Short ton tn
About the Short ton
The short ton is 2000 pounds, exactly 907.18474 kilograms, and is simply called a ton in the United States. It is about 9 per cent lighter than a metric tonne. Twenty short hundredweight of 100 pounds make one short ton.
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