About the Units
slug (slug)
A unit of mass equal to approximately 14.59 kilograms, defined as the mass that is accelerated at 1 ft/s² by a force of 1 pound.
hundredweight (long) (cwt long)
A unit of mass equal to 112 pounds or approximately 50.8 kilograms, used in the imperial system.
Common Conversions
- 1 slug = 0.28726822 cwt long
- 3.4810674 slug = 1 cwt long