Material

- powder,
ore,
solids,
etc. lbs/cu.ft kg/cu.m.
Asbestos -
shredded 20 320- 400
Asbestos
rock 100 1600

Ashes - wet 46 730- 890

Ashes - dry 36 570- 650

Asphalt,
crushed 45 721

Babbitt 454 7272

Bagasse 7 120
Bakelite,
solid 85 1362
Baking
powder 45 721

Barium 236 3780

Bark, wood
refuse 15 240

Barley 38 609
Barite,
crushed 180 2883
Basalt,
broken 122 1954

Basalt, solid 188 3011

Bauxite,
crushed 80 1281
Beans,
castor 36 577
Beans,
cocoa 37 593

Beans, navy 50 801

Beans, soy 45 721
Beeswax 60 961

Beets 45 721

Bentonite 37 593
Bicarbonate
of soda 43 689

Bismuth 611 9787

Bones,
pulverized 55 881

Borax, fine 53 849

Bran 16 256
Brewers
grain 27 432
Brick,
common red 120 1922
Brick, fire
clay 150 2403

Brick, silica 128 2050

Brick,
chrome 175 2803
Brick,
magnesia 160 2563

Buckwheat 41 657

Butter 54 865

Cadmium 540 8650

Calcium
carbide 75 1201

Caliche 90 1442

Carbon, solid 134 2146

Carbon,
powdered 5 80
Carbon
dioxide 0.124 1.98
Carbon
monoxide 0.078 1.25

Cardboard 43 689
Cement -
clinker 81 1290-1540
Cement,
Portland 94 1506
Cement,
mortar 135 2162
Cement,
slurry 90 1442

Chalk, solid 156 2499

Chalk, lumpy 90 1442

Chalk, fine 70 1121

Charcoal 13 208

Chloroform 95 1522
Chocolate,
powder 40 641
Chromic
acid, flake 75 1201

Chromium 428 6856

Chromium
ore 135 2162
Cinders,
furnace 57 913
Cinders,
Coal, ash 40 641
Clay, dry
excavated 68 1089
Clay, wet
excavated 114 1826
Clay, dry
lump 67 1073

Clay, fire 85 1362

Clay, wet
lump 100 1602
Clay,
compacted 109 1746

Clover seed 48 769

Coal,
Anthracite,
solid 94 1506
Coal,
Anthracite,
broken 69 1105
Coal,
Bituminous,
solid 84 1346
Coal,
Bituminous,
broken 52 833
Cobaltite
( cobolt ore ) 393 6295
Coconut,
meal 32 513
Coconut,
shredded 22 352
Coffee, fresh
beans 35 561
Coffee, roast
beans 27 432

Coke 36-41 570- 650

Concrete,
Asphalt 140 2243
Concrete,
Gravel 150 2403

Concrete,
Limestone
with Portland 148 2371

Copper ore 121-162 1940-2590

Copper
sulfate,
ground 225 3604
Copra,
medium size 33 529

Copra, meal,
ground 40 641

Copra,
expeller cake
ground 32 513

Copra,
expeller cake
chopped 29 465

Cork, solid 15 240

Cork, ground 10 160

Corn, on the
cob 45 721

Corn, shelled 45 721

Corn, grits 42 673

Cottonseed,
dry, de-linted 35 561
Cottonseed,
dry, not de-
linted 20 320
Cottonseed,
cake, lumpy 42 673
Cottonseed,
hulls 12 192
Cottonseed,
meal 37 593
Cottonseed,
meats 40 641

Cottonwood 26 416

Cryolite 100 1602

Cullet 100 1602

Culm 47 753
Dolomite,
solid 181 2899
Dolomite,
pulverized 46 737
Dolomite,
lumpy 95 1522
Earth, loam,
dry,
excavated 78 1249
Earth, moist,
excavated 90 1442
Earth, wet,
excavated 100 1602

Earth, dense 125 2002

Earth, soft
loose mud 108 1730
Earth,
packed 95 1522
Earth,
Fullers, raw 42 673

Emery 250 4005

Ether 46 737
Feldspar,
solid 160 2563
Feldspar,
pulverized 77 1233
Fertilizer,
acid
phosphate 60 961

Fish, scrap 45 721

Fish, meal 37 593

Flaxseed,
whole 45 721

Flint - silica 87 1390

Flour, wheat 37 593

Flue dust 91-126 1450-2020

Fluorspar,
solid 200 3204
Fluorspar,
lumps 100 1602
Fluorspar,
pulverized 90 1442

Fullers Earth
- raw or burnt 36-46 570- 730
Galena ( lead
ore ) 462-474 7400 - 7600
Garbage,
household
rubbish 30 481
Glass -
broken or
cullet 81-121 1290-1940
Glass,
window 161 2579

Glue, animal,
flaked 35 561
Glue,
vegetable,
powdered 40 641

Gluten, meal 39 625

Gneiss, bed
in place 179 2867
Gneiss,
broken 116 1858

Granite, solid 168 2691

Granite,
broken 103 1650
Graphite,
flake 40 641

Grain - Maize 47 760

Grain -
Barley 37 600

Grain - Millet 47-50 760- 800

Grain -
Wheat 49-50 780- 800
Gravel,
loose, dry 95 1522

Gravel, with
sand, natural 120 1922
Gravel, dry
1/4 to 2 inch 105 1682
Gravel, wet
1/4 to 2 inch 125 2002
Gummite
( uranium ore
) 243 3890 - 6400
Gypsum,
solid 174 2787
Gypsum,
broken 81 1290-1600
Gypsum,
crushed 100 1602
Gypsum,
pulverized 70 1121
Halite (salt),
solid 145 2323
Halite (salt),
broken 94 1506
Hematite
( iron ore ) 318-325 5095 - 5205
Hemimorphit
e ( zinc ore ) 212-218 3395 - 3490
Hydrochloric
acid 40% 75 1201

Ice, solid 57 919

Ice, crushed 37 593

Ilmenite 144 2307

Iridium 1383 22154

Iron ore - crushed
131-181 - see2100-2900
metals table
Iron oxide
pigment 25 400

Iron Pyrites 150 2400

Iron sulphate
- pickling
tank - dry 75 1200

Iron sulphate
- pickling
tank - wet 81 1290

Ivory 115 1842

Kaolin, green
crushed 64 1025
Kaolin,
pulverized 22 352

Lead, rolled - see metals

711 table
11389

Lead, red 230 3684

Lead, white
pigment 255 4085

Leather 59 945

Lignite, dry 50 801

Lime, quick,
lump 53 849
Lime, quick,
fine 75 1201
Lime, stone,
large 168 2691
Lime, stone,
lump 96 1538
Lime,
hydrated 30 481
Lime, wet or
mortar 96 1540
Limonite,
solid 237 3796
Limonite,
broken 154 2467
Limestone,
solid 163 2611
Limestone,
broken 97 1554
Limestone,
pulverized 87 1394
Linseed,
whole 47 753
Linseed,
meal 32 513
Locust, dry 44 705
Magnesite,
solid 188 3011

Marble, solid 160 2563

Marble,
broken 98 1570

Mica, solid 180 2883

Mica, broken 100 1602

Mica - flake 32 520

Mortar, wet 150 2403

Mud, packed 119 1906

Oil, linseed 59 942

Oil,
petroleum 55 881

Quartz, solid 165 2643

Quartz, lump 97 1554

Quartz sand 75 1201

Sand, wet 120 1922

Sand, wet,
packed 130 2082

Sand, dry 100 1602

Sand, loose 90 1442

Sand,
rammed 105 1682
Sand, water
filled 120 1922

Shale, solid 167 2675

Shale,
broken 99 1586

Slate, solid 168 2691

Slate, broken 81-91 1290-1450

Stone,
crushed 100 1602
Stone
(common,
generic) 157 2515