Tons
to pounds (T to lbs) weight conversion table shows the most common
values for the quick reference. Alternatively, you may use the ton to
pound converter below to convert any other values.
1 Short Ton [US] = 2 000 Pounds
1 Long Ton [UK] = 2 240 Pounds
1 Metric Ton = 2 204.62262 Pounds
Ton
is a unit of mass in different measurement systems and usually mistaken
with each other. The short ton (also known as net ton) equals to 2000
pounds and used in north america (united states and canada), the long
ton (also known as weight ton or gross ton) is used in imperial system
(UK and some of the other english speaking countries) and defined as
2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms and finally the metric ton (also known as
tonne) equals to 1000 kilograms and used in metric system. The
abbreviation for ton is "T".
If
you are trading internationally, you must know what type of ton as a
weight unit is used in that country to avoid the surprises.
Pound
is a unit of mass in imperial and us customary systems. International
avoirdupois pound is the most commonly used pound today and defined as
0.45359237 kilograms. Troy pound is rarely used. There are 16 ounces in
a pound and 12 troy ounces in a troy pound. The abbreviations for pound
are "lb", "lbs".
The table and the converter below convert from short ton [US] to pounds.
For other units of weight conversion, please go to Weight Conversion