Convert weight and mass units — kilograms, pounds, grams, ounces, tons, carats and more.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0.001 L/T | 1.01605 kg | |
| 0.01 L/T | 10.1605 kg | |
| 0.1 L/T | 101.605 kg | |
| 1 L/T | 1016.05 kg | |
| 5 L/T | 5080.24 kg | |
| 10 L/T | 10160.5 kg | |
| 50 L/T | 50802.3 kg | |
| 100 L/T | 101605 kg | |
| 1000 L/T | 1.01605e+06 kg |
The Milligram (mg) and the Gram (g) are both units of weight & mass. Converting between them is straightforward using the formula above.
Formula: 1 L/T = 1016.047 kg
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| UK Long Ton (L/T) | Kilogram (kg) | Real-world context |
|---|---|---|
| 0.001 L/T | 1.016047 kg | |
| 0.01 L/T | 10.16047 kg | |
| 0.1 L/T | 101.6047 kg | |
| 1 L/T | 1016.047 kg | 2240 lb / large car |
| 10 L/T | 10160.47 kg | fully loaded lorry |
1 uk long ton (L/T) equals exactly 1016.047 kilograms (kg). Use the formula: L/T × 1016.047 = kg.
To convert UK long tons to kilograms, multiply your value in UK long tons by 1016.047. For example, 5 L/T × 1016.047 = 5080.235 kg.
100 UK long tons = 101604.7 kilograms. Calculation: 100 × 1016.047 = 101604.7.
To convert kilograms back to UK long tons, divide by 1016.047 (or multiply by 0.00098421). Example: 10 kg ÷ 1016.047 = 0.00984206 L/T.
Yes. This converter uses the internationally recognised exact conversion factor: 1 L/T = 1016.047 kg. All calculations are performed in your browser with no rounding until display.
10 UK long tons = 10160.47 kilograms. Simply multiply by 1016.047.
Converting UK long tons to kilograms is commonly needed for freight logistics, commodity trading, construction material procurement, and agricultural reporting where one system uses L/T and another uses kg.
The UK long ton (symbol L/T, also "imperial ton" or "gross ton") equals 2,240 avoirdupois pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms. Used in Britain for coal and shipping, it is slightly larger than both the US short ton (2,000 lb) and the metric ton (1,000 kg). Britain adopted metric units in 1965 and the long ton is no longer used in new UK trade contracts, though it appears in historical records.
The kilogram (kg) is the SI base unit of mass — one of seven fundamental units in the International System. Equal to exactly 1,000 grams, it is the foundation of weight measurement in science, medicine, engineering, and commerce worldwide. Uniquely among SI base units, the kilogram is named with a metric prefix ("kilo-" = 1,000).
The long ton traces to medieval England, where a "wine tun" was a large barrel of ~252 gallons. A standard ship's cargo unit ("ton burden") evolved into a 2,240-pound standard because 2,240 lb = 20 hundredweight (each of 112 lb) — convenient for counting by the hundredweight. The Coal Industry Act 1831 formalised the long ton for coal. British Overseas Territories and some US steel industry sectors still use it.
Interesting fact: HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar (1805), was rated at 2,162 long tons displacement. Modern international shipping uses metric tons (deadweight tonnage), but engineers working with pre-1965 British specifications regularly need long ton conversions.
Defined in 1795 by the French Revolutionary government as the mass of one cubic decimetre of distilled water at 4 °C. A platinum prototype (the Kilogramme des Archives) was created in 1799. From 1889 until 2019, the world's mass standard was the International Prototype Kilogram — a platinum-iridium cylinder stored in Sèvres, France. In 2019, the kilogram was redefined in terms of Planck's constant (h = 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s), eliminating the need for a physical artifact.
Interesting fact: The IPK and its official copies drifted apart by up to 50 micrograms over 130 years, motivating the 2019 redefinition. The kilogram is the only SI unit whose name starts with a prefix.