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What is Mass, Weight, and Density of Concrete, Water, Steel, and Others Miscellaneous Material ?
The mass of over 300 different 'dry' materials are listed below. Liquids, metals and woods are on other pages and a site search facility is on the home page. The data is useful for the design and selection of bulk materials handling plant, bulk transport and packaging, individual samples will differ. Moisture content will have a marked influence.
As 1000kg of pure water = 1 cubic metre, those materials under 1000kg/cu.m will float; more dense will sink ie. those materials with a specific gravity more than 1. Pure water was chosen as the 'base line' for specific gravity and given the value of 1. The specific gravity of all other materials are compared to water as a fraction heavier or lighter density.
For example, ammonium nitrate has a specific gravity (sg) of 0.73 while dry ammonium sulphate has a sg of 1.13 (1130 kilograms/cubic metre) (see table below) As specific gravity is just a comparison, it can be applied across any units. The density of pure water is also 62.4 lbs/cu.ft (pounds per cubic foot) and if we know that ammonium nitrate has a sg of 0.73 then we can calculate that its density is 0.73 x 62.4 = 45.552 lbs/cu.ft. Note, kg/cu.m divided by 16.02 = lbs/cu.ft
The mass of over 300 different 'dry' materials are listed below. Liquids, metals and woods are on other pages and a site search facility is on the home page. The data is useful for the design and selection of bulk materials handling plant, bulk transport and packaging, individual samples will differ. Moisture content will have a marked influence.
As 1000kg of pure water = 1 cubic metre, those materials under 1000kg/cu.m will float; more dense will sink ie. those materials with a specific gravity more than 1. Pure water was chosen as the 'base line' for specific gravity and given the value of 1. The specific gravity of all other materials are compared to water as a fraction heavier or lighter density.
For example, ammonium nitrate has a specific gravity (sg) of 0.73 while dry ammonium sulphate has a sg of 1.13 (1130 kilograms/cubic metre) (see table below) As specific gravity is just a comparison, it can be applied across any units. The density of pure water is also 62.4 lbs/cu.ft (pounds per cubic foot) and if we know that ammonium nitrate has a sg of 0.73 then we can calculate that its density is 0.73 x 62.4 = 45.552 lbs/cu.ft. Note, kg/cu.m divided by 16.02 = lbs/cu.ft
MATERIAL
| lbs/cu.ft | kg/meter.cu |
| Alfalfa, ground | 16 | 256 |
| Alum, lumpy | 55 | 881 |
| Alum, pulverized | 47 | 753 |
| Alumina | 60 | 961 |
| Aluminum, oxide | 95 | 1522 |
| Ammonia gas | 0.048 | 0.77 |
| Ammonium Nitrate | 46 | 730 |
| Ammonium Sulphate - dry | 71 | 1130 |
| Ammonium Sulphate - wet | 81 | 1290 |
| Andesite, solid | 173 | 2771 |
| Antimony, cast | 418 | 6696 |
| Apples | 40 | 641 |
| Arsenic | 354 | 5671 |
| 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 |
| Hemimorphite ( 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 | 2100-2900 |
| 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 | 711 | 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 |
| Magnesium oxide | 121 | 1940 |
| Magnesium sulphate, crystal | 70 | 1121 |
| Magnetite, solid ( iron ore ) | 315 | 5046 |
| Magnetite, broken | 205 | 3284 |
| Malachite ( copper ore ) | 234-247 | 3750 - 3960 |
| Malt | 21 | 336 |
| Manganese, solid | 475 | 7609 |
| Manganese oxide | 120 | 1922 |
| Manure | 25 | 400 |
| Marble, solid | 160 | 2563 |
| Marble, broken | 98 | 1570 |
| Marl, wet, excavated | 140 | 2243 |
| Mica, solid | 180 | 2883 |
| Mica, broken | 100 | 1602 |
| Mica - flake | 32 | 520 |
| Mica - powder | 62 | 986 |
| Milk, powdered | 28 | 449 |
| Molybdenum ore | 100 | 1600 |
| Mortar, wet | 150 | 2403 |
| Mud, packed | 119 | 1906 |
| Mud, fluid | 108 | 1730 |
| Nickel ore | 100 | 1600 |
| Nickel, rolled | 541 | 8666 |
| Nickel silver | 527 | 8442 |
| Nitric acid, 91% | 94 | 1506 |
| Nitrogen | 0.079 | 1.26 |
| Oak, red | 44 | 705 |
| Oats | 27 | 432 |
| Oats, rolled | 19 | 304 |
| Oil cake | 49 | 785 |
| Oil, linseed | 59 | 942 |
| Oil, petroleum | 55 | 881 |
| Oxygen | 0.089 | 1.43 |
| Oyster shells, ground | 53 | 849 |
| Paper, standard | 75 | 1201 |
| Peanuts, shelled | 40 | 641 |
| Peanuts, not shelled | 17 | 272 |
| Peat, dry | 25 | 400 |
| Peat, moist | 50 | 801 |
| Peat, wet | 70 | 1121 |
| Pecan wood | 47 | 753 |
| Phosphate rock, broken | 110 | 1762 |
| Phosphorus | 146 | 2339 |
| Pitch | 72 | 1153 |
| Plaster | 53 | 849 |
| Platinum ore | 162 | 2600 |
| Porcelain | 150 | 2403 |
| Porphyry, solid | 159 | 2547 |
| Porphyry, broken | 103 | 1650 |
| Potash | 80 | 1281 |
| Potassium chloride | 125 | 2002 |
| Potatoes, white | 48 | 769 |
| Pumice, stone | 40 | 641 |
| Pyrite (fool's gold) | 150 | 2400 - 5015 |
| Quartz, solid | 165 | 2643 |
| Quartz, lump | 97 | 1554 |
| Quartz sand | 75 | 1201 |
| Resin, synthetic, crushed | 35 | 561 |
| Rice, hulled | 47 | 753 |
| Rice, rough | 36 | 577 |
| Rice grits | 43 | 689 |
| Rip-Rap | 100 | 1602 |
| Rock - soft - excavated with shovel | 100 | 1600-1780 |
| Rosin | 67 | 1073 |
| Rubber, caoutchouc | 59 | 945 |
| Rubber, manufactured | 95 | 1522 |
| Rubber, ground scrap | 30 | 481 |
| Rye | 44 | 705 |
| Salt cake | 90 | 1442 |
| Salt, course | 50 | 801 |
| Salt, fine | 75 | 1201 |
| Saltpeter | 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 |
| Sand with Gravel, dry | 103 | 1650 |
| Sand with Gravel, wet | 126 | 2020 |
| Sandstone, solid | 145 | 2323 |
| Sandstone, broken | 86 | 1370-1450 |
| Sawdust | 13 | 210 |
| Sewage, sludge | 45 | 721 |
| Shale, solid | 167 | 2675 |
| Shale, broken | 99 | 1586 |
| Shells - oyster | 50 | 800 |
| Sinter | 100 | 1600-2180 |
| Slag, solid | 132 | 2114 |
| Slag, broken | 110 | 1762 |
| Slag, crushed, 1/4 inch | 74 | 1185 |
| Slag, furn. granulated | 60 | 961 |
| Slate, solid | 168 | 2691 |
| Slate, broken | 81-91 | 1290-1450 |
| Slate, pulverized | 85 | 1362 |
| Smithsonite ( zinc ore ) | 268 | 4300 |
| Snow, freshly fallen | 10 | 160 |
| Snow, compacted | 30 | 481 |
| Soap, solid | 50 | 801 |
| Soap, chips | 10 | 160 |
| Soap, flakes | 10 | 160 |
| Soap, powdered | 23 | 368 |
| Soapstone talc | 150 | 2400 |
| Soda Ash, heavy | 67 | 1080 |
| Soda Ash, light | 27 | 432 |
| Sodium | 61 | 977 |
| Sodium Aluminate, ground | 72 | 1153 |
| Sodium Nitrate, ground | 75 | 1201 |
| Soy beans, whole | 47 | 753 |
| Starch, powdered | 35 | 561 |
| Stone, crushed | 100 | 1602 |
| Stone (common, generic) | 157 | 2515 |
| Sugar, brown | 45 | 721 |
| Sugar, powdered | 50 | 801 |
| Sugar, granulated | 53 | 849 |
| Sugar, raw cane | 60 | 961 |
| Sugarbeet pulp, dry | 13 | 208 |
| Sugarbeet pulp, wet | 35 | 561 |
| Sugarcane | 17 | 272 |
| Sulphur, solid | 125 | 2002 |
| Sulphur, lump | 82 | 1314 |
| Sulphur, pulverized | 60 | 961 |
| Taconite | 175 | 2803 |
| Talc, solid | 168 | 2691 |
| Talc, broken | 109 | 1746 |
| Tanbark, ground | 55 | 881 |
| Tankage | 60 | 961 |
| Tar | 72 | 1153 |
| Tobacco | 20 | 320 |
| Trap rock, solid | 180 | 2883 |
| Trap rock, broken | 109 | 1746 |
| Turf | 25 | 400 |
| Turpentine | 54 | 865 |
| Walnut, black, dry | 38 | 609 |
| Water, pure | 62 | 1000 |
| Water, sea | 64 | 1026 |
| Wheat | 48 | 769 |
| Wheat, cracked | 42 | 673 |
| Wood chips - dry | 15-32 | 240- 520 |
| Wool | 82 | 1314 |
| Zinc oxide | 25 | 400 |
