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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Other Sciences Question Forum => Topic started by: Donaldson Tan on October 07, 2004, 06:20:35 PM
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i'm confused which is which.
as far as i know,
1 ton (metric) = 1000kg
1 ton (us) = 907kg
1 ton (uk) = 1016kg
which of the above is tons, and the other tonnes?
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Maybe it's just American vs British spelling?
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I think Mitch is right. So 1 ton = 907 kg, 1 tonne = 1016 kg, and a metric ton = 1000 kg. I think a metric ton is also sometimes referred to as a "long ton" in the US.
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Webster says:
1000 kg = 1 tonne or 1 metric ton
907 kg = 1 (short) ton
1016 kg = 1 (long) ton
plurals - always tonnes
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This is easily found on internet
tonne = A metric ton.
1 tonne is equal to:
Metric
kilotonne 0.001
kilonewton (on Earth surface) 9.806652
centner 10
kilogram 1000
newton (on Earth surface) 9806.652
carat 5000000
gram 1000000
centigram 1e+08
milligram 1e+09
microgram 1e+12
atomic mass unit 6.0225001e+29
Avoirdupois (U.S.)
long ton 0.98420653
short ton 1.1023113
long hundredweight 19.684131
short hundredweight 22.046226
stone 157.47304
pound 2204.6226
ounce 35273.962
dram 564383.39
grain 15432358
Troy
pound 2679.2289
ounce 32150.747
pennyweight 643014.93
carat 4878048.8
grain 15432358
mite 3.0864717e+08
doite 7.407532e+09
Apothecaries
pound 2679.2289
ounce 32150.747
dram 257205.97
scruple 771617.92
grain 15432358
Japanese
koku 5.5435445
kann 266.66667
kinn 1666.6667
monnme 266666.67
Chinese Imperial
dan 20
jin 2000
liang 20000
qian 200000
fen 2000000
li 20000000
hao 2e+08
si 2e+09
hu 2e+10
Thai
hap (pikul) 16.666667 **
chang (kati) 833.33333 **
tamlung 16666.667 **
baht (tical) 66666.667 **
Hong Kong
picul (tam) 16.53467 **
catty (kan) 1653.467 **
tael (leung) 26455.472 **
mace (tsin) 264554.72 **
candareen (fan) 2645547.2 **
tael troy 26717.251 **
mace troy 267172.51 **
candareen troy 2671725.1 **
Old Russian
berkovets 6.1048266
pood 61.048266
pound 2441.9307
lot 78141.781
zolotnik 234425.34
dolya 22504833
Old German
doppelzentner 10
zentner 20
pfund 2000
Ancient Roman
centumpondus 30.673341
meen 1840.4005
pondus (libra) 3067.3341
ounce 36808.009
semiounce 73616.019
duella 110424.03
sicilicus 147232.04
milliaresium 184040.05
solid 220848.06
denarium 294464.08
scruple 883392.23
Ancient Greek
talent 39.215686 *
mine 2352.9412 *
tetradram 58823.529 *
dram 235294.12 *
diobol 705882.35 *
obol 1411764.7 *
halk 11294118 *
Biblical
talent 29.394968 *
mina 1763.6981 *
shekel 88184.905 *
pim 132277.36 *
beka 176369.81 *
gerah 1763698.1 *
* The value is approximate. The unit does not have an exact value.
** The value is approximate. It is a best guess
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Tons is UK, whereas Tonnes is US. Their relationship is as follows:
100tons = 112 tonnes
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geodome -
I am from the USA and I have never heard of this tonne being US versus UK. I hardly ever use the term tonne(s), whereas I have used ton on several occasions. Also, the dictionary does not have your description of tonne. Finally, your description does not really agree with my previous post. Will you please cite your source? I believe you have this mixed up with the relationship between long ton and short ton. My understanding is that tonne is a metric measurement not Avoirdupois (U.S.).
Regards,
Bill
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I will know when my professor goes throught the worksheet with us.