# Dekagrams to Long Tons (dag to long tn)

Source: https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/weight/dekagrams-to-long-tons/

**1 dag = 9.8420652761106E-6 long tn**

One dekagram equals approximately 9.842 x 10-6 long tons. The long ton (2,240 pounds, 1,016.05 kg) contains roughly 101,605 dekagrams. In Austrian terms, a long ton is about 101,605 Deka - enough deli meat to supply every Würstelstand in Vienna for a day.

## Formula

Apply the conversion factor

## Conversion Table

| Dekagrams (dag) | Long Tons (long tn) |
|---|---|
| 100 dag | 0.00098420652761106 long tn |
| 500 dag | 0.0049210326380553 long tn |
| 1000 dag | 0.0098420652761106 long tn |
| 5000 dag | 0.049210326380553 long tn |
| 10000 dag | 0.098420652761106 long tn |
| 50000 dag | 0.49210326380553 long tn |
| 100000 dag | 0.98420652761106 long tn |
| 500000 dag | 4.9210326380553 long tn |
| 1000000 dag | 9.8420652761106 long tn |
| 5000000 dag | 49.210326380553 long tn |

## Units

### Dekagram (dag)

A dekagram (also decagram) is 10 grams. While rarely used in most countries, it is the standard unit for buying food at delicatessens in Austria, where it is called 'Deka'.

### Long Ton (long tn)

A long ton (imperial ton) is a unit of mass equal to exactly 2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms. It is used primarily in the United Kingdom for shipping and naval displacement.

## Background

A long ton of coal was the standard British delivery unit. In dekagrams, that load is about 101,605 Deka. The contrast between ordering '15 Deka Leberkäse' at a Viennese kiosk and loading 101,605 Deka of coal onto a barge captures the full range of human weighing needs, from the personal to the industrial.

## Good to Know

The long ton's name comes from 'tun,' a medieval wine cask. A tun of wine weighed roughly 2,240 pounds, and the weight became the unit. The dekagram, by contrast, was born from abstract mathematical design in the 1790s. One unit emerged from wine commerce, the other from revolutionary rationalism - and both measure the same physical property.

## FAQ

### How many dekagrams are in one long ton?

One long ton (2,240 pounds, 1,016.05 kg) equals approximately 101,605 dekagrams.

### Is the long ton still used?

The long ton is largely obsolete, replaced by metric tonnes. It appears in historical shipping records, US naval displacement tonnage, and some petroleum industry documentation.

### How does the long ton relate to other tons?

The long ton (1,016 kg) is about 1.6% heavier than the metric tonne (1,000 kg) and about 12% heavier than the US short ton (907 kg).

## Non-Frequently Asked Questions

### How many Deka of Wiener Würstchen fit in a long ton?

A single Wiener Würstchen weighs about 5 Deka (50 grams). A long ton is 101,605 Deka. That is about 20,321 sausages - enough to fill a bathtub several times over and keep a Würstelstand in business for weeks.

### If all the Deka ever ordered in Vienna were added up, would they reach a long ton?

Vienna has roughly 2 million residents who likely each consume several hundred Deka of deli products per year. Annual consumption could easily exceed millions of long tons. The city produces more Deka orders in a single day than most mines produce in long tons per week.

### Is the long ton just a short ton that went to England and gained weight?

Historically, it is the other way around. The long ton (2,240 lbs) came first, based on 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds. Americans later simplified their ton to 2,000 pounds. So the short ton is the long ton that went to America and went on a diet.

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## See Also

- [Long Tons to Dekagrams](https://www.unitconvertercalculator.com/weight/long-tons-to-dekagrams/)