Convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Slug - Free Calculator
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How to Convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Slug
Use this free online calculator to convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Slug instantly. This weight conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.
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Hundredweight [short, US] to Slug Conversion Formula
To convert Hundredweight [short, US] to Slug, multiply by 3.1081.
To convert Slug back to Hundredweight [short, US], divide by 3.1081 (or multiply by 0.32174).
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About Hundredweight [short, US]
The <b>hundredweight</b> is a traditional unit of weight equal to 1/20 ton. 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 long hundredweight and the American is called the short hundredweight or cental.
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.)
Hundredweight [short, US] to Slug Conversion Table
| Hundredweight [short, US] | Slug | Slug | Hundredweight [short, US] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.31081 | 0.1 | 0.032174 |
| 0.5 | 1.55405 | 0.5 | 0.16087 |
| 1 | 3.1081 | 1 | 0.32174 |
| 2 | 6.21619 | 2 | 0.643481 |
| 5 | 15.5405 | 5 | 1.6087 |
| 10 | 31.081 | 10 | 3.2174 |
| 20 | 62.1619 | 20 | 6.43481 |
| 25 | 77.7024 | 25 | 8.04351 |
| 50 | 155.405 | 50 | 16.087 |
| 100 | 310.81 | 100 | 32.174 |
| 250 | 777.024 | 250 | 80.4351 |
| 500 | 1,554.05 | 500 | 160.87 |
| 1000 | 3,108.1 | 1000 | 321.74 |
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