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Kiloton (Metric)

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Slug (slug)

The slug is a unit of mass in the English engineering system, defined such that a slug accelerated at 1 ft/s² experiences a force of 1 pound-force. Numerically, a slug is about 14.5939 kilograms. The slug resolves confusion between mass and force in imperial units by clearly separating pounds-force (lbf) from pounds-mass (lb). In dynamics problems involving Newton's laws, slugs provide a consistent mass measurement within the imperial framework. Although uncommon outside engineering physics education, the slug plays an important conceptual role in bridging imperial and SI thinking.

Kiloton (Metric) (kt)

A kiloton, equal to 1,000 metric tons, is used in large-scale industrial, geological, and agricultural contexts. However, the term is better known for expressing explosive yields, particularly of nuclear weapons. Scientists estimate the energy release of explosions by comparing them to the detonation of 1,000 tons of TNT. For example, the Hiroshima bomb had a yield of about 15 kilotons. Outside military contexts, kilotons appear in discussions of carbon emissions, waste production, and global resource extraction. They provide a manageable scale for describing quantities too large for tons but not yet at the megaton level.

More Slug converters

Slug [slug] ↔ Kilogram [kg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Gram [g]

Slug [slug] ↔ Pound [lb]

Slug [slug] ↔ Ounce [oz]

Slug [slug] ↔ Metric Ton [t]

Slug [slug] ↔ Milligram [mg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Stone [st]

Slug [slug] ↔ US Ton (Short) [ton (US)]

Slug [slug] ↔ UK Ton (Long) [ton (UK)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Carat [car, ct]

Slug [slug] ↔ Attogram [ag]

Slug [slug] ↔ Femtogram [fg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Picogram [pg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Nanogram [ng]

Slug [slug] ↔ Microgram [µg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Centigram [cg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Decigram [dg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Dekagram [dag]

Slug [slug] ↔ Hectogram [hg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Megagram [Mg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Gigagram [Gg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Teragram [Tg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Petagram [Pg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Exagram [Eg]

Slug [slug] ↔ Atomic Mass Unit [u]

Slug [slug] ↔ Dalton [Da]

Slug [slug] ↔ Planck Mass [mₕ]

Slug [slug] ↔ Electron Mass [mₑ]

Slug [slug] ↔ Muon Mass [mᵤ]

Slug [slug] ↔ Proton Mass [mₕ (p)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Neutron Mass [mₙ]

Slug [slug] ↔ Deuteron Mass [m𝒹]

Slug [slug] ↔ Kilogram-force Second/Meter [kgf·s²/m]

Slug [slug] ↔ Kilopound [kip]

Slug [slug] ↔ Poundal [pdl]

Slug [slug] ↔ Pound-force Square Second/Foot [lbf·s²/ft]

Slug [slug] ↔ Pennyweight [pwt]

Slug [slug] ↔ Scruple (Apothecary) [s.ap]

Slug [slug] ↔ Grain [gr]

Slug [slug] ↔ Pound (Troy) [lb t]

Slug [slug] ↔ Ton (Assay) (US) [AT (US)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Ton (Assay) (UK) [AT (UK)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Kiloton (Metric) [kt]

Slug [slug] ↔ Quintal (Metric) [cwt (m)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Hundredweight (US) [cwt (US)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Hundredweight (UK) [cwt (UK)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Quarter (US) [qr (US)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Quarter (UK) [qr (UK)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Stone (US) [st (US)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Talent (Biblical Hebrew) [talent (H)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Mina (Biblical Hebrew) [mina]

Slug [slug] ↔ Shekel (Biblical Hebrew) [shekel]

Slug [slug] ↔ Bekan (Biblical Hebrew) [bekan]

Slug [slug] ↔ Gerah (Biblical Hebrew) [gerah]

Slug [slug] ↔ Talent (Biblical Greek) [talent (G)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Mina (Biblical Greek) [mina (G)]

Slug [slug] ↔ Tetradrachma (Biblical Greek) [tetradrachma]

Slug [slug] ↔ Didrachma (Biblical Greek) [didrachma]

Slug [slug] ↔ Drachma (Biblical Greek) [drachma]

Slug [slug] ↔ Denarius (Biblical Roman) [denarius]

Slug [slug] ↔ Assarion (Biblical Roman) [assarion]

Slug [slug] ↔ Quadrans (Biblical Roman) [quadrans]

Slug [slug] ↔ Lepton (Biblical Roman) [lepton]

Slug [slug] ↔ Earth's Mass [M⊕]

Slug [slug] ↔ Sun's Mass [M☉]

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