What Is This Tool?
This tool converts weight values from the US hundredweight to the UK ton (assay) [AT (UK)], a unit commonly used in assay and metallurgy industries for reporting ore and metal quantities.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the weight value in hundredweight (US).
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Select hundredweight (US) as the input unit.
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Choose ton (assay) (UK) [AT (UK)] as the output unit.
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Click convert to see the equivalent value in assay tons.
Key Features
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Converts hundredweight (US), a commercial bulk weight unit, to UK assay ton units.
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Ideal for assay calculations involving precious metal content in ores and concentrates.
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Supports bulk agricultural and industrial weight conversions into assay-specific units.
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Browser-based and easy to use without installation.
Examples
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2 hundredweight (US) converts to approximately 2777.10 ton (assay) (UK) [AT (UK)].
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0.5 hundredweight (US) converts to approximately 694.27 ton (assay) (UK) [AT (UK)].
Common Use Cases
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Pricing and trading agricultural products such as milk or grain quoted per hundredweight.
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Calculating freight weights and bulk packaging for commodities like feed or fertilizer.
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Reporting assay results for ore or metal quantities in laboratories.
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Converting historical assay data for resource estimation and account reconciliation.
Tips & Best Practices
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Use this conversion strictly for assay and related mining contexts due to unit specificity.
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Verify units before converting to avoid misinterpretation outside assay applications.
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Consult assay certificates when pricing ores or concentrates based on assay tonnage.
Limitations
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Ton (assay) (UK) differs from long ton, short ton, and metric tonne, limiting its use to assay contexts.
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Conversions should not be applied for general commercial weight transactions outside mineral assay.
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This tool does not cater for units beyond hundredweight (US) and ton (assay) (UK) [AT (UK)].
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does one hundredweight (US) represent?
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One hundredweight (US) is a mass unit equaling exactly 100 avoirdupois pounds or 45.359237 kilograms, commonly used for bulk goods weighting.
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Where is ton (assay) (UK) [AT (UK)] used?
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The assay ton (UK) is used in mineral assaying to report ore or metal quantities for analytical and commercial purposes.
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Can I use this conversion for general shipping weights?
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No, this conversion is specialized for assay use and should not be used for general commercial or shipping weight measurements.
Key Terminology
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Hundredweight (US)
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A US customary mass unit equal to 100 avoirdupois pounds (approximately 45.359237 kg), used for bulk commodity weights.
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Ton (assay) (UK) [AT (UK)]
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A traditional UK mass unit employed in ore and metal assay reporting, distinct from other ton units.