Metric Conversion

Science Summaries

This weight measurement metric system conversion table converts ounces to grams, pounds to kilograms, and short tons to long tonnes.

It also converts grams to ounces, kilograms to pounds, and metric tons to short tons.
Small, medium, and large scale linear conversions can be easily done, by simply reading down the appropriate column. Both Metric-to-English, and English-to-Metric conversions are given. The chart below is a .jpeg, and may be saved with your mouse button, and printed out for reference, if desired.

English to Metric

1 ounce =
1 pound =
1 English short ton (2,000 lbs.) =
1 Metric ton (2,204 lbs.) =
1 English long ton (2,240 lbs.) =

28.3495 grams
453.592 grams
   907.185 kilograms
1,000 kilograms (1 megagram)
1,016 kilograms

Metric to English

1 gram =
1 kilogram (1,000 grams) =
1 metric ton (1,000 kilograms) =

0.03527 ounces
2.2046 pounds
2,204.6 pounds

DISCLAIMER
Although the author has tried to be as accurate as possible, errors are possible.
I could not find an online table like the above. So, I made this weight measurement conversion chart, to help myself understand the relationships between the 2 measurement systems. I hope that it helps you.

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