The table below covers typical materials transported by the bulk material handling belt conveyor system. This table is developed from various catalogue sources and should be used for early stage studies and comparison of material properties.
| Average Bulk Density (High) (Degree) | Url | Class | Recommended max. conveyor slope (Degree) | Material Description | Applicable Standard | Angle of Surcharge (Degree) | Angle of Repose (Degree) | Average Bulk Density (Low) (kg/m³) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3200
|
Link |
-
|
20
|
Iron ore
|
ISO8730
|
-
|
35
|
1600
|
|
|
2700
|
Link |
-
|
-
|
Iron Ore , Tertiary Crushed
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2700
|
|
|
800
|
Link |
B35
|
23
|
Alum, fine
|
25
|
30
|
720
|
||
|
1680
|
Link |
B35
|
17
|
Ash, black, ground
|
32
|
1680
|
|||
|
9600
|
Link |
C26
|
16
|
Coal, anthracite, sized
|
10
|
27
|
880
|
||
|
900
|
Link |
C25N
|
18
|
Corn, ear
|
25
|
900
|
|||
|
4600
|
Link |
D26
|
22
|
Dolomite, lumpy
|
20
|
1440
|
|||
|
560
|
Link |
B26
|
15
|
Fullers earth, dry
|
10
|
23
|
480
|
||
|
1280
|
Link |
D26
|
15
|
Gypsum, lumps 40 - 75 mm
|
20
|
30
|
1280
|
||
|
400
|
Link |
A45
|
25
|
Iron oxide, pigment
|
25
|
40
|
400
|
||
|
1090
|
Link |
B26
|
20
|
Limestone, agricultural, under 3 mm
|
10
|
1090
|
|||
|
1120
|
Link |
C25
|
15
|
Magnesium sulphate
|
10
|
1120
|
|||
|
2320
|
Link |
D26T
|
15
|
Pyrites, iron, lumps
|
20
|
2160
|
|||
|
1440
|
Link |
C26
|
15
|
Slate, crushed, under 12 mm
|
20
|
28
|
1280
|
||
|
1300
|
Link |
D27R
|
20
|
Asbestos ore or rock
|
10
|
1300
|
|||
|
880
|
Link |
A25
|
18
|
Baking powder
|
10
|
640
|
|||
|
910
|
Link |
D37T
|
16
|
Cinders, blast furnace
|
20
|
35
|
910
|
||
|
880
|
Link |
D35T
|
18
|
Coal, bituminous, mined, run of mine
|
25
|
38
|
720
|
||
|
1120
|
Link |
A36Y
|
23
|
Gypsum, dust, aerated
|
25
|
42
|
960
|
||
|
2400
|
Link |
C26
|
20
|
Iron ore, crushed
|
20
|
2160
|
|||
|
1710
|
Link |
D36
|
20
|
Molybdenite ore
|
20
|
1710
|
|||
|
960
|
Link |
B25T
|
13
|
Phosphate, acid, fertilizer
|
10
|
26
|
960
|
||
|
1360
|
Link |
D36
|
15
|
Potash, ore
|
20
|
1200
|
|||
|
1520
|
Link |
D27Z
|
15
|
Quartz, 40 - 75 mm lumps
|
20
|
1360
|
|||
|
2000
|
Link |
D47Z
|
27
|
Brick, hard
|
30
|
200
|
|||
|
1360
|
Link |
D35
|
17
|
Copper sulphate
|
20
|
31
|
1200
|
||
|
1600
|
Link |
D37Z
|
20
|
Foundry refuse, old sand cores, etc.
|
25
|
1120
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D27Z
|
20
|
Glass batch
|
10
|
1280
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D26
|
20
|
Gravel, bank run
|
25
|
38
|
1440
|
||
|
530
|
Link |
C46
|
25
|
Magnesium chloride
|
30
|
530
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
B47
|
20
|
Slag, furnace, granular, wet
|
30
|
45
|
1440
|
||
|
160
|
Link |
E45Y
|
30
|
Bagasse
|
30
|
110
|
|||
|
1360
|
Link |
D37
|
20
|
Bauxite, crushed
|
20
|
30
|
1200
|
||
|
640
|
Link |
B26
|
15
|
Fullers earth, oil filter, burned
|
10
|
640
|
|||
|
1360
|
Link |
A46MY
|
20
|
Limestone, dust
|
30
|
1280
|
|||
|
240
|
Link |
A26MY
|
15
|
Mica, pulverized
|
10
|
210
|
|||
|
800
|
Link |
C15NQ
|
8
|
Peas, dried
|
5
|
720
|
|||
|
1440
|
Link |
A27
|
10
|
Slag, blast furnace, crushed
|
10
|
25
|
1280
|
||
|
400
|
Link |
B25Q
|
10
|
Soap beads or granules
|
10
|
240
|
|||
|
640
|
Link |
B35
|
16
|
Soybean meal, cold
|
20
|
32
|
640
|
||
|
400
|
Link |
B15Q
|
5
|
Carbon black, pelletized
|
5
|
320
|
|||
|
400
|
Link |
E45W
|
27
|
Chips, hogged, fuel
|
30
|
240
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D36
|
12
|
Gravel, pebbles
|
10
|
30
|
1440
|
||
|
720
|
Link |
D16
|
5
|
Ice, crushed
|
5
|
560
|
|||
|
240
|
Link |
B36
|
23
|
Mica, ground
|
20
|
34
|
210
|
||
|
1360
|
Link |
D26
|
15
|
Phosphate rock, broken, dry
|
10
|
25 - 30
|
1200
|
||
|
1760
|
Link |
D36
|
22
|
Rock, soft, excavated with shovel
|
25
|
1600
|
|||
|
2160
|
Link |
D27
|
15
|
Sinter
|
10
|
1600
|
|||
|
900
|
Link |
-
|
10
|
Coal
|
AATC000860
|
-
|
-
|
850
|
|
|
2882
|
Link |
-
|
12
|
Iron ore, pellets
|
ISO8730
|
-
|
20
|
2500
|
|
|
770
|
Link |
Cl5
|
5
|
Beans, dry
|
5
|
770
|
|||
|
960
|
Link |
C36
|
20
|
Borax, 12 mm screenings
|
20
|
880
|
|||
|
480
|
Link |
E45
|
27
|
Chips, paper mill, softwood
|
30
|
190
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
B37
|
20
|
Clay, calcined
|
25
|
1280
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D27
|
20
|
Gravel, dry sharp
|
25
|
40
|
1440
|
||
|
880
|
Link |
D25
|
20
|
Lignite, air dried
|
20
|
720
|
|||
|
880
|
Link |
B45T
|
30
|
Phosphate triple super, fertilizer
|
30
|
45
|
800
|
||
|
1600
|
Link |
B27
|
15
|
Sand, Silica, dry
|
5
|
1440
|
|||
|
800
|
Link |
C26
|
7
|
Soda ash, briquettes
|
10
|
22
|
800
|
||
|
1200
|
Link |
C25
|
18
|
Sodium aluminium sulphate
|
20
|
31
|
1200
|
||
|
1280
|
Link |
D36Y
|
20
|
Vermiculite ore
|
25
|
1120
|
|||
|
960
|
Link |
C45T
|
27
|
Brewers grain, spent, wet
|
30
|
880
|
|||
|
770
|
Link |
B25N
|
15
|
Clover seed
|
10
|
28
|
770
|
||
|
640
|
Link |
C25
|
5
|
Graphite, flake
|
5
|
640
|
|||
|
4320
|
Link |
B36RT
|
15
|
Lead ores
|
20
|
30
|
3200
|
||
|
640
|
Link |
A35MXY
|
22
|
Lime hydrated, pulverized
|
30
|
42
|
510
|
||
|
480
|
Link |
D45
|
18
|
Rubber, reclaim
|
20
|
32
|
400
|
||
|
1040
|
Link |
C27
|
13
|
Slag, furnace, granular, dry
|
10
|
25
|
960
|
||
|
1440
|
Link |
D25NS
|
18
|
Sulphur - ore
|
25
|
1360
|
|||
|
865
|
Link |
C25
|
17
|
Aluminium sulphate
|
10
|
32
|
865
|
||
|
1250
|
Link |
D47T
|
Ashes, gas - producer, wet
|
30
|
1250
|
||||
|
320
|
Link |
E46Y
|
27
|
Bark, wood, refuse
|
30
|
45
|
160
|
||
|
1040
|
Link |
D36
|
27
|
Borax, 40 - 75 mm lumps
|
25
|
960
|
|||
|
1200
|
Link |
A16M
|
10
|
Cement, Portland, aerated
|
5
|
960
|
|||
|
720
|
Link |
D36
|
20
|
Coke, petroleum calcined
|
10
|
560
|
|||
|
1280
|
Link |
C36
|
21
|
Gypsum, 12 mm screening
|
25
|
40
|
1120
|
||
|
2400
|
Link |
B53
|
20
|
Lead oxides
|
30
|
960
|
|||
|
900
|
Link |
D35
|
17
|
Lime, pebble
|
20
|
30
|
850
|
||
|
1710
|
Link |
B25
|
25
|
Molybdenite, powdered
|
25
|
40
|
1710
|
||
|
1340
|
Link |
B27M
|
14
|
Alumina
|
5
|
22
|
800
|
||
|
1600
|
Link |
D27
|
15
|
Carborundum, under 75 mm
|
10
|
1600
|
|||
|
1120
|
Link |
C27
|
15
|
Manganese sulphate
|
10
|
1120
|
|||
|
1440
|
Link |
C27Z
|
15
|
Quartz, 12 mm screenings
|
20
|
1280
|
|||
|
560
|
Link |
A36Y
|
22
|
Soda ash, light
|
25
|
37
|
320
|
||
|
1360
|
Link |
D25NS
|
20
|
Sulphur - lumpy
|
20
|
1200
|
|||
|
720
|
Link |
C35
|
30
|
Asphalt, crushed,
|
720
|
||||
|
880
|
Link |
B26T
|
20
|
Borax, fine
|
10
|
720
|
|||
|
1360
|
Link |
D26
|
15
|
Chalk, lumpy
|
10
|
1200
|
|||
|
1920
|
Link |
C37
|
20
|
Clay, dry, fines
|
20
|
35
|
1600
|
||
|
40
|
Link |
A45PN
|
21
|
Flour, wheat
|
35
|
||||
|
1440
|
Link |
C26X
|
18
|
Limestone, crushed
|
25
|
38
|
1360
|
||
|
2080
|
Link |
B47
|
20
|
Sand, bank, damp
|
30
|
45
|
1760
|
||
|
1520
|
Link |
D26
|
18
|
Slte7lumps 40 - 75mm
|
20
|
1360
|
|||
|
1040
|
Link |
B36
|
19
|
Soda ash, heavy
|
20
|
32
|
880
|
||
|
800
|
Link |
C26NW
|
16
|
Soybeans, whole
|
10
|
24
|
720
|
||
|
830
|
Link |
B25S
|
10
|
Ammonium chloride, crystalline
|
10
|
28
|
720
|
||
|
1360
|
Link |
C45
|
30
|
Asphalt, binder for paving
|
30
|
1280
|
|||
|
960
|
Link |
D26T
|
22
|
Coal, bituminous, stripping, uncleaned
|
20
|
800
|
|||
|
1440
|
Link |
C27
|
18
|
Granite, 12 mm screenings
|
10
|
1280
|
|||
|
350
|
Link |
BW4Y
|
5
|
Mica, flakes
|
5
|
270
|
|||
|
2320
|
Link |
D26
|
18
|
Rock, crushed
|
20
|
2000
|
|||
|
880
|
Link |
B25PQ
|
15
|
Sugar, granulated
|
10
|
800
|
|||
|
2560
|
Link |
B27
|
20
|
Titanium ore
|
20
|
2240
|
|||
|
290
|
Link |
C35
|
20
|
Aluminium hydrate
|
25
|
34
|
290
|
||
|
1090
|
Link |
B26
|
30
|
Bauxite, ground, dry
|
20
|
35
|
1090
|
||
|
960
|
Link |
B36
|
25
|
Bonemeal
|
20
|
880
|
|||
|
1500
|
Link |
A26M
|
20
|
Cement, Portland
|
25
|
39
|
1500
|
||
|
2400
|
Link |
D27
|
20
|
Copper ore, crushed
|
20
|
1600
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D36
|
20
|
Cryolite, lumpy
|
20
|
1440
|
|||
|
1920
|
Link |
D46
|
27
|
Fluorspar, 40 - 75 mm lumps
|
30
|
1760
|
|||
|
1760
|
Link |
D36
|
19
|
Limestone, rock
|
25
|
1600
|
|||
|
1440
|
Link |
B47
|
24
|
Sand, foundry, prepared
|
30
|
1280
|
|||
|
400
|
Link |
C35Q
|
18
|
Soap chips
|
10
|
30
|
240
|
||
|
655
|
Link |
A45Y
|
23
|
Sodium bicarbonate
|
30
|
42
|
655
|
||
|
800
|
Link |
B25
|
12
|
Starch
|
10
|
24
|
400
|
||
|
1760
|
Link |
D37
|
18
|
Traprock, lumps 50 - 75 mm
|
20
|
1600
|
|||
|
2560
|
Link |
D36
|
22
|
Zinc ore, crushed
|
25
|
38
|
2560
|
||
|
1440
|
Link |
D37
|
17
|
Bauxite, mine run
|
20
|
31
|
1280
|
||
|
960
|
Link |
B35TY
|
18
|
Coal, anthracite, under 3 mm
|
20
|
35
|
960
|
||
|
1920
|
Link |
D37Z
|
20
|
Gullet
|
20
|
1280
|
|||
|
1760
|
Link |
D36
|
17
|
Feldspar, 40 - 75 mm lumps
|
20
|
34
|
1140
|
||
|
2080
|
Link |
D36
|
13
|
Iron ore, pellets
|
20
|
1840
|
|||
|
1280
|
Link |
C27
|
20
|
Marl
|
25
|
1280
|
|||
|
1680
|
Link |
B47
|
16
|
Phosphate sand, wet
|
20
|
1680
|
|||
|
770
|
Link |
B15
|
8
|
Rice, hulled or polished
|
10
|
20
|
720
|
||
|
880
|
Link |
C26TU
|
18
|
Salt, common dry, coarse
|
10
|
640
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D26QZ
|
18
|
Shale, broken
|
10
|
1440
|
|||
|
800
|
Link |
A45XY
|
18
|
Soapstone, talc, fine
|
30
|
640
|
|||
|
2400
|
Link |
E37V
|
18
|
Steel trimmings
|
25
|
35
|
1200
|
||
|
880
|
Link |
B25NW
|
23
|
Sulphur - powdered
|
10
|
800
|
|||
|
255
|
Link |
C35Y
|
25
|
Vermiculite, expanded
|
25
|
255
|
|||
|
1760
|
Link |
C36
|
25
|
Zinc ore, roasted
|
25
|
38
|
1760
|
||
|
930
|
Link |
C26S
|
10
|
Ammonium sulphate (granular)
|
10
|
28
|
720
|
||
|
960
|
Link |
A26XY
|
20
|
Bentonite, under 100 mesh
|
10
|
800
|
|||
|
480
|
Link |
C45
|
27
|
Brewers grain, spent, dry
|
30
|
320
|
|||
|
2240
|
Link |
D27
|
17
|
Chrome ore (Chromite)
|
10
|
200
|
|||
|
1200
|
Link |
D36
|
16
|
Clay, dry, lumpy
|
20
|
35
|
960
|
||
|
880
|
Link |
D35T
|
16
|
Coal, bituminous, mined and sized
|
25
|
35
|
720
|
||
|
1760
|
Link |
B46
|
23
|
Earth, wet, containing clay
|
30
|
45
|
1600
|
||
|
1680
|
Link |
C46
|
20
|
Fluorspar, 12 mm screenings
|
30
|
1360
|
|||
|
640
|
Link |
B3SMX
|
21
|
Lime hydrated, under 3 mm
|
25
|
40
|
640
|
||
|
960
|
Link |
B36
|
25
|
Phosphate rock, pulverized
|
25
|
40
|
960
|
||
|
1760
|
Link |
B37
|
16
|
Sand, bank, dry
|
20
|
35
|
1440
|
||
|
1440
|
Link |
D37
|
20
|
Sandstone, broken
|
20
|
1360
|
|||
|
960
|
Link |
D35
|
23
|
Alum, lumpy
|
25
|
30
|
800
|
||
|
720
|
Link |
C36NUS
|
23
|
Ammonium nitrate
|
25
|
40
|
720
|
||
|
640
|
Link |
D46X
|
27
|
Bentonite, crude
|
30
|
560
|
|||
|
2400
|
Link |
D37
|
20
|
Concrete, in place, stone
|
25
|
2080
|
|||
|
1280
|
Link |
B36
|
20
|
Earth, as excavated - dry
|
25
|
35
|
1120
|
||
|
1040
|
Link |
B26
|
20
|
Fullers earth, oily
|
20
|
960
|
|||
|
2400
|
Link |
D27T
|
22
|
Nickel - cobalt sulphate ore
|
20
|
1280
|
|||
|
1040
|
Link |
B45X
|
26
|
Sand, core
|
25
|
41
|
1040
|
||
|
1120
|
Link |
E47
|
25
|
Titanium sponge
|
30
|
960
|
|||
|
770
|
Link |
C25N
|
12
|
Wheat
|
10
|
28
|
720
|
||
|
2400
|
Link |
-
|
20
|
Iron ore, crushed
|
ISO8730
|
-
|
35
|
2160
|
|
|
1040
|
Link |
-
|
10
|
Alumina
|
ISO8730
|
-
|
22
|
800
|
|
|
610
|
Link |
B15N
|
15
|
Barley
|
10
|
23
|
610
|
||
|
1600
|
Link |
D47
|
27
|
Brick, soft
|
30
|
1600
|
|||
|
1520
|
Link |
D37
|
18
|
Cement clinker
|
25
|
30
|
1200
|
||
|
2400
|
Link |
D26
|
24
|
Concrete wet
|
10
|
1760
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
A36
|
17
|
Feldspar, 200 Mesh
|
20
|
1600
|
|||
|
2400
|
Link |
B46T
|
20
|
Mortar, wet
|
10
|
2400
|
|||
|
1280
|
Link |
D26
|
11
|
Salt, common dry, fine
|
10
|
25
|
1120
|
||
|
1440
|
Link |
C36
|
22
|
Shale crushed
|
25
|
39
|
1360
|
||
|
720
|
Link |
A47
|
20
|
Ashes, fly
|
30
|
42
|
640
|
||
|
400
|
Link |
D36Q
|
20
|
Charcoal
|
25
|
35
|
290
|
||
|
560
|
Link |
D47QVT
|
18
|
Coke, loose
|
30
|
370
|
|||
|
1360
|
Link |
B36
|
18
|
Feldspar, 12 mm screenings
|
25
|
38
|
1120
|
||
|
640
|
Link |
B26
|
20
|
Fullers earth, oil filter, raw
|
25
|
35
|
560
|
||
|
1520
|
Link |
D27
|
15
|
Marble, crushed, under 12 mm
|
10
|
1280
|
|||
|
210
|
Link |
B35
|
22
|
Sawdust
|
25
|
36
|
160
|
||
|
400
|
Link |
E46XY
|
30
|
Asbestos shred
|
30
|
45
|
320
|
||
|
400
|
Link |
E45
|
27
|
Chips, paper mill
|
30
|
320
|
|||
|
640
|
Link |
D37T
|
20
|
Cinders, coal
|
20
|
35
|
640
|
||
|
800
|
Link |
C45T
|
22
|
Coal, bituminous, mined, slack
|
25
|
40
|
690
|
||
|
720
|
Link |
B47
|
25
|
Pumice, under 3 mm
|
30
|
640
|
|||
|
1600
|
Link |
D37
|
22
|
Sand, foundry, shakeout
|
25
|
39
|
1440
|
||
|
1280
|
Link |
D25
|
11
|
Sodium nitrate
|
10
|
24
|
1120
|
||
|
800
|
Link |
C46T
|
23
|
Ashes, coal, wet
|
25
|
50
|
720
|
||
|
1200
|
Link |
A46NXY
|
28
|
Chalk, under 100 mesh
|
25
|
1040
|
|||
|
560
|
Link |
C37Y
|
20
|
Coke Breeze, under 6 mm
|
10
|
30
|
400
|
||
|
2400
|
Link |
D27
|
20
|
Copper ore
|
20
|
1920
|
|||
|
640
|
Link |
B35W
|
22
|
Cornmeal
|
20
|
35
|
610
|
||
|
1600
|
Link |
D27
|
20
|
Granite, broken
|
20
|
1520
|
|||
|
1490
|
Link |
A36
|
20
|
Gypsum, dust, non-aerated
|
20
|
1490
|
|||
|
3200
|
Link |
D36
|
18
|
Iron ore
|
25
|
35
|
1600
|
||
|
900
|
Link |
A46Y
|
23
|
Kaolin talc, 100 mesh
|
30
|
45
|
670
|
||
|
880
|
Link |
D45
|
22
|
Rubber, pelletized
|
25
|
35
|
800
|
||
|
1600
|
Link |
C37
|
20
|
Traprock,12 mm screenings
|
20
|
1440
|
|||
|
480
|
Link |
E45WY
|
27
|
Wood chips
|
25
|
160
|
|||
|
640
|
Link |
C46TY
|
20
|
Ashes, coal, dry
|
25
|
40
|
560
|
||
|
2240
|
Link |
B26
|
15
|
Barytes, powdered
|
10
|
1920
|
|||
|
865
|
Link |
B45T
|
24
|
Coal, bituminous, mined under 50 mesh
|
30
|
45
|
880
|
||
|
720
|
Link |
D36T
|
22
|
Coal, Lignite
|
25
|
38
|
640
|
||
|
720
|
Link |
C25NW
|
10
|
Corn, shelled
|
10
|
21
|
720
|
||
|
1440
|
Link |
D27
|
18
|
Granite lumps 40 - 75 mm
|
20
|
1360
|
|||
|
1010
|
Link |
D36
|
19
|
Kaolin clay, under 75 mm
|
20
|
35
|
1010
|
||
|
1040
|
Link |
B45X
|
23
|
Lime, ground, under 3 mm
|
30
|
43
|
960
|
||
|
2240
|
Link |
D37
|
20
|
Manganese ore
|
25
|
39
|
2000
|
||
|
2080
|
Link |
C26T
|
13
|
Pyrites, pellets
|
20
|
1920
|
|||
|
1040
|
Link |
B36TX
|
23
|
Sugar, raw, cane
|
25
|
800
|
|||
|
900
|
11
|
Coal ROM - Elder
|
15
|
20
|
900
|
||||
|
1400
|
Link |
B46
|
23
|
Lateritic Clay
|
30
|
45
|
1400
|
||
|
1870
|
Kimberlite - ROM
|
10
|
1870
|
||||||
|
1297
|
16
|
Kimberlite - Rom
|
20
|
1297
|
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