Convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Metric Ton - Free Calculator
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How to Convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Metric Ton
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Hundredweight [short, US] to Metric Ton Conversion Formula
To convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Metric Ton, multiply by 0.0453592.
To convert Metric Ton back to Hundredweight [short, US], divide by 0.0453592 (or multiply by 22.0462).
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About Hundredweight [short, US]
The <b>hundredweight [short, US] (Cwt or cwt)</b> is a traditional unit of weight equal to 1/20 ton. The hundredweight is the English version of a commercial unit used throughout Europe and known in other countries as the quintal or the zentner. In general, this unit is larger than 100 pounds avoirdupois, so to fit the European market the hundredweight was defined in England as 112 pounds avoirdupois (about 50.8023 kilograms) rather than 100 pounds. This definition apparently dates from about the middle of the 1300's. In the United States, where the currency was decimalized and there wasn't so much need to align the unit with the quintal and zentner, the hundredweight came to equal exactly 100 pounds (about 45.3592 kilograms). The U.S. hundredweight seems to have been invented by merchants around 1840. To distinguish the two hundredweight units, the British version is often called the <b>long hundredweight</b> and the American is called the <b>short hundredweight</b> or <b>cental</b>. The C in the symbol is of course the Roman numeral 100.
About Metric Ton
The metric ton is a unit of mass used in mining to measure the mass of the valuable metal in an ore. Customarily, the metric ton unit is defined to be one metric ton of ore containing 1% metal, but it is the metal, not the ore, that is being measured. Thus the unit is really a unit of mass equal to 10 kilograms (22.0462 pounds).
Hundredweight [short, US] to Metric Ton Conversion Table
| Hundredweight [short, US] | Metric Ton | Metric Ton | Hundredweight [short, US] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.00453592 | 0.1 | 2.20462 |
| 0.5 | 0.0226796 | 0.5 | 11.0231 |
| 1 | 0.0453592 | 1 | 22.0462 |
| 2 | 0.0907185 | 2 | 44.0925 |
| 5 | 0.226796 | 5 | 110.231 |
| 10 | 0.453592 | 10 | 220.462 |
| 20 | 0.907185 | 20 | 440.925 |
| 25 | 1.13398 | 25 | 551.156 |
| 50 | 2.26796 | 50 | 1,102.31 |
| 100 | 4.53592 | 100 | 2,204.62 |
| 250 | 11.3398 | 250 | 5,511.56 |
| 500 | 22.6796 | 500 | 11,023.1 |
| 1000 | 45.3592 | 1000 | 22,046.2 |
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