What is the US pint (pt US)?

The US pint is a customary liquid volume unit equal to 1/8 of a US gallon, or exactly 473.176473 milliliters.

What is a tun in volume measurement?

A tun is a traditional English liquid volume unit used for large casks, historically about 252 wine gallons or approximately 954 liters.

Why would I convert from pints to tuns?

Conversion is helpful for relating everyday US liquid measures to historical units used in wine, ale casks, and archival records.

How to Convert from Pint (US) [pt (US)] to Tun?

Learn how to convert liquid volume from US pints to tuns, understanding the differences and uses of these distinct units of measurement.

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What Is This Tool?

This converter allows you to transform volumes measured in US pints into tuns, bridging modern US customary liquid measures with traditional English units used historically for large cask capacities.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in US pints in the input field.
Select US pint (pt US) as the starting unit.
Choose tun as the target unit for conversion.
Click the convert button to get the volume in tuns.

Key Features

Converts US pint volumes to tun units based on the recognized conversion rate.
Supports understanding of both modern and historical volume units.
Useful for historical, archival, brewing, and liquid cargo volume conversions.

Examples

Convert 10 pints (US) to tuns: 10 × 0.0004960317 = 0.004960317 tuns.
Convert 1000 pints (US) to tuns: 1000 × 0.0004960317 = 0.4960317 tuns.

Common Use Cases

Serving beverages and measuring liquids in culinary recipes using pints, then relating to historical large volume units.
Documenting the capacity of large wine or ale casks from historical records in tuns.
Translating old brewery and distillery volumes into modern equivalents for engineering or archival work.

Tips & Best Practices

Be aware that the tun size has varied regionally and over time, so verify which definition applies for your context.
Use this tool mainly for historical, archival, or specialized volume conversions rather than everyday measurements.
Combine this conversion with knowledge of US liquid volume standards for the most accurate understanding.

Limitations

The tun's exact volume has changed historically and across regions, affecting conversion accuracy.
The tun is not commonly used today except in historical or specific industry contexts.
Differences in unit origins limit precision when converting between modern US liquid units and traditional English volumes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the US pint (pt US)?: The US pint is a customary liquid volume unit equal to 1/8 of a US gallon, or exactly 473.176473 milliliters.
What is a tun in volume measurement?: A tun is a traditional English liquid volume unit used for large casks, historically about 252 wine gallons or approximately 954 liters.
Why would I convert from pints to tuns?: Conversion is helpful for relating everyday US liquid measures to historical units used in wine, ale casks, and archival records.

Key Terminology

Pint (US): A customary US liquid volume unit equal to 1/8 of a US gallon or exactly 473.176473 milliliters.
Tun: A traditional English liquid volume unit used for large casks, approximately equal to 252 wine gallons or 954 liters.
Conversion Rate: The numeric factor used to convert a quantity from one unit to another, here 1 Pint (US) equals 0.0004960317 Tun.

Quick Knowledge Check

What volume does 1 US pint equal exactly in milliliters?

473.176473 mL

500 mL

350 mL

The tun historically corresponds to approximately how many wine gallons?

252 wine gallons

100 wine gallons

50 wine gallons

Which of these is a common use case for converting pints (US) to tuns?

Daily cooking measurements

Historical inventory records

Everyday retail packaging

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