Metric: Mass Conversion Factors

1 centigram =

10 milligram

1 decigram =

10 centigram

1 gram =

10 dg = 1000 mg

1 dekagram =

10 gram

1 hectogram =

10 dekagram

1 kilogram =

1000 gram

1 megagram =

1000 kilogram

1 megagram =

1 metric ton

Troy Mass Conversion Factors

1 grain =

64.79891 milligram

1 pennyweight =

24 grains

1 ounce (oz t) =

20 pennyweight

1 pound (lb t) =

12 ounces

Avoirdupois Mass Conversion Factors

1 grain =

64.79891 milligram

1 dram (dr) =

27.34375 grains

1 ounce (oz avdp) =

16 drams

1 pound (lb avdp) =

16 ounces

1 hundredweight =

100 pound

1 ton =

20 hundredweight

1 long hundredweight =

112 pound

1 long ton =

20 long hundredweight

Apothecaries Mass Conversion Factors

1 grain =

64.79891 milligram

1 scruple(s) =

20 grains

1 dram (dr ap) =

3 scruple

1 ounce (oz ap) =

8 drams

1 pound (lb ap) =

12 ounces

Other Weight Conversion Factors

1 carat (c) =

200 milligrams

1 gamma (y) =

1 microgram