Convert Avoirdupois Drams to Grams
Convert Avoirdupois Drams (dr av) to Grams (g) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
g = dr av × 1.771845195
About Avoirdupois Drams
An avoirdupois dram (dr av) is 1/16 of an avoirdupois ounce - approximately 1.772 grams. Part of the avoirdupois system that governs everyday trade weights in the UK and US, it was historically used to measure small quantities of goods and spices in commerce. While rarely used in modern commerce (having been replaced by grams in most applications), the avoirdupois dram still appears in some spice and herbalist contexts, in US gunpowder loading data (where charges are specified in grains and drams), and in archaic recipe books.
About Grams
The gram (g) is the basic metric unit of mass, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is universally used in cooking, nutrition, postal services, and scientific measurement. Almost all food packaging worldwide shows nutritional information per 100 g. A US nickel coin weighs exactly 5 g, a teaspoon of sugar about 4 g, and a standard paperclip approximately 1 g. In chemistry, the gram is central to molar mass: one mole of carbon-12 atoms weighs exactly 12 g. Postal rates are typically scaled per gram or per 100 g.
Quick Reference Table
| Avoirdupois Drams (dr av) | Grams (g) |
|---|---|
| 1 dr av | 1.77185 g |
| 2 dr av | 3.54369 g |
| 5 dr av | 8.85923 g |
| 10 dr av | 17.7185 g |
| 25 dr av | 44.2961 g |
| 50 dr av | 88.5923 g |
| 100 dr av | 177.185 g |