|
Barrel (36
gallons) |
275kg |
|
Bag of cement |
51kg |
|
Beer case (24x1
pint) |
35kg |
|
Building boards
and sheets |
2.42 x 1.21m
(8ft x 4ft) |
|
Building boards
and sheets |
1.82 x 0.91m
(6ft x 3ft) |
|
Building bricks |
2.3 to 2.5
tonnes per 1,000 |
|
Copper tubing |
3m lengths (9ft
9ins) |
|
Engineering
bricks |
2.0 tonnes per
1,000 |
|
Euro pallet |
1.2m x 0.8m (3ft
9ins x 2ft 6ins) |
|
Facing bricks |
2.5 to 2.8
tonnes per 1,000 |
|
Milk crate, 20
bottles |
27kg |
|
Paint, 5 litre
tin |
7kg |
|
Potatoes, loose |
530kg per cubic
metre |
|
Potatoes, sack |
51kg |
|
Rubble |
1050kg per cubic
metre |
|
Sand , dry |
1330kg per cubic
metre |
|
Sand, wet |
1600kg per cubic
metre |
|
Standard pallet
of house bricks |
1,000kg |
|
Water, pure 1
litre |
1kg |
|
Material |
Unit weight |
|
Masonry |
|
4 inch brick
|
42 pounds per
square foot |
|
8 inch concrete
block |
55 pounds per
square foot |
|
12 inch concrete
block |
80 pounds per
square foot |
|
Gypsum or plaster board |
|
3/8 inch
|
49.92 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/2 inch
|
66.56 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
5/8 inch
|
83.20 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
Plywood |
|
1/4 inch
|
22.72 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
3/8 inch
|
33.92 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/2 inch
|
45.44 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
5/8 inch
|
56.64 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
3/4 inch
|
68.16 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
Metal sheet |
|
1/8 inch
aluminium 1100 |
56.6 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/4 inch
aluminium 1100 |
113 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/2 inch
aluminium 1100 |
226 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/8 inch steel |
163 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/4 inch steel |
327 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/2 inch steel |
653 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/8 inch lead |
236 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/4 inch lead |
473 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
1/2 inch lead |
946 pounds per
4x8 sheet |
|
Roofing |
|
Asphalt shingles
|
3 pounds per
square foot |
|
1/4 in. slate
|
10 pounds per
square foot |
|
Aluminum (26
gauge) |
0.3 pounds per
square foot |
|
Steel (29 gauge)
|
0.8 pounds per
square foot |
|
Built-up 3 ply &
gravel |
5.5 pounds per
square foot |
|
Timber Lengths (Douglas Fir) |
|
2x4 |
1.28 pounds per
foot |
|
2x6 |
2.00 pounds per
foot |
|
2x8 |
2.64 pounds per
foot |
|
2x10
|
3.37 pounds per
foot |
|
2x12
|
4.10 pounds per
foot |
|
4x4 |
2.98 pounds per
foot |
|
6x6 |
7.35 pounds per
foot |
|
6x8 |
10.03 pounds per
foot |
|
Insulation |
|
Mineral fibre |
2.0 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Extruded
polystyrene |
1.8 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Expanded
polystyrene |
1.5 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Polyurethane
|
1.5 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Vermiculite
|
40 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Bulk Materials |
|
Water
|
62.4 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Aluminum |
171 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Cast Iron |
450 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Steel
|
490 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Wood (Douglas
Fir) |
35 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Cement |
94 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Concrete |
150 pounds per
cubic foot (4,050 ppc yard) |
|
Limestone
|
171 pounds per
cubic foot (4,617 ppc yard) |
|
Crushed Stone |
92.6 pounds per
cubic foot (2,500 ppc yard) |
|
Gravel |
100 pounds per
cubic foot (2,700 ppc yard) |
|
Bank sand
|
93 pounds per
cubic foot (2,500 ppc yard) |
|
Farm materials |
|
Baled hay or
straw |
8-14 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Shelled corn
|
45 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Ear corn
|
28 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Feed Grains &
supplement |
32 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
High protein
supplement |
50 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Potatoes
|
43 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Fruits and
vegetables |
30-40 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Soil
|
93 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Manure
|
60 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Baled hay or
straw |
8-14 pounds per
cubic foot |
|
Conversion Table
|
|
1 pound
|
0.45359237 kilograms
|
|
1 kilogram
|
2.20462262 pounds
|
|
1 foot
|
0.3048 metres
|
|
1 metre
|
3.2808399 feet
|
|
1 square foot
|
0.09290304 square metres
|
|
1 square metre
|
10.7639104 square feet
|
|
1 cubic foot
|
0.0283168466 cubic metres
|
|
1 cubic metre
|
35.3146667 cubic feet
|
|
1 cubic foot
|
0.037037037 cubic yard
|
|
1 cubic yard
|
27 cubic feet
|
|
1 square foot
|
0.111111111 square yard
|
|
1 square yard
|
9 square feet
|
|
2240 lbs (pounds)
|
1 ton
|
|
1 ton
|
1.0160469088 metric tonnes
|
|
1000 kilograms
|
1.0 metric tonne
|
Payloads of Vans are expressed in metric tonnes or kilograms
Note: there is less than 2% difference between an English ton and a
Metric tonne
(the only form of ton legal for trade)
|
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