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Pounds to short tons

1 pound in short tons
1 lb = 0.0005 ton
ton = lb × 0.0005

To convert pounds to short tons, multiply by 0.0005. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Pounds to short tons table

Common pound values converted to short tons.
Pounds Short tons
1 lb 0.0005
2 lb 0.001
3 lb 0.0015
4 lb 0.002
5 lb 0.0025
10 lb 0.005
15 lb 0.0075
20 lb 0.01
25 lb 0.0125
30 lb 0.015
40 lb 0.02
50 lb 0.025
75 lb 0.0375
100 lb 0.05
250 lb 0.125
500 lb 0.25
1,000 lb 0.5

How the conversion works

The relationship is ton = lb × 0.0005. Both units measure mass, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Short ton: US short ton = 2,000 lb.

Common questions

How many short tons are in one pound?
One pound equals 0.0005 short tons. ton = lb × 0.0005.
How do you convert pounds to short tons?
Use ton = lb × 0.0005. So 10 lb is 0.005 ton.
How many pounds are in one short ton?
One short ton equals 2,000 pounds, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of short ton?
US short ton = 2,000 lb.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked