Convert 18 lb to ton

How to convert pounds to US tons

1. Formula: US tons = pounds × 0.0005
2. Put in the value: 18 pounds.
3. Result: 0.009 US tons.

Pounds to US tons table

Converting the other way: US tons to pounds

pounds = US tons × 2,000. So 0.009 US tons is back to 18 pounds; one US ton is 2,000 pounds. See the US tons to pounds table.

Quick estimate in your head

For a rough answer, multiply by about 0.0005: 18 × 0.0005 ≈ 0.009 ton, against the exact 0.009 ton (0.0% out). Good enough to check that a calculated result is sensible.

Common mistakes

The usual slip is using the factor the wrong way round. A pound is smaller than a US ton, so the number of US tons must come out smaller than the number of pounds. If your answer goes the other way, divide instead of multiplying.

About the units

Pound (lb) and US ton (ton) are both units of mass. One pound equals 0.0005 US tons, and one US ton equals 2,000 pounds. Results on this page are rounded for display; the conversion itself uses the exact definitions.

Mass conversions come up in cooking and baking, shipping and luggage limits, body weight, medicine doses and buying food by weight.

18 pounds in other units

The most readable unit for this amount is stone (1.285714).

• 8,164,662.66 mg
• 8,164.66 g
• 8.164663 kg
• 0.00816466 t
• 288 oz
• 1.285714 st
• 0.009 ton
• 40,823.31 ct