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Short ton (US ton) — a US customary unit of mass equal to 2000 pounds
It is defined as exactly 2000 avoirdupois pounds; since 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly, 1 short ton = 907.18474 kg exactly. Used mainly in the United States for measuring large masses in freight, shipping, industry, agriculture, construction, vehicles, and commodities.
- Symbol: US ton, short ton
- System: US customary unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 short ton = 2000 lb = 32,000 oz = 907.18474 kg
- Metric equivalents: 1 short ton ≈ 907.185 kg ≈ 0.907185 t
- Typical examples: a small car ~1.5 short tons; a pickup truck ~2.5 short tons; bulk gravel, coal, or grain often measured in short tons.
Kilogram (kg) — the SI base unit of mass
It is defined by fixing the Planck constant at exactly 6.62607015×10⁻³⁴ J·s; together with the definitions of the meter and second, this sets the kilogram. Used worldwide for measuring mass in science, engineering, commerce, medicine, food, shipping, and everyday life.
- Symbol: kg
- System: SI base unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 kg = 1000 g = 1,000,000 mg
- Imperial equivalents (derived from 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly): 1 kg ≈ 2.20462 lb ≈ 35.27396 oz
- Typical examples: 1 liter of water ~1 kg; a laptop ~1.5 kg; an adult person ~70 kg.