Convert Short Tons to Slugs
Convert Short Tons (ton) to Slugs (slug) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
slug = ton × 62.16190034
About Short Tons
A short ton (also known as a US ton) equals exactly 2,000 pounds or approximately 907.185 kg. It is the standard ton in the United States for coal, scrap metal, aggregate, freight, and agricultural commodities. US electricity, energy, and mining production statistics are reported in short tons or millions of short tons (MMst). American trucking weight limits, rail car capacities, and bulk cargo specifications use short tons. When Americans refer to a 'ton' without qualification, they almost always mean the short ton.
About Slugs
A slug is a unit of mass in the British imperial and US customary foot-pound-second (FPS) engineering system, equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot per second squared under a force of 1 pound-force - approximately 14.594 kg. The slug was introduced to simplify dynamics calculations in engineering: using slugs ensures that F = ma holds without unit conversion factors when force is in pounds-force and acceleration in ft/s². Aerospace engineers and mechanical engineers working in US customary units use slugs for aircraft mass, structural dynamics, and ballistic calculations.
Quick Reference Table
| Short Tons (ton) | Slugs (slug) |
|---|---|
| 1 ton | 62.1619 slug |
| 2 ton | 124.324 slug |
| 5 ton | 310.81 slug |
| 10 ton | 621.619 slug |
| 25 ton | 1554.05 slug |
| 50 ton | 3108.1 slug |
| 100 ton | 6216.19 slug |