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How many newton in 1 short ton? The answer is 8896.4432565017. We assume you are converting between newton and short ton. You can view more details on each measurement unit: newton or short ton The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram. 1 kilogram is equal to 9.8066500286389 newton, or 0.0011023113109244 short ton. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between newtons and short tons. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
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In physics, the newton (symbol: N) is the SI unit of force, named after Sir Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics. It was first used around 1904, but not until 1948 was it officially adopted by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) as the name for the mks unit of force.
The short ton is a unit of mass equal to 2000 lb (exactly 907.18474 kg). In the United States it is often called simply "ton" without distinguishing it from the metric ton (or tonne) and the long ton —rather, the other two are specifically noted. There are, however, some U.S. applications for which "tons", even if unidentified, are usually long tons (e.g., Navy ships) or metric tons (e.g., world grain production figures).
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