Pounds to US Tons Converter
1 pound = 0.0005 US tons
1 pound equals 0.0005 US tons
How to convert pounds to US tons
These units measure mass. Pounds and ounces mean avoirdupois unless the unit explicitly says troy; a fluid ounce measures volume and requires a density to relate it to mass.
ton = lb × 0.0005One pound is 0.0005 US tons, so a single multiplication converts any value.
0.005 ton = 10 × 0.0005Pounds to US tons conversion table
Common values in pounds, converted to US tons.
| Pounds (lb) | US tons (ton) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0005 |
| 2 | 0.001 |
| 3 | 0.0015 |
| 4 | 0.002 |
| 5 | 0.0025 |
| 10 | 0.005 |
| 20 | 0.01 |
| 25 | 0.0125 |
| 50 | 0.025 |
| 100 | 0.05 |
| 250 | 0.125 |
| 500 | 0.25 |
| 1,000 | 0.5 |
About these units
poundlb
The avoirdupois pound: exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.
Reference: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959).
US tonton
The US short ton: exactly 2,000 pounds.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.