Unit of force defined as the weight of one ton
A ton-force is one of various units of force defined as the weight of one ton due to standard gravity .[ note 1] ton used.
Tonne-force
The tonne-force (tf or tf )[ note 2] tonne .
Long ton-force
The long ton-force is equal to the weight of one long ton .
one long ton-force
= 2240 lbf
= 1016.046 9088 kgf
= 9.964016 418 183 52 kN
= 1.12 short tons-force[ note 7]
≈ 72069.87 pdl[ note 8]
Short ton-force
The short ton-force is equal to the weight of one short ton .
one short ton-force
= 2000 lbf
= 74
= 443 230 521 kN
≈ 0.892857 long tons-force[ note 9]
≈ 64348.10 pdl[ note 10]
Notes
^ All calculations on this page assume the following definition of standard gravity, g 0 .
g 0 = 65 m/s2 ^ The tonne-force, also known as the metric tone force, is equivalent to the megagram-force (Mgf or Mgf ) and the megapond (Mp).
^
1 pound
= 592 37 kg
1 tonne-force
= 1000 / 592 37 lbf
≈ 2204.622 621 848 87 lbf
^
1 long ton
= 046 9088 t
1 tonne-force
= 1 / 1.016046 9088 long tons-force
≈ 0.984206 527 611 06 long tons-force
^
1 short ton
= 184 74 t
1 tonne-force
= 1 / 184 74 short tons-force
≈ 1.102311 310 9244 short tons-force
^
1 pdl
= 0.138254 954 376 N ∴
1 tonne-force
= 9806.65 / 0.138254 954 376 pdl
≈ 70931.635 283 968 pdl
^
1 long ton-force
= 2240 / 2000 short tons-force
= 1.12 short tons-force
^
g 0 = 65 / 0.3048 ft/s2 ∴
1 long ton-force
= 2240 lb × 65 / 0.3048 ft/s2
= 27458 620 / 381 pdl
≈ 72069.868 766 404 pdl
^
1 short ton-force
= 2000 / 2240 long tons-force
= 25 / 28 long tons-force
≈ 0.892857 143 long tons-force
^
1 short ton-force
= 2000 lb × 65 / 0.3048 ft/s2
= 24516 625 / 381 pdl
≈ 64348.097 11 pdl