Long Tons to Pounds Converter

To convert a measurement in long tons to pounds, multiply the value by 2,240. The conversion factor comes from the relationship between both units and the kilogram.

For example, to convert 5 long ton to pounds: 5 × 2,240 = 11,200 lb.

A long ton (imperial ton) is a unit of mass equal to 2,240 pounds or approximately 1,016.05 kilograms. The long ton is the traditional British ton, equal to 20 hundredweight of 112 pounds each. It was widely used in the shipping and coal industries and is very close in value to the metric tonne.

Common uses of long tons include: Ship displacement and cargo capacity; Historical British industrial and coal weights; Bulk commodity trading in imperial contexts; Naval and maritime tonnage references.

A pound is an imperial and US customary unit of mass equal to 16 ounces or exactly 0.45359237 kilograms. The pound derives from the Roman 'libra' (hence the symbol 'lb'). The international avoirdupois pound was fixed at exactly 0.45359237 kg by the 1959 international yard and pound agreement between English-speaking nations.

Common uses of pounds include: Body weight in the US and UK; Grocery and produce pricing in the US; Bodybuilding and weightlifting loads; Shipping weights for parcels in the US.

Here are some common values converted:

1 long ton = 2,240 lb 5 long ton = 11,200 lb 10 long ton = 22,400 lb 50 long ton = 112,000 lb 100 long ton = 224,000 lb