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Specific Gravity Table: Material - Powder, Ore, Solids, Etc. Kg/cu.m
Specific Gravity Table: Material - Powder, Ore, Solids, Etc. Kg/cu.m
Barite, crushed
2883
Basalt, broken
1954
Basalt, solid
3011
kg/cu.m
Alfalfa, ground
256
Bauxite, crushed
1281
Alum, lumpy
881
Beans, castor
577
Alum, pulverized
753
Beans, cocoa
593
Alumina
961
Beans, navy
801
Aluminum, oxide
1522
Beans, soy
721
Ammonia gas
0.77
Beeswax
961
Ammonium Nitrate
730
Beets
721
1130
Bentonite
593
1290
Bicarbonate of soda
689
Andesite, solid
2771
Bismuth
9787
Antimony, cast
6696
Bones, pulverized
881
Apples
641
Borax, fine
849
Arsenic
5671
Bran
256
Asbestos - shredded
320- 400
Brewers grain
432
Asbestos rock
1600
1922
Ashes - wet
730- 890
2403
Ashes - dry
570- 650
Brick, silica
2050
Asphalt, crushed
721
Brick, chrome
2803
Babbitt
7272
Brick, magnesia
2563
Bagasse
120
Buckwheat
657
Bakelite, solid
1362
Butter
865
Baking powder
721
Cadmium
8650
Barium
3780
Calcium carbide
1201
240
Caliche
1442
Barley
609
Carbon, solid
2146
Carbon, powdered
80
1346
Carbon dioxide
1.98
833
Carbon monoxide
1.25
6295
Cardboard
689
Coconut, meal
513
Cement - clinker
1290-1540
Coconut, shredded
352
Cement, Portland
1506
561
Cement, mortar
2162
432
Cement, slurry
1442
Coke
570- 650
Chalk, solid
2499
Concrete, Asphalt
2243
Chalk, lumpy
1442
Concrete, Gravel
2403
Chalk, fine
1121
2371
Charcoal
208
Chloroform
1522
Copper ore
1940-2590
Chocolate, powder
641
3604
1201
529
Chromium
6856
641
Chromium ore
2162
513
Cinders, furnace
913
465
641
Cork, solid
240
1089
Cork, ground
160
1826
721
1073
Corn, shelled
721
Clay, fire
1362
Corn, grits
673
1602
561
Clay, compacted
1746
320
Clover seed
769
673
1506
Cottonseed, hulls
192
1105
Cottonseed, meal
593
Cottonseed, meats
641
Fluorspar, pulverized
1442
Cottonwood
416
570- 730
Cryolite
1602
Cullet
1602
7400 7600
Culm
753
481
Dolomite, solid
2899
1290-1940
Dolomite, pulverized
737
Glass, window
2579
Dolomite, lumpy
1522
561
1249
641
1442
Gluten, meal
625
1602
2867
Earth, dense
2002
Gneiss, broken
1858
1730
Granite, solid
2691
Earth, packed
1522
Granite, broken
1650
673
Graphite, flake
641
Emery
4005
Grain - Maize
760
Ether
737
Grain - Barley
600
Feldspar, solid
2563
Grain - Millet
760- 800
Feldspar, pulverized
1233
Grain - Wheat
780- 800
961
1522
Fish, scrap
721
1922
Fish, meal
593
1682
Flaxseed, whole
721
2002
Flint - silica
1390
3890 6400
Flour, wheat
593
Gypsum, solid
2787
Flue dust
1450-2020
Gypsum, broken
1290-1600
Fluorspar, solid
3204
Gypsum, crushed
1602
Fluorspar, lumps
1602
Gypsum, pulverized
1121
2323
Lime, hydrated
481
1506
1540
5095 5205
Limonite, solid
3796
Limonite, broken
2467
3395 3490
Limestone, solid
2611
1201
Limestone, broken
1554
Ice, solid
919
Limestone, pulverized
1394
Ice, crushed
593
Linseed, whole
753
Ilmenite
2307
Linseed, meal
513
Iridium
22154
Locust, dry
705
2100-2900
Magnesite, solid
3011
400
Magnesium oxide
1940
Iron Pyrites
2400
1121
1200
5046
Magnetite, broken
3284
1290
3750 3960
Ivory
1842
Malt
336
1025
Manganese, solid
7609
Kaolin, pulverized
352
Manganese oxide
1922
Lead, rolledtd>
11389
Manure
400
Lead, red
3684
Marble, solid
2563
4085
Marble, broken
1570
Leather
945
2243
Lignite, dry
801
Mica, solid
2883
849
Mica, broken
1602
1201
Mica - flake
520
2691
Mica - powder
986
1538
Milk, powdered
449
Plaster
849
Molybdenum ore
1600
Platinum ore
2600
Mortar, wet
2403
Porcelain
2403
Mud, packed
1906
Porphyry, solid
2547
Mud, fluid
1730
Porphyry, broken
1650
Nickel ore
1600
Potash
1281
Nickel, rolled
8666
Potassium chloride
2002
Nickel silver
8442
Potatoes, white
769
1506
Pumice, stone
641
Nitrogen
1.26
Oak, red
705
2400 5015
Oats
432
Quartz, solid
2643
Oats, rolled
304
Quartz, lump
1554
Oil cake
785
Quartz sand
1201
Oil, linseed
942
561
Oil, petroleum
881
Rice, hulled
753
Oxygen
1.43
Rice, rough
577
849
Rice grits
689
Paper, standard
1201
Rip-Rap
1602
Peanuts, shelled
641
1600-1780
272
Rosin
1073
Peat, dry
400
Rubber, caoutchouc
945
Peat, moist
801
Rubber, manufactured
1522
Peat, wet
1121
481
Pecan wood
753
Rye
705
1762
Salt cake
1442
Phosphorus
2339
Salt, course
801
Pitch
1153
Salt, fine
1201
Saltpeter
1201
Soap, chips
160
Sand, wet
1922
Soap, flakes
160
2082
Soap, powdered
368
Sand, dry
1602
Soapstone talc
2400
Sand, loose
1442
1080
Sand, rammed
1682
432
1922
Sodium
977
1650
1153
2020
1201
Sandstone, solid
2323
753
Sandstone, broken
1370-1450
Starch, powdered
561
Sawdust
210
Stone, crushed
1602
Sewage, sludge
721
2515
Shale, solid
2675
Sugar, brown
721
Shale, broken
1586
Sugar, powdered
801
Shells - oyster
800
Sugar, granulated
849
Sinter
1600-2180
961
Slag, solid
2114
208
Slag, broken
1762
561
1185
Sugarcane
272
961
Sulphur, solid
2002
Slate, solid
2691
Sulphur, lump
1314
Slate, broken
1290-1450
Sulphur, pulverized
961
Slate, pulverized
1362
Taconite
2803
4300
Talc, solid
2691
160
Talc, broken
1746
Snow, compacted
481
Tanbark, ground
881
Soap, solid
801
Tankage
961
Tar
1153
Tobacco
320
2883
1746
Turf
400
Turpentine
865
609
Water, pure
1000
Water, seatd>
1026
Wheat
769
Wheat, cracked
673
240- 520
Wool
1314
Zinc oxide
400