ton

• an Imperial or customary unit of mass, equal to
2000 pounds US or 2240 pounds UK.

tonne

• metric unit of mass - 1000 kilograms.

EXAMPLES:


Imperial/Customary Units ~ Weight, Mass

437.5 grains = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound
14 pounds = 1 stone
8 stones = 1 hundredweight (UK)
100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (US)
20 hundredweight = 1 ton
1 ton = 2240 pounds (UK)
1 ton = 2000 pounds (US)

Metric Units ~ Mass

1000 milligrams = 1 gram
1000 grams = 1 kilogram
1000 kilograms = 1 tonne