Convert Dram to Slug - Free Calculator
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How to Convert Dram to Slug
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Dram to Slug Conversion Formula
To convert Dram to Slug, multiply by 0.00012141.
To convert Slug back to Dram, divide by 0.00012141 (or multiply by 8,236.56).
About These Units
About Dram
The <b>dram</b> is a unit of weight in the traditional avoirdupois system, equal to 1/16 ounce or 1/256 pound. One dram equals about 1.7718 gram. The word dram comes from a Latin weight unit, the dragma, and derives ultimately from the Greek drachme, meaning a handful. The word is usually spelled "drachm" in Britain and "dram" in the United States, but both spellings are pronounced "dram." The avoirdupois dram is sometimes abbreviated <b>dr. av.</b> to distinguish it from the apothecaries' dram.
About Slug
The slug is a unit of mass in the English foot-pound-second system. One slug is the mass accelerated at 1 foot per second per second by a force of 1 pound. Since the acceleration of gravity (g) in English units is 32.174 04 feet per second per second, the slug is equal to 32.174 04 pounds (14.593 90 kilograms). The slug was formerly used in calculations in mechanics and engineering, but it has been largely abandoned in favor of metric units. The unit was called the "engineers mass unit" during the late nineteenth century. The British physicist A. M. Worthington first called it a slug in a 1902 textbook. (Probably he had in mind older uses of the word to mean a weight or a projectile. In the 1600s a slug was a roughly shaped lump of metal shot from a primitive cannon.)
Dram to Slug Conversion Table
| Dram | Slug | Slug | Dram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.000012141 | 0.1 | 823.656 |
| 0.5 | 0.000060705 | 0.5 | 4,118.28 |
| 1 | 0.00012141 | 1 | 8,236.56 |
| 2 | 0.00024282 | 2 | 16,473.1 |
| 5 | 0.00060705 | 5 | 41,182.8 |
| 10 | 0.0012141 | 10 | 82,365.6 |
| 20 | 0.0024282 | 20 | 164,731 |
| 25 | 0.00303525 | 25 | 205,914 |
| 50 | 0.0060705 | 50 | 411,828 |
| 100 | 0.012141 | 100 | 823,656 |
| 250 | 0.0303525 | 250 | 2,059,140 |
| 500 | 0.060705 | 500 | 4,118,280 |
| 1000 | 0.12141 | 1000 | 8,236,560 |
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