US Ton (Short) to Metric Ton Converter
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Convert US Ton (Short) to Metric Ton with a fixed input and output unit, step-by-step formula line, and reference tables. All calculations use gram-based factors (international avoirdupois pound and metric definitions). The full Weight Converter also includes carat, grain, and US/UK hundredweight.
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From: US Ton (Short) (ust)
To: Metric Ton (t)
About US Ton (Short)
The US short ton is 2,000 pounds avoirdupois (exactly 907.18474 kg in the international avoirdupois pound definition). Common in US freight and industry.
About Metric Ton
The metric ton (tonne) is 1,000 kilograms or one million grams. It is standard for freight, agriculture, and industrial mass in most metric countries.
How to convert us tons (short) to metric tons
1 us ton (short) is equal to 0.90718474 metric ton:
1 ust = (907184.74 g ÷ 1000000 g) t = 0.90718474 t
Each us ton (short) is defined as 907184.74 g and each metric ton as 1000000 g, so one ust equals 907184.74 ÷ 1000000 t = 0.90718474 t.
Let w(ust) be the numeric value of the same mass measured in US Ton (Short) (ust), and w(t) the value in Metric Ton (t). Then:
w(t) = w(ust) × (907184.74 / 1000000)
Equivalently, divide by how many ust fit into one t (grams per t divided by grams per ust):
w(t) = w(ust) ÷ 1.10231131092439
Or: metric ton = us ton (short) ÷ 1.10231131092439
Examples
Example #1: Convert 20 ust to metric ton
20 ust = 20 ust × (907184.74/1000000) t = 18.1436948 t
20 ust = 20 ust ÷ 1.10231131092439 = 18.1436948 t
Example #2: Convert 50 ust to metric ton
50 ust = 50 ust × (907184.74/1000000) t = 45.359237 t
50 ust = 50 ust ÷ 1.10231131092439 = 45.359237 t
Summary
To convert US Ton (Short) to Metric Ton, multiply the value in ust by the ratio of grams per ust divided by grams per t. Equivalently: value_t = value_ust × (907184.74 / 1000000). Numerically, 1 ust equals 0.90718474 t.
Relationship context
You are converting between US customary (short ton) (US Tons (Short)) and metric (SI) (Metric Tons). Metric mass is decimal from the gram; US and imperial masses use pounds and ounces with fixed definitions relative to the kilogram. The numeric factor used here is 9.071847e-1.
Conversion tables
| US Ton (Short) (ust) | Metric Ton (t) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.090718474 |
| 1 | 0.90718474 |
| 2 | 1.81436948 |
| 3 | 2.72155422 |
| 4 | 3.62873896 |
| 5 | 4.5359237 |
| 6 | 5.44310844 |
| 7 | 6.35029318 |
| 8 | 7.25747792 |
| 9 | 8.16466266 |
| US Ton (Short) (ust) | Metric Ton (t) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 9.0718474 |
| 20 | 18.1436948 |
| 30 | 27.2155422 |
| 40 | 36.2873896 |
| 50 | 45.359237 |
| 60 | 54.4310844 |
| 70 | 63.5029318 |
| 80 | 72.5747792 |
| 90 | 81.6466266 |
| 100 | 90.718474 |