Convert US tons to Kilograms
1 US ton is 907.18 kg. One US ton is exactly 907.18474 kilograms.
One US ton is 907.18474 kilograms. To convert US tons to kilograms, multiply by 907.18474; to go the other way, divide by 907.18474 or multiply by 0.0011023113. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 44. The short ton: 2,000 pounds.
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- US tons × 907.18474
1 * 907.18474907.185 kg
1 US ton in every weight unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| ounces | 32,000 oz | × 32,000 |
| pounds | 2,000 lb | × 2,000 |
| stone | 142.8571429 st | × 142.857142857 |
| US tons (as entered) | 1 ton | — |
| micrograms | 907,184,740,000 mcg | × 907,184,740,000 |
| milligrams | 907,184,740 mg | × 907,184,740 |
| centigrams | 90,718,474 cg | × 90,718,474 |
| grams | 907,184.74 g | × 907,184.74 |
| kilograms | 907.18474 kg | × 907.18474 |
| slugs | 62.16190034 slug | × 62.1619003431 |
| tonnes | 0.90718474 t | × 0.90718474 |
| carats | 4,535,923.7 ct | × 4,535,923.7 |
| troy ounces | 29,166.66667 ozt | × 29,166.6666667 |
| grains | 14,000,000 gr | × 14,000,000 |
| long tons | 0.8928571429 LT | × 0.892857142857 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 44 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert US tons to kilograms? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in US tons.
- 2.Multiply by 907.18474 — that is how many kilograms fit in one US ton.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 907.18474, or multiply by 0.0011023113.
Worked example: 25 US tons to kilograms
- Formula
- ton × 907.18474 = kg
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 907.18474 = 22,679.62 kg
- Answer
- 25 ton = 22,679.62 kg
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
US tons to kilograms conversion table
| US tons | Kilograms |
|---|---|
| 1 ton | 907.18 kg |
| 2 ton | 1,814.37 kg |
| 3 ton | 2,721.55 kg |
| 4 ton | 3,628.74 kg |
| 5 ton | 4,535.92 kg |
| 6 ton | 5,443.11 kg |
| 7 ton | 6,350.29 kg |
| 8 ton | 7,257.48 kg |
| 9 ton | 8,164.66 kg |
| 10 ton | 9,071.85 kg |
| 12 ton | 10,886.22 kg |
| 15 ton | 13,607.77 kg |
| 20 ton | 18,143.69 kg |
| 25 ton | 22,679.62 kg |
| 50 ton | 45,359.24 kg |
| 100 ton | 90,718.47 kg |
| 200 ton | 181,436.95 kg |
| 300 ton | 272,155.42 kg |
| 500 ton | 453,592.37 kg |
| 1000 ton | 907,184.74 kg |
| 2000 ton | 1,814,369.48 kg |
| 5000 ton | 4,535,923.7 kg |
| 10000 ton | 9,071,847.4 kg |
Which ton?
This page uses the US short ton of exactly 2,000 pounds — 907.18474 kg. A metric tonne is 1,000 kg and a British long ton is 1,016.05 kg. In shipping and emissions reporting the metric tonne is nearly always meant, whatever the spelling on the document.
NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C — general tables of units of measurement
What is a US ton?
The short ton: 2,000 pounds. A metric tonne is about 10% heavier and a British long ton about 12%.
What is a kilogram?
The SI base unit of mass, defined since 2019 by fixing the Planck constant rather than by a metal cylinder in Paris.
How many kilograms are in a US ton?
One US ton is 907.18474 kilograms, exactly. Going the other way, one kilogram is 0.0011023113 US tons. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every weight unit here
The whole group — 15 units with their symbols and the size of each one in kilograms — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a US ton.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many kilograms are in a US ton?
- 907.18474. The SI base unit of mass, defined since 2019 by fixing the Planck constant rather than by a metal cylinder in Paris.
- How do I convert kilograms back to US tons?
- Divide by 907.18474, or multiply by 0.0011023113 — they are the same operation.
The values people look up
Each one is this page with the value filled in, and each answers in its own title.
Other weight conversions
Kilograms to US tons — the same conversion the other way.