CHARTS & TABLES Measurements
CHARTS & TABLES Measurements
Measurements (continued)
Weight (Avoirdupois and Metric)
Value Is the same as
Grain 1/7000 of a pound
16 ounces 1 pound
0.035274 ounce 1 gram
1 ounce 28.350 grams
1 pound 7000 grains
1 pound 0.45359 kilogram
1 hundredweight 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms)
1 ton 2000 pounds
1 long ton 2240 pounds
2.2046 pounds 1 kilogram
2204.62 pounds 1 metric ton
10 milligrams 1 centigram
10 centigrams 1 decigram
10 decigrams 1 gram
10 grams 1 decagram
10 decagrams 1 hectogram
10 hectograms 1 kilogram
100 kilograms 1 quintal
10 quintals 1 metric ton
1000 kilograms 1 metric tonWeight, T roy (metals)
Value Is the same as
24 grains 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights 1 ounce
12 ounces 1 poundWeight, Carat
Value Is the same as
31 / 2 Troy grains 1 carat (stones and gems)
1 carat gold 1/24 gold in metal alloy
18 carats 18/24 gold in metal alloy (3/4 pure gold)
24 carats 100% pure gold
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