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Dry Bulk Material Characteristics
This table lists important properties of stored materials to help ensure proper tank design, safe handling, and efficient operation.
Material
Weight Lbs per Cu. Ft.
Acetylenogen (See Calcium Carbide)
Adipic Acid
45
Alfalfa Meal
14-22
Alfalfa Pellets
41-33
Alfalfa Seeds
10-15
Almends, Broken
27-30
Almends, Whole Shelled
28-30
Alum, Fine
45-50
Alum, Lumpy
50-60
Alumina
55-65
Alumina, Fines
35
Alumina, Seed or Briquette
65
Aluminate Gel (Aluminate Hydroxide)
45
Aluminum Chips, Dry
7-15
Aluminum Chips, Oily
7-15
Aluminum Hydrate
13-20
Aluminum Ore (See Bauxite)
Aluminum Oxide
60-120
Aluminum Silicate
49
Aluminum Sulfate
45-58
Amianthus (See Asbestos-Shredded)
Ammonium Chloride, Crystalline
45-52
Ammonium Nitrate
45-62
Ammonium Sulfate
45-58
Andalvsite (Aluminum Silicate)
49
Antimony Powder
Apple Pomace, Dry
15
Arsenate of Lead (See Lead Arsenate)
Arsenic Oxide (Arsenolite)
100-120
Arsenic Pulverized
30
Asbestos-Rock (Ore)
81
Asbestos-Shredded
20-40
Ash, Black, Ground
105
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Ashes, Coal - Dry - 1/2
35-45
Ashes, Coal - Dry - 3
35-40
Ashes, Coal - Wet - 1/2
45-50
Ashes, Coal - Wet - 3
45-50
Asphalt, Crushed - Y2
45
Bagasse, Dry
7-10
Bakelite, Fine
30-45
Baking Powder
40-55
Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
40-55
Barite (Barium Sulfate) + 1/2 - 3
120-180
Barite, Powder
120-180
Barium Carbonate
72
Bark, Wood, Refuse
10-20
Barley, Fine Ground
24-38
Barley, Malted
31
Barley, Meal
28
Barley, Whole
36-48
Baryte (See Barite)
Basalt
80-105
Bauxite, Dry, Ground
68
Bauxite, Crushed - 3"
75-80
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Beans, Castor
36
Beans, Castor, Meal
35-40
Beans, Navy - Dry
48
Beans, Navy - Steeped
60
Beans, Soy (See Soybeans)
Beet Pulp - Dry
11-16
Beet Pulp - Wet
25-45
Bentonite, Crude
34-40
Bentonite, -100 Mesh
50-60
Benzene Hexachloride
56
Bicarbonate of Soda
40-45
Blood, Dried
35-45
Blood, Ground, Dried
30
Bluestone (See Copper Sulfate)
Bone Ash (Tricalcium Phosphate)
40-50
Bone Black
20-25
Bone Char
27-40
Bones, Crushed
35-50
Bones, Ground
50
Bones, Whole
35-50
Bonemeal
50-60
Borate of Lime
60
Borax, Fine
45-55
Borax, Screening- 14
55-60
Borax, 1 1/2 - 2 Lump
55-60
Borax, 2-3 Lump
60-70
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Boric Acid, Fine
55
Boron
75
Bran, Rice-Rye-Wheat
16-20
Braunite (Manganese Oxide)
120
Bread Crumbs
20-25
Brewer's Grain, Spent- Dry
14-30
Brewer's Grain, Spent - Wet
55-60
Brick, Ground- V8
100-120
Bronze Chips
30-50
Buckwheat
37-42
Calcine, Flour
75-85
Calcium Carbide
70-90
Calcium Carbonate (See Limestone)
Calcium Fluoride (See Fluospar)
Calcium Hydrate (See Lime Hydrated)
Calcium Hydroxide (See Lime Hydrated)
Calcium Lactate
26-29
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