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  2. Troy weight - Wikipedia

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    A Good Delivery silver bar weighing 1,000 troy ounces (83 troy pounds; 31 kg) Troy weight is a system of units of mass that originated in the Kingdom of England in the 15th century [ 1 ] and is primarily used in the precious metals industry. The troy weight units are the grain, the pennyweight (24 grains), the troy ounce (20 pennyweights), and ...

  3. Captains of Crush Grippers - Wikipedia

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    By 1992, IronMind had moved all design and production of its grippers in-house. [11] The next generation of the Silver Crush Grippers, released in 1993, marked the next major step in gripper evolution; their stainless-steel handles replaced the previous chrome-plated mild steel handles, and a new assembly technique eliminated the drift pin central to the design of the older grippers. [12]

  4. Long ton - Wikipedia

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    1.12 short tons (exactly) The long ton, [ 1 ] also known as the imperial ton or displacement ton, [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a measurement unit equal to 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kg). It is the name for the unit called the " ton " in the avoirdupois system of weights or Imperial system of measurements. It was standardised in the 13th century.

  5. Short ton - Wikipedia

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    0.893 long tons. The short ton (abbreviation tn[ 1 ]) is a measurement unit equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg). It is commonly used in the United States, where it is known simply as a ton;[ 1 ] however, the term is ambiguous, the single word " ton " being variously used for short, long, and metric tons. The various tons are defined as units of ...

  6. Ton - Wikipedia

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    Ton is any of several units of measure of mass, volume or force. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. As a unit of mass, ton can mean: the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms) the short ton, which is 2,000 pounds (907.2 kilograms) the tonne, also called the metric ton, which is 1,000 kilograms (about ...

  7. Pound (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The Russian pound (Фунт, funt) is an obsolete Russian unit of measurement of mass. It is equal to 409.51718 g (14.445293 oz). [49] In 1899, the funt was the basic unit of weight, and all other units of weight were formed from it; in particular, a zolotnik was ⁄96 of a funt, and a pood was 40 fúnty.

  8. Stone (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Unit system. British imperial. Unit of. Mass. Abbreviation. st. The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) [ 1 ] is an English and British imperial unit of mass equal to 14 avoirdupois pounds (6.35 kg). [ nb 1 ] The stone continues in customary use in the United Kingdom and Ireland for body weight.

  9. Tonne - Wikipedia

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    Symbol. t. Mg. In SI units: 1000 kg. The tonne (/ tʌn / ⓘ or / tɒn /; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton in the United States to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States customary units) and the long ton ...