Convert Slugs to Long Tons
Convert Slugs (slug) to Long Tons (L/T) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L/T = slug × 0.01436341453
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.
About Long Tons
A long ton (UK ton, displacement ton) equals 2,240 pounds or exactly 1,016.0469088 kg. The standard ton in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, it equals 20 long hundredweights of 112 lb each. Naval architecture and ship displacement are specified in long tons: the displacement of a warship or cargo vessel is the weight of water it displaces, expressed in long tons. The Titanic had a displacement of approximately 52,310 long tons. British agricultural, mining, and coal trade statistics from the 18th through mid-20th centuries used long tons exclusively.
Quick Reference Table
| Slugs (slug) | Long Tons (L/T) |
|---|---|
| 1 slug | 0.0143634 L/T |
| 2 slug | 0.0287268 L/T |
| 5 slug | 0.0718171 L/T |
| 10 slug | 0.143634 L/T |
| 25 slug | 0.359085 L/T |
| 50 slug | 0.718171 L/T |
| 100 slug | 1.43634 L/T |