Table of Common Materials and Densities Material Ashes Brick-common Cement Charcoal Clay, wet-dry Coal Concrete Cinders Coal-anthracite Coke Earth-dry loam Earth-wet loam Granite Gravel-dry Gravel-wet Gypsum-crushed Iron ore Lime Lime stone Manure-liquid Manure-solid Peat-solid Phosphate-granular Potash Quartz-granular Salt-dry Salt-Rock-solid Sand-dry Sand-wet Sand-foundry Shale-crushed Slag-crushed Snow Taconite
Density lbs/ft3 35-50 112 110 23 80-100 53-63 115 50 94 30 70-90 80-100 93-111 100 120 115 145 60 90 65 45 47 90 68 110 100 135 108 125 95 90 70 15-50 107
kg/m3 560-800 1792 1760 368 1280-1600 848-1008 1840 800 1504 480 1121-1442 1281-1602 1488-1776 1602 1922 1840 2320 960 1440 1040 720 752 1440 1088 1760 1602 2160 1728 2000 1520 1440 1120 240-800 1712
Note: The densities listed are average values and intended only as a guide for bucket selection. For a material that is not in the table, obtain its density value before selecting the appropriate bucket. 917388/G0521
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