Simple unit conversion tool that helps you to convert U.K. long tons of water (tn long wt.) to U.S. short tons of water(sh tn wt.) and reverse.
What you should know about U.K. long tons and U.S. short tons
How many U.K. long tons are in a US short ton of water?
1 tn long wt. = 1.12 sh tn wt.
How many U.S. short tons are in one U.K. long ton of water?
1 sh tn wt. = 0.89 tn long wt.
Definition of U.K. long tons of water provided by WikiPedia
The long ton arises from the traditional British measurement system: A long ton is 20 hundredweight, each of which is 8 stone, which is defined as 14 pounds. Thus a long ton is 20 × 8 × 14 lb = 2,240 lb.
Definition of US short ton of water provided by WikiPedia
In the United States, a short ton is usually known simply as a “ton”, without distinguishing it from the tonne (1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62262 pounds), known there as the “metric ton”, or the long ton (2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms), known there as the “Imperial ton”. There are, however, some US applications where unspecified tons normally means long tons (for example, Navy ships) or metric tons (world grain production figures).
Legend:
- tn long wt. – U.K. long tons of water
- sh tn wt. – U.S. short tons of water
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