Convert US tons to Pounds
2 US tons is 4,000 lb. One US ton is exactly 2000 pounds.
2 US tons is 4000 pounds, because one US ton is 2000 pounds. To convert US tons to pounds, multiply by 2000; to go the other way, divide by 2000 or multiply by 5.0000 × 10^-4. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 44. The short ton: 2,000 pounds.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- US tons × 2000
2 * 20004,000 lb
2 US tons in every weight unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| ounces | 64,000 oz | × 32,000 |
| pounds | 4,000 lb | × 2,000 |
| stone | 285.7142857 st | × 142.857142857 |
| US tons (as entered) | 2 ton | — |
| micrograms | 1,814,369,480,000 mcg | × 907,184,740,000 |
| milligrams | 1,814,369,480 mg | × 907,184,740 |
| centigrams | 181,436,948 cg | × 90,718,474 |
| grams | 1,814,369.48 g | × 907,184.74 |
| kilograms | 1,814.36948 kg | × 907.18474 |
| slugs | 124.3238007 slug | × 62.1619003431 |
| tonnes | 1.81436948 t | × 0.90718474 |
| carats | 9,071,847.4 ct | × 4,535,923.7 |
| troy ounces | 58,333.33333 ozt | × 29,166.6666667 |
| grains | 28,000,000 gr | × 14,000,000 |
| long tons | 1.785714286 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 pounds? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in US tons.
- 2.Multiply by 2000 — that is how many pounds fit in one US ton.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 2000, or multiply by 5.0000 × 10^-4.
Worked example: 25 US tons to pounds
- Formula
- ton × 2000 = lb
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 2000 = 50,000 lb
- Answer
- 25 ton = 50,000 lb
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
US tons to pounds conversion table
| US tons | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 1 ton | 2,000 lb |
| 2 ton | 4,000 lb |
| 3 ton | 6,000 lb |
| 4 ton | 8,000 lb |
| 5 ton | 10,000 lb |
| 6 ton | 12,000 lb |
| 7 ton | 14,000 lb |
| 8 ton | 16,000 lb |
| 9 ton | 18,000 lb |
| 10 ton | 20,000 lb |
| 12 ton | 24,000 lb |
| 15 ton | 30,000 lb |
| 20 ton | 40,000 lb |
| 25 ton | 50,000 lb |
| 50 ton | 100,000 lb |
| 100 ton | 200,000 lb |
| 200 ton | 400,000 lb |
| 300 ton | 600,000 lb |
| 500 ton | 1,000,000 lb |
| 1000 ton | 2,000,000 lb |
| 2000 ton | 4,000,000 lb |
| 5000 ton | 10,000,000 lb |
| 10000 ton | 20,000,000 lb |
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 pound?
Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by international agreement, and sixteen ounces.
How many pounds are in a US ton?
One US ton is 2000 pounds, exactly. Going the other way, one pound is 5.0000 × 10^-4 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 pounds are in a US ton?
- 2000. Exactly 0.45359237 kilograms by international agreement, and sixteen ounces.
- How do I convert pounds back to US tons?
- Divide by 2000, or multiply by 5.0000 × 10^-4 — 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
Pounds to US tons — the same conversion the other way.