 lb	128,000 oz	3.628739 t	3,629 kg	3,628,739 g	3,628,738,960 mg	3.571429 lt	18,143,695 ct
5 t	10,000 lb	160,000 oz	4.535924 t	4,536 kg	4,535,924 g	4,535,923,700 mg	4.464286 lt	22,679,619 ct
6 t	12,000 lb	192,000 oz	5.443108 t	5,443 kg	5,443,108 g	5,443,108,440 mg	5.357143 lt	27,215,542 ct
7 t	14,000 lb	224,000 oz	6.350293 t	6,350 kg	6,350,293 g	6,350,293,180 mg	6.25 lt	31,751,466 ct
8 t	16,000 lb	256,000 oz	7.257478 t	7,257 kg	7,257,478 g	7,257,477,920 mg	7.142857 lt	36,287,390 ct
9 t	18,000 lb	288,000 oz	8.164663 t	8,165 kg	8,164,663 g	8,164,662,660 mg	8.035714 lt	40,823,313 ct
10 t	20,000 lb	320,000 oz	9.071847 t	9,072 kg	9,071,847 g	9,071,847,400 mg	8.928572 lt	45,359,237 ct
11 t	22,000 lb	352,000 oz	9.979032 t	9,979 kg	9,979,032 g	9,979,032,140 mg	9.821429 lt	49,895,161 ct
12 t	24,000 lb	384,000 oz	10.886217 t	10,886 kg	10,886,217 g	10,886,216,880 mg	10.714286 lt	54,431,084 ct
13 t	26,000 lb	416,000 oz	11.793402 t	11,793 kg	11,793,402 g	11,793,401,620 mg	11.607143 lt	58,967,008 ct
14 t	28,000 lb	448,000 oz	12.700586 t	12,701 kg	12,700,586 g	12,700,586,360 mg	12.5 lt	63,502,932 ct
15 t	30,000 lb	480,000 oz	13.607771 t	13,608 kg	13,607,771 g	13,607,771,100 mg	13.392857 lt	68,038,856 ct
16 t	32,000 lb	512,000 oz	14.514956 t	14,515 kg	14,514,956 g	14,514,955,840 mg	14.285714 lt	72,574,779 ct
17 t	34,000 lb	544,000 oz	15.422141 t	15,422 kg	15,422,141 g	15,422,140,580 mg	15.178572 lt	77,110,703 ct
18 t	36,000 lb	576,000 oz	16.329325 t	16,329 kg	16,329,325 g	16,329,325,320 mg	16.071429 lt	81,646,627 ct
19 t	38,000 lb	608,000 oz	17.23651 t	17,237 kg	17,236,510 g	17,236,510,060 mg	16.964286 lt	86,182,550 ct
20 t	40,000 lb	640,000 oz	18.143695 t	18,144 kg	18,143,695 g	18,143,694,800 mg	17.857143 lt	90,718,474 ct

References

United States Department of Agriculture, Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors for Agricultural Commodities and Their Products, https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/41880/33132_ah697_002.pdf

National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion

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