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