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Short Tons to Metric Tons Converter

Convert short tons (US tons) (ton) to metric tons (tonnes) (t), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Enter a weight, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

About valueA number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
About toThe unit you want the answer in. Swap exchanges the two units.
Result
Result
0.90718474 t
long tons (imperial tons)
0.892857142857 long ton
stones
142.857142857 st
pounds
2,000 lb
ounces (avoirdupois)
32,000 oz
kilograms
907.18474 kg
grams
907,184.74 g
milligrams
907,184,740 mg
micrograms
907,184,740,000 µg
carats
4,535,923.7 ct
atomic mass units (daltons)
5.46319419386 × 10²⁹ u

1 ton = 0.90718474 t

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  1. 1 ton = 0.90718474 t
  2. 1 × 0.90718474 = 0.90718474 t

How to convert short tons to metric tons

1 ton = 0.90718474 t, so multiply by 0.90718474 to go from short tons (US tons) to metric tons (tonnes). Going the other way, 1 t = 1.10231131092 ton.

t = ton × 0.90718474
ton = t × 1.10231131092

Worked example:

1 ton = 0.90718474 t
5 × 0.90718474 = 4.5359237 t

Short Tons to metric tons table

Short TonsMetric Tons
1 ton0.90718474 t
2 ton1.81436948 t
3 ton2.72155422 t
4 ton3.62873896 t
5 ton4.5359237 t
6 ton5.44310844 t
7 ton6.35029318 t
8 ton7.25747792 t
9 ton8.16466266 t
10 ton9.0718474 t
15 ton13.6077711 t
20 ton18.1436948 t
25 ton22.6796185 t
30 ton27.2155422 t
40 ton36.2873896 t
50 ton45.359237 t
75 ton68.0388555 t
100 ton90.718474 t
250 ton226.796185 t
500 ton453.59237 t
1000 ton907.18474 t

About the units

Short Tons (ton)
Short tons (US tons), a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.
Metric Tons (t)
Metric tons (tonnes), a metric unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.

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