Weight values of common materials

To prevent overloading ERT trailers, it is important to know the specific weights of the materials. This table shows the specific weight of the most common materials.

Material	Kg/M³	Material	Kg/M³
Asphalt	256	Fertilizer, acid phosphate	961
Ashes - wet	730-890	Flour, wheat	593
Ashes - dry	570-650	Garbage, household rubbish	481
Bark, wood refuse	240	Glass, broken or cullet	1290-1940
Beans, castor	577	Granite, broken	1650
Beets	721	Grain, Maize	760
Brick, common red	1922	Grain, Barley	600
Brick, fire clay	2403	Grain, Millet	760-800
Brick, silica	2050	Grain, Wheat	780-800
Buckwheat	657	Gravel, loose, dry	1522
Cinders, furnace	913	Gravel, with sand	1922
Cinders, coal, ash	641	Manure	400
Clay, dry excavated	1089	Oats	432
Clay, wet excavated	1826	Potatoes	769
Clay, wet lump	1602	Sand, wet	1922
Clover seed	769	Sand, dry	1602
Concrete, Asphalt	2243	Sawdust	210
Concrete, Gravel	2403	Sewage, sludge	721
Corn, on the cob	721	Silage, fresh pasture	590
Earth, loam, dry	1249	Silage, maize	690
Earth, moist	1442	Stone	2515
Earth, wet	1602	Turf	400
Earth, soft loose mud	1730

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Weight values of common materials