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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)
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