Convert Stone (st) to Grains (gr)
Enter a value below to convert Stone (st) to Grains (gr).
Conversion:
1 Stone (st) = 98000 Grains (gr)
How to Convert Stone (st) to Grains (gr)
1 st = 98000 gr
1 gr = 0.000010204081633 st
Example: convert 15 Stone (st) to Grains (gr):
25 st = 2450000 gr
Stone (st) to Grains (gr) Conversion Table
| Stone (st) | Grains (gr) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 st | 980 gr |
| 0.1 st | 9800 gr |
| 1 st | 98000 gr |
| 2 st | 196000 gr |
| 3 st | 294000 gr |
| 5 st | 490000 gr |
| 10 st | 980000 gr |
| 20 st | 1960000 gr |
| 50 st | 4900000 gr |
| 100 st | 9800000 gr |
| 1000 st | 98000000 gr |
Stone (st)
Definition
A stone (st) is an imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds or approximately 6.35029 kilograms.
History
The stone has been used as a weight measure in England and Ireland since at least the 14th century. Different commodities historically used different stone weights; the 14-pound stone was standardized in 1835 by the British Weights and Measures Act.
Current use
Stones are primarily used in the United Kingdom and Ireland to express body weight (e.g., '11 stone 4 pounds'). They are not used in the United States or most other countries.
Grains (gr)
Definition
A grain (gr) is one of the oldest units of mass, equal to approximately 64.799 milligrams or 1/7000 of a pound avoirdupois.
History
The grain is historically based on the weight of a single cereal grain (wheat or barley). It has been used since ancient civilizations and was the basis for many historical weight systems including the troy and apothecaries' systems.
Current use
Grains are used in ammunition and firearms (bullet and powder charge weights), archery (arrow weights), and some pharmaceutical compounding. The gold and jewelry industries use troy grains.