Tons Conversion

The ton is a unit used to measure weight. Use one of the conversion calculators below to convert to another unit of measure, or read on to learn more about tons.

Ton Conversion Calculators

Choose a unit of weight to convert to.

US Customary & Imperial Units

Convert tons to pounds: 1 ton is equal to 2,000 pounds
Convert tons to ounces: 1 ton is equal to 32,000 ounces

SI Units

Convert tons to metric tons: 1 ton is equal to 0.907185 metric tons
Convert tons to kilograms: 1 ton is equal to 907.18474 kilograms
Convert tons to grams: 1 ton is equal to 907,185 grams
Convert tons to milligrams: 1 ton is equal to 907,184,740 milligrams

Other Units

Convert tons to long tons: 1 ton is equal to 0.892857 long tons
Convert tons to carats: 1 ton is equal to 4,535,924 carats

Ton Definition and Usage

One short ton, sometimes called a US ton, is equal to 2,000 pounds and is mostly used in the US as a unit of mass/weight. The short ton should not be confused with the long ton, which is used mostly in the United Kingdom, or the metric ton which is used in most other countries.

The ton is a US customary unit of weight. A ton is sometimes also referred to as a short ton. Tons can be abbreviated as t, for example 1 ton can be written as 1 t.

Tons Measurement Conversion Table

Common ton values and equivalent imperial and metric weight measurements
tons	pounds	ounces	metric tons	long tons	kilograms	grams	milligrams	carats
1 t	2,000 lb	32,000 oz	0.907185 t	0.892857 lt	907.18474 kg	907,185 g	907,184,740 mg	4,535,924 ct
2 t	4,000 lb	64,000 oz	1.814369 t	1.785714 lt	1,814 kg	1,814,369 g	1,814,369,480 mg	9,071,847 ct
3 t	6,000 lb	96,000 oz	2.721554 t	2.678571 lt	2,722 kg	2,721,554 g	2,721,554,220 mg	13,607,771 ct
4 t	8,000 lb	128,000 oz	3.628739 t	3.571429 lt	3,629 kg	3,628,739 g	3,628,738,960 mg	18,143,695 ct
5 t	10,000 lb	160,000 oz	4.535924 t	4.464286 lt	4,536 kg	4,535,924 g	4,535,923,700 mg	22,679,619 ct
6 t	12,000 lb	192,000 oz	5.443108 t	5.357143 lt	5,443 kg	5,443,108 g	5,443,108,440 mg	27,215,542 ct
7 t	14,000 lb	224,000 oz	6.350293 t	6.25 lt	6,350 kg	6,350,293 g	6,350,293,180 mg	31,751,466 ct
8 t	16,000 lb	256,000 oz	7.257478 t	7.142857 lt	7,257 kg	7,257,478 g	7,257,477,920 mg	36,287,390 ct
9 t	18,000 lb	288,000 oz	8.164663 t	8.035714 lt	8,165 kg	8,164,663 g	8,164,662,660 mg	40,823,313 ct
10 t	20,000 lb	320,000 oz	9.071847 t	8.928572 lt	9,072 kg	9,071,847 g	9,071,847,400 mg	45,359,237 ct
11 t	22,000 lb	352,000 oz	9.979032 t	9.821429 lt	9,979 kg	9,979,032 g	9,979,032,140 mg	49,895,161 ct
12 t	24,000 lb	384,000 oz	10.886217 t	10.714286 lt	10,886 kg	10,886,217 g	10,886,216,880 mg	54,431,084 ct
13 t	26,000 lb	416,000 oz	11.793402 t	11.607143 lt	11,793 kg	11,793,402 g	11,793,401,620 mg	58,967,008 ct
14 t	28,000 lb	448,000 oz	12.700586 t	12.5 lt	12,701 kg	12,700,586 g	12,700,586,360 mg	63,502,932 ct
15 t	30,000 lb	480,000 oz	13.607771 t	13.392857 lt	13,608 kg	13,607,771 g	13,607,771,100 mg	68,038,856 ct
16 t	32,000 lb	512,000 oz	14.514956 t	14.285714 lt	14,515 kg	14,514,956 g	14,514,955,840 mg	72,574,779 ct
17 t	34,000 lb	544,000 oz	15.422141 t	15.178572 lt	15,422 kg	15,422,141 g	15,422,140,580 mg	77,110,703 ct
18 t	36,000 lb	576,000 oz	16.329325 t	16.071429 lt	16,329 kg	16,329,325 g	16,329,325,320 mg	81,646,627 ct
19 t	38,000 lb	608,000 oz	17.23651 t	16.964286 lt	17,237 kg	17,236,510 g	17,236,510,060 mg	86,182,550 ct
20 t	40,000 lb	640,000 oz	18.143695 t	17.857143 lt	18,144 kg	18,143,695 g	18,143,694,800 mg	90,718,474 ct