Troy Weight | |
Used in weighing the precious metals. | |
24 grains | 1 pennyweight |
20 pennyweights (dwt) | 1 ounce troy |
12 ounces | 1 ounce troy |
5760 grains | 1 ounce troy |
The troy is about 10% heavier than the Commonly used avoirdupois ounce. Avoirdupois ounces x 0.9115 = troy ounces. | |
Avoirdupois Weight | |
Used in weighing the base metals. | |
27-1/3 grains | 1 dram (or drahms) |
16 drams | 1 ounce avoir |
16 ounces | 1 pound |
16 ounces | 700 grains |
the avoirdupois pound is about 21 ½% heavier than the troy pound. Troy ounces x 1.0971 = avoirdupois ounces. | |
Gram Weight | |
1 gram | = 15.432 grains troy |
1.555 grams | = 1 pennyweight dwt. |
31.104 grams | = 1 ounce troy |
28.35 grams | = 1 ounce avoirdupois |
Carat Weight | |
Used in weighting precious stones and semi-precious gemstones. | |
1 carat | = 3.086 grains troy |
1 carat | = 0.007 ounce avoirdupois |
1 carat | = 0.20 grams |
1 carat | = 5 carats |
The carat is further divided into points for simple measurement. | |
1 carat | = 100 points |
½ carat | = 50 points |
¼ carat | = 25 points |
1/8 carat | = 12.5 points |
Fluid Measurement | |
1 ounce (fluid) = 29.57 cubic centimetres - 1.8 cubic inches. | |
1 dram = ½ ounces (fluid) = 1.85 cubic centimetres. | |
1 quart = 32 ounces (fluid) = 2 pints = ¼ gallon = 57 cubic inches. | |
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 128 ounces (fluid) = 3.78 litres. | |
1 litre = 1000cc (slightly more than 1 quart U.S. ) = 0.264 U.S. gallons. | |
1 imperial gallon = 1.2 U.S. gallons = 4.59 liters = 277.27 cubic inches. | |
Temperature | |
To convert : Fahrenheit to Centigrade (Celsius) = Subtract 32 from degrees Fahrenheit, multiply remainder by 5, divide the product by 9. |
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Centigrade to Fahrenheit = Multiply degrees Centigrade by 9, divide product by 5, and add 32. | |
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