cwtus to gr | Hundredweight (US) to Grain Converter

Hundredweight (US)

The hundredweight (US), also called the short hundredweight or cental, is a unit of mass used in the United States. It is equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kg). There are 20 hundredweight in a ton, producing a 'short ton' of 2,000 pounds and a 'long ton' of 2,240 pounds.

Grain

The grain or troy grain (symbol: gr) is a unit of mass and it is exactly equal to 64.79891 milligrams. One gram is thus approximately equivalent to 15.43236 grains. The unit formerly used by jewellers to measure pearls, diamonds, and other precious stones, called the jeweller's grain or pearl grain, is equal to 1⁄4 carat (50 mg; 0.77 gr). The grain was also the name of a traditional French unit equal to 53.115 mg. In both British Imperial units and United States customary units, there are precisely 7,000 grains per avoirdupois pound, and 5,760 grains per troy pound or apothecaries' pound.

cwtus to gr | Hundredweight (US) to Grains Table