Convert Slugs to Short Hundredweights
Convert Slugs (slug) to Short Hundredweights (cwt) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cwt = slug × 0.3217404856
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 Short Hundredweights
A short hundredweight (cwt, US cwt) equals exactly 100 pounds or approximately 45.359 kg. Used primarily in the United States for commodity trading, it represents the practical 'hundred-pound' unit for measuring coal, agricultural produce, livestock feed, and industrial materials. Commodity markets for cattle, hogs, and grain in the US price their products per hundredweight ($/cwt or $/100 lb). Steel and non-ferrous metal quotations in North America are commonly expressed in dollars per short hundredweight. The 'short' modifier distinguishes it from the UK long hundredweight (112 lb).
Quick Reference Table
| Slugs (slug) | Short Hundredweights (cwt) |
|---|---|
| 1 slug | 0.32174 cwt |
| 2 slug | 0.643481 cwt |
| 5 slug | 1.6087 cwt |
| 10 slug | 3.2174 cwt |
| 25 slug | 8.04351 cwt |
| 50 slug | 16.087 cwt |
| 100 slug | 32.174 cwt |