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Slug (slug) — a foot-pound-second unit of mass
It is defined as the mass that accelerates by 1 ft/s² when acted on by a force of 1 pound-force; equivalently, 1 slug = 1 lbf·s²/ft. Used mainly in engineering and physics in foot-pound-second systems, especially for mechanics, dynamics, ballistics, and aerospace calculations.
- Symbol: slug
- System: Foot-pound-second unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 slug = 1 lbf·s²/ft ≈ 32.17404856 lb
- Metric equivalents: 1 slug ≈ 14.59390294 kg ≈ 14,593.90294 g
- Typical examples: an object with a mass of 1 slug weighs about 32.174 lb under standard gravity; engineering dynamics problems may use slugs for mass; vehicle or aircraft mass can be expressed in slugs for force calculations.
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.