How many slug in 1 gigatonne? The answer is 68521765561.961. We assume you are converting between slug and gigatonne. You can view more details on each measurement unit: slug or gigatonne The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram. 1 kilogram is equal to 0.068521765561961 slug, or 1.0E-12 gigatonne. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between slugs and gigatonnes. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
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The slug is an English and U.S. customary unit of mass. The slug is part of a subset of coherent units known as the gravitational foot-pound-second system, one of several such specialized systems of mechanical units. It is the mass that accelerates by when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it. Therefore a slug is about 32.174 05 pounds or 14.593 90 kg.
The SI prefix "giga" represents a factor of 109, or in exponential notation, 1E9.
So 1 gigatonne = 109 tonnes.
The definition of a tonne is as follows:
A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 1000 kg (= 106 g).
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