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Short tons to pounds

1 short ton in pounds
1 ton = 2,000 lb
lb = ton × 2,000

To convert short tons to pounds, multiply by 2,000. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Short tons to pounds table

Common short ton values converted to pounds.
Short tons Pounds
1 ton 2,000
2 ton 4,000
3 ton 6,000
4 ton 8,000
5 ton 10,000
10 ton 20,000
15 ton 30,000
20 ton 40,000
25 ton 50,000
30 ton 60,000
40 ton 80,000
50 ton 100,000
75 ton 150,000
100 ton 200,000
250 ton 500,000
500 ton 1,000,000
1,000 ton 2,000,000

How the conversion works

The relationship is lb = ton × 2,000. 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 pounds are in one short ton?
One short ton equals 2,000 pounds. lb = ton × 2,000.
How do you convert short tons to pounds?
Use lb = ton × 2,000. So 10 ton is 20,000 lb.
How many short tons are in one pound?
One pound equals 0.0005 short tons, 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