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Long Ton

The long ton (symbol lt) is a unit of mass primarily used in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. It is equal to 2,240 pounds or approximately 1,016.05 kilograms. The long ton is part of the imperial system and is larger than both the short ton (used in the U.S.) and the metric ton.

Origin:

The long ton originated in medieval England as a standardized measure for trade, particularly for goods like coal and other bulk materials. It was defined as 20 long hundredweight, with each long hundredweight being 112 pounds. This measure became part of the British Imperial System in 1824 and has been widely used in maritime and industrial contexts, especially in the UK, before the metric system was more broadly adopted.

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.

Origin:

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 Long Ton to other weight-converter units

1 Long Ton = 1016.04608 Kilogram

1 Long Ton = 1016046.08 Gram

1 Long Ton = 1016046080 Milligram

1 Long Ton = 1.01604608 Metric Ton

1 Long Ton = 1 Long Ton

1 Long Ton = 1.12 Short Ton

1 Long Ton = 2240 Pound

1 Long Ton = 35840 Ounce

1 Long Ton = 5080230.4 Carat

1 Long Ton = 179.2 Stone (US)

1 Long Ton = 160 Stone (UK)

1 Long Ton = 15680000 Grain

1 Long Ton = 69.621328384 Slug

1 Long Ton = 10.160469088 Quintal

1 Long Ton = 89.6 Quarter (US)

1 Long Ton = 80 Quarter (UK)

1 Long Ton = 22.4 Hundredweight (US)

1 Long Ton = 20 Hundredweight (UK)

1 Long Ton = 34835.890035 Ton (assay) (US)

1 Long Ton = 31103.4768 Ton (assay) (UK)

1 Long Ton = 1.0160469088 Tonne

1 Long Ton = 0.0010160469 Kiloton

1 Long Ton = 6.118810914e+29 Dalton

1 Long Ton = 103.6079506 Kilogram-force square second per meter

1 Long Ton = 2.24 Kilopound