Pound-force to short ton-force converter (lbf to sh-tonf)

You can provide values below to convert Pound-force to short ton-force (lbf to sh-tonf) or you can reverse the conversion.

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How to Convert Pound-force to Short ton-force

1 lbf = 5.00e-4 sh-tonf

Understand the base relationship:
1 Pound-force = 4.448 newtons
1 Short ton-force = 8,896.4 newtons
Establish the conversion factor:
1 lbf = (4.448 N) / (8,896.4 N/sh-tonf) = 5.00e-4 sh-tonf
Apply the conversion:
Multiply the value in lbf by 5.00e-4 to get the equivalent in sh-tonf

Convert 5 lbf to sh-tonf:

5 lbf × 5.00e-4 = 0.002500 sh-tonf