Convert Ton (assay) (US) to Slug
Ton (assay) (US)
The ton assay (US) is a unit of mass used in the United States, primarily in the context of assaying precious metals. It is equal to 29.16666667 kilograms or approximately 64.58333333 pounds. The ton assay is used to measure the mass of ore samples in the process of determining the content of precious metals.
The ton assay originated in the United States as a unit of mass for assaying precious metals. It was defined as 29.16666667 kilograms or approximately 64.58333333 pounds. The term "ton assay" comes from the practice of assaying, which is the process of determining the content of precious metals in ore samples. The ton assay is used in the United States for this purpose.
Slug
The slug is a unit of mass used in the imperial system and the U.S. customary system, primarily in the context of physics and engineering. It is defined as the mass that will accelerate by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of 1 pound-force is applied. One slug is approximately 14.5939 kilograms.
The slug was introduced in the late 19th century as part of the foot-pound-second (FPS) system, which was developed to be more consistent with the principles of mechanics, particularly Newton's second law of motion. The term "slug" was chosen because it represented a unit of mass that would help express the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration in a way that was easier to apply in engineering and scientific calculations. The slug is used primarily in the U.S. and some engineering contexts, but it is less common in everyday measurements, where the pound is typically used for mass and weight.
Convert Ton (assay) (US) to other weight-converter units
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.02916667 Kilogram
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 29.16667 Gram
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 29166.67 Milligram
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0000291667 Metric Ton
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.000028706 Long Ton
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0000321508 Short Ton
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0643015005 Pound
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 1.0288240078 Ounce
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 145.83335 Carat
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.00514412 Stone (US)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0045929643 Stone (UK)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 450.1105034 Grain
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0019985517 Slug
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0002916667 Quintal
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.00257206 Quarter (US)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0022964822 Quarter (UK)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.000643015 Hundredweight (US)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0005741205 Hundredweight (UK)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 1 Ton (assay) (US)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.8928572449 Ton (assay) (UK)
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0000291667 Tonne
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 2.916667e-8 Kiloton
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 1.756467513e+25 Dalton
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0029741726 Kilogram-force square second per meter
1 Ton (assay) (US) = 0.0000643015 Kilopound