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D&D 5E – Weights of Materials

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Weights of Materials

“Wow – we got this great new thing. What does it weigh?”

Metal Weight per cubic foot Weapon or Armor weight*

Adamantine 400 lb Same as steel

Adamantine 400 lb. Same as steel

Brass 550 lb. Same as steel

Bronze 550 lb. Same as steel

Cold Iron 500 lb. Same as steel

Copper 550 lb. Same as steel

Electrum 900 lb. Twice that of steel

Gold 1,200 lb. 2 1/2 times that of steel

Iron 500 lb. Same as steel

Lead 700 lb. 1 1/2 times that of steel

Mithral 250 lb. Half that of steel

Platinum 1,350 lb. Three times that of steel

Silver 650 lb. Same as steel

Steel 500 lb. PHB metal weapons and armor are steel

Tin 450 lb. Same as steel

Material Weight per cubic foot Weapon or Armor weight*

Acid 90 lb Same as steel

Acid 90 lb. Same as steel

Alcohol 50 lb.

Brick 100 lb. One quarter that of steel

Cereal 40 lb.

Clay 150 lb. One third that of steel

Coal 80 lb.

Earth, Dry 90 lb.

Earth, Mud 110 lb.

Fat 60 lb.

Flour 30 lb.

Glass 150 lb. One third that of steel

Granite 170 lb. One third that of steel

Graphite 130 lb. One third that of steel

Gravel 100 lb.

Hay 20 lb.
Leather 60 lb.

Lye
Marble 100 lb.
170 One third that of steel

Masonry, Rubble 140 lb.

Mortar 100 lb.

Oil 60 lb.

Paper 40 lb. One tenth that of steel

Pitch 60 lb.

Plaster 140 lb.

Pumice 40 lb.

Rubber 90 lb. One third that of steel

Sand, Dry 100 lb.

Sand, Wet 120 lb.

Sandstone 150 lb. One third that of steel

Slate 180 lb. One third that of steel

Snow, Freshly Fallen 10 lb.

Snow, Wet 50 lb. One tenth that of steel

Soap Stone 170 lb. One third that of steel

Soda Ash
Sodium 70 lb.
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Sulphur 120 lb.

Tar 70 lb.

Water 60 lb.

Water, Ice 50 lb. One tenth that of steel

Wood – Green 50 lb. One tenth that of steel

Wood – Dry 30 lb. One tenth that of steel

Wool 80 lb. One tenth that of steel

* To calculate the weight a piece of armor or a weapon would be if made of one of these
meterals, look up the weight of that item in the PHB (Player’s Handbook). Then find the material
in the above table and look under the “Weapon or Armor weight” column. If it says “Same as
steel” then it will weigh the same as the one in the PHB. Otherwise change the weight as
indicated.

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There are 1,728 cubic inches in a cubic foot. We can round that off to 2,000.

To make a quick estimate of the weight of an item, it is often easer to work in cubic inches than
it is to work in cubic feet. Divide the weight per cubic foot for the material (in the table above) by
2,000. Then multiply the resulting fraction by the number of cubic inches of material in the item.
Round this down to an even pound.

For metals, you can get the value of the item by multiplying the weight of the item by the metal’s
value per pound (here).

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