Convert Gram to Slug - Free Calculator
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How to Convert Gram to Slug
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Gram to Slug Conversion Formula
To convert Gram to Slug, multiply by 0.0000685218.
To convert Slug back to Gram, divide by 0.0000685218 (or multiply by 14,593.9).
About These Units
About Gram
The gram is a unit of mass in the metric system. The name comes from the Greek gramma, a small weight identified in later Roman and Byzantine times with the Latin scripulum or scruple (the English scruple is equal to about 1.3 grams). The gram was originally defined to be the mass of one cubic centimeter of pure water, but to provide precise standards it was necessary to construct physical objects of specified mass. One gram is now defined to be 1/1000 of the mass of the standard kilogram, a platinum-iridium bar carefully guarded by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris for more than a century. (The kilogram, rather than the gram, is considered the base unit of mass in the SI.) The gram is a small mass, equal to about 15.432 grains or 0.035 273 966 ounce. The original French spelling gramme is sometimes used. Note: The only correct symbol for the gram is g. The abbreviations "gm" and (worse) "gr" should never be used.
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.)
Gram to Slug Conversion Table
| Gram | Slug | Slug | Gram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.00000685218 | 0.1 | 1,459.39 |
| 0.5 | 0.0000342609 | 0.5 | 7,296.95 |
| 1 | 0.0000685218 | 1 | 14,593.9 |
| 2 | 0.000137044 | 2 | 29,187.8 |
| 5 | 0.000342609 | 5 | 72,969.5 |
| 10 | 0.000685218 | 10 | 145,939 |
| 20 | 0.00137044 | 20 | 291,878 |
| 25 | 0.00171304 | 25 | 364,848 |
| 50 | 0.00342609 | 50 | 729,695 |
| 100 | 0.00685218 | 100 | 1,459,390 |
| 250 | 0.0171304 | 250 | 3,648,480 |
| 500 | 0.0342609 | 500 | 7,296,950 |
| 1000 | 0.0685218 | 1000 | 14,593,900 |
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