Density

Material

(lb/ft3)

(kg/m3)

Dirt, loose dry

76

1220

Dirt, loose moist

78

1250

Clay, dry

100

1600

Clay, wet

110

1760

Gravel, dry

105

1680

Gravel, Wet

125

2000

Limestone

160

2560

Loam

80

1280

Mud, flowing

108

1730

Mud, steady

115

1840

Rock, well blasted

155

2480

Sand, dry

97

1555

Sand, wet

119

1905

Material - powder, ore, solids, etc.

kg/cu.m.

Alfalfa, ground

256

Alum, lumpy

881

Alum, pulverized

753

Alumina

961

Aluminum, oxide

1522

Ammonia gas

0.77

Ammonium Nitrate

730

Ammonium Sulphate - dry

1130

Ammonium Sulphate - wet

1290

Andesite, solid

2771

Antimony, cast

6696

Apples

641

Arsenic

5671

Asbestos - shredded

320- 400

Asbestos rock

1600

Ashes - wet

730- 890

Ashes - dry

570- 650

Asphalt, crushed

721

Babbitt

7272

Bagasse

120

Bakelite, solid

1362

Baking powder

721

Barium

3780

Bark, wood refuse

240

Barley

609

Barite, crushed

2883

Basalt, broken

1954

Basalt, solid

3011

Bauxite, crushed

1281

Beans, castor

577

Beans, cocoa

593

Beans, navy

801

Beans, soy

721

Beeswax

961

Beets

721

Bentonite

593

Bicarbonate of soda

689

Bismuth

9787

Bones, pulverized

881

Borax, fine

849

Bran

256

Brewers grain

432

Brick, common red

1922

Brick, fire clay

2403

Brick, silica

2050

Brick, chrome

2803

Brick, magnesia

2563

Buckwheat

657

Butter

865

Cadmium

8650

Calcium carbide

1201

Caliche

1442

Carbon, solid

2146

Carbon, powdered

80

Carbon dioxide

1.98

Carbon monoxide

1.25

Cardboard

689

Cement - clinker

1290-1540

Cement, Portland

1506

Cement, mortar

2162

Cement, slurry

1442

Chalk, solid

2499

Chalk, lumpy

1442

Chalk, fine

1121

Charcoal

208

Chloroform

1522

Chocolate, powder

641

Chromic acid, flake

1201

Chromium

6856

Chromium ore

2162

Cinders, furnace

913

Cinders, Coal, ash

641

Clay, dry excavated

1089

Clay, wet excavated

1826

Clay, dry lump

1073

Clay, fire

1362

Clay, wet lump

1602

Clay, compacted

1746

Clover seed

769

Coal, Anthracite, solid

1506

Coal, Anthracite, broken

1105

Coal, Bituminous, solid

1346

Coal, Bituminous, broken

833

Cobaltite ( cobolt ore )

6295

Coconut, meal

513

Coconut, shredded

352

Coffee, fresh beans

561

Coffee, roast beans

432

Coke

570- 650

Concrete, Asphalt

2243

Concrete, Gravel

2403

Concrete, Limestone with Portland

2371

Copper ore

1940-2590

Copper sulfate, ground

3604

Copra, medium size

529

Copra, meal, ground

641

Copra, expeller cake ground

513

Copra, expeller cake chopped

465

Cork, solid

240

Cork, ground

160

Corn, on the cob

721

Corn, shelled

721

Corn, grits

673

Cottonseed, dry, de-linted

561

Cottonseed, dry, not de-linted

320

Cottonseed, cake, lumpy

673

Cottonseed, hulls

192

Cottonseed, meal

593

Cottonseed, meats

641

Cottonwood

416

Cryolite

1602

Cullet

1602

Culm

753

Dolomite, solid

2899

Dolomite, pulverized

737

Dolomite, lumpy

1522

Earth, loam, dry, excavated

1249

Earth, moist, excavated

1442

Earth, wet, excavated

1602

Earth, dense

2002

Earth, soft loose mud

1730

Earth, packed

1522

Earth, Fullers, raw

673

Emery

4005

Ether

737

Feldspar, solid

2563

Feldspar, pulverized

1233

Fertilizer, acid phosphate

961

Fish, scrap

721

Fish, meal

593

Flaxseed, whole

721

Flint - silica

1390

Flour, wheat

593

Flue dust

1450-2020

Fluorspar, solid

3204

Fluorspar, lumps

1602

Fluorspar, pulverized

1442

Fullers Earth - raw or burnt

570- 730

Galena ( lead ore )

7400 - 7600

Garbage, household rubbish

481

Glass - broken or cullet

1290-1940

Glass, window

2579

Glue, animal, flaked

561

Glue, vegetable, powdered

641

Gluten, meal

625

Gneiss, bed in place

2867

Gneiss, broken

1858

Granite, solid

2691

Granite, broken

1650

Graphite, flake

641

Grain - Maize

760

Grain - Barley

600

Grain - Millet

760- 800

Grain - Wheat

780- 800

Gravel, loose, dry

1522

Gravel, with sand, natural

1922

Gravel, dry 1/4 to 2 inch

1682

Gravel, wet 1/4 to 2 inch

2002

Gummite ( uranium ore )

3890 - 6400

Gypsum, solid

2787

Gypsum, broken

1290-1600

Gypsum, crushed

1602

Gypsum, pulverized

1121

Halite (salt), solid

2323

Halite (salt), broken

1506

Hematite ( iron ore )

5095 - 5205

Hemimorphite ( zinc ore )

3395 - 3490

Hydrochloric acid 40%

1201

Ice, solid

919

Ice, crushed

593

Ilmenite

2307

Iridium

22154

Iron ore - crushed - see metals table

2100-2900

Iron oxide pigment

400

Iron Pyrites

2400

Iron sulphate - pickling tank - dry

1200

Iron sulphate - pickling tank - wet

1290

Ivory

1842

Kaolin, green crushed

1025

Kaolin, pulverized

352

Lead, rolled - see metals table

11389

Lead, red

3684

Lead, white pigment

4085

Leather

945

Lignite, dry

801

Lime, quick, lump

849

Lime, quick, fine

1201

Lime, stone, large

2691

Lime, stone, lump

1538

Lime, hydrated

481

Lime, wet or mortar

1540

Limonite, solid

3796

Limonite, broken

2467

Limestone, solid

2611

Limestone, broken

1554

Limestone, pulverized

1394

Linseed, whole

753

Linseed, meal

513

Locust, dry

705

Magnesite, solid

3011

Magnesium oxide

1940

Magnesium sulphate, crystal

1121

Magnetite, solid ( iron ore )

5046

Magnetite, broken

3284

Malachite ( copper ore )

3750 - 3960

Malt

336

Manganese, solid

7609

Manganese oxide

1922

Manure

400

Marble, solid

2563

Marble, broken

1570

Marl, wet, excavated

2243

Mica, solid

2883

Mica, broken

1602

Mica - flake

520

Mica - powder

986

Milk, powdered

449

Molybdenum ore

1600

Mortar, wet

2403

Mud, packed

1906

Mud, fluid

1730

Nickel ore

1600

Nickel, rolled

8666

Nickel silver

8442

Nitric acid, 91%

1506

Nitrogen

1.26

Oak, red

705

Oats

432

Oats, rolled

304

Oil cake

785

Oil, linseed

942

Oil, petroleum

881

Oxygen

1.43

Oyster shells, ground

849

Paper, standard

1201

Peanuts, shelled

641

Peanuts, not shelled

272

Peat, dry

400

Peat, moist

801

Peat, wet

1121

Pecan wood

753

Phosphate rock, broken

1762

Phosphorus

2339

Pitch

1153

Plaster

849

Platinum ore

2600

Porcelain

2403

Porphyry, solid

2547

Porphyry, broken

1650

Potash

1281

Potassium chloride

2002

Potatoes, white

769

Pumice, stone

641

Pyrite (fool's gold)

2400 - 5015

Quartz, solid

2643

Quartz, lump

1554

Quartz sand

1201

Resin, synthetic, crushed

561

Rice, hulled

753

Rice, rough

577

Rice grits

689

Rip-Rap

1602

Rock - soft - excavated with shovel

1600-1780

Rosin

1073

Rubber, caoutchouc

945

Rubber, manufactured

1522

Rubber, ground scrap

481

Rye

705

Salt cake

1442

Salt, course

801

Salt, fine

1201

Saltpeter

1201

Sand, wet

1922

Sand, wet, packed

2082

Sand, dry

1602

Sand, loose

1442

Sand, rammed

1682

Sand, water filled

1922

Sand with Gravel, dry

1650

Sand with Gravel, wet

2020

Sandstone, solid

2323

Sandstone, broken

1370-1450

Sawdust

210

Sewage, sludge

721

Shale, solid

2675

Shale, broken

1586

Shells - oyster

800

Sinter

1600-2180

Slag, solid

2114

Slag, broken

1762

Slag, crushed, 1/4 inch

1185

Slag, furn. granulated

961

Slate, solid

2691

Slate, broken

1290-1450

Slate, pulverized

1362

Smithsonite ( zinc ore )

4300

Snow, freshly fallen

160

Snow, compacted

481

Soap, solid

801

Soap, chips

160

Soap, flakes

160

Soap, powdered

368

Soapstone talc

2400

Soda Ash, heavy

1080

Soda Ash, light

432

Sodium

977

Sodium Aluminate, ground

1153

Sodium Nitrate, ground

1201

Soy beans, whole

753

Starch, powdered

561

Stone, crushed

1602

Stone (common, generic)

2515

Sugar, brown

721

Sugar, powdered

801

Sugar, granulated

849

Sugar, raw cane

961

Sugarbeet pulp, dry

208

Sugarbeet pulp, wet

561

Sugarcane

272

Sulphur, solid

2002

Sulphur, lump

1314

Sulphur, pulverized

961

Taconite

2803

Talc, solid

2691

Talc, broken

1746

Tanbark, ground

881

Tankage

961

Tar

1153

Tobacco

320

Trap rock, solid

2883

Trap rock, broken

1746

Turf

400

Turpentine

865

Walnut, black, dry

609

Water, pure

1000

Water, sea (see liquids table)

1026

Wheat

769

Wheat, cracked

673

Wood chips - dry - see wood table

240- 520

Wool

1314

Zinc oxide

400