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| Density of Some Common Building Materials |
 These values for density of some common building materials were collected from sites across the Internet and are generally in agreement with multiple sites. Most are from BOCA or ASAE tables. However, if you have values that you believe are more accurate, use them for your calculations, and please send me an e-mail to let me know what your values are. Note that original units were lb/ft3, so actual number of significant places in kg/m3 column are the same as the original unit, i.e., Aluminum density is really only known to three significant places even though four are presented.
| Material | | | | Aluminum | 171 lb/ft3 | 2,739 kg/m3 | | Asphalt, crushed | 45 lb/ft3 | 721 kg/m3 | | Brick, common red | 120 lb/ft3 | 1,920 kg/m3 | | Cast Iron | 450 lb/ft3 | 7,208 kg/m3 | | Cement, Portland | 94 lb/ft3 | 1,506 kg/m3 | | Concrete, Limestone w/Portland | 148 lb/ft3 | 2,370 kg/m3 | | Concrete, Gravel | 150 lb/ft3 | 2,400 kg/m3 | | Crushed Stone | 100 lb/ft3 | 1,600 kg/m3 | | Earth, loam dry excavated | 90 lb/ft3 | 1,440 kg/m3 | | Earth, packed | 95 lb/ft3 | 1,520 kg/m3 | | Glass, window | 161 lb/ft3 | 2580 kg/m3 | | Gravel, loose, dry | 95 lb/ft3 | 1,520 kg/m3 | | Gravel, with sand | 120 lb/ft3 | 1,920 kg/m3 | | 3/8 inch Gypsum or Plaster Board | 1.56 lb/ft2 | 7.62 kg/m2 | | 1/2 inch Gypsum or Plaster Board | 2.08 lb/ft2 | 10.2 kg/m2 | | 5/8 inch Gypsum or Plaster Board | 2.60 lb/ft2 | 12.7 kg/m2 | | Ice, crushed | 37.0 lb/ft3 | 593 kg/m3 | | Ice, solid | 57.4 lb/ft3 | 919 kg/m3 | | Limestone | 171 lb/ft3 | 2,739 kg/m3 | | Marble, solid | 160 lb/ft3 | 2,560 kg/m3 | | Mineral Fiber fiberglass Insulation | 2.0 lb/ft3 | 32 kg/m3 | | Mud, packed | 119 lb/ft3 | 1,906 kg/m3 | | Oyster Shells, ground | 53 lb/ft3 | 849 kg/m3 | | Extruded Polystyrene Insulation | 1.8 lb/ft3 | 29 kg/m3 | | Expanded Polystyrene Insulation | 1.5 lb/ft3 | 24 kg/m3 | | Polyurethane Insulation | 1.5 lb/ft3 | 24 kg/m3 | | Porcelain | 150 lb/ft3 | 2,400 kg/m3 | | Sand, dry | 100 lb/ft3 | 1,600 kg/m3 | | Snow, compacted | 30 lb/ft3 | 480 kg/m3 | | Snow, freshly fallen | 10 lb/ft3 | 160 kg/m3 | | Tar | 72 lb/ft3 | 1,150 kg/m3 | | Vermiculite | 40 lb/ft3 | 641 kg/m3 | | Water | 62.4 lb/ft3 | 1,000 kg/m3 | | Wool | 82 lb/ft3 | 1,310 kg/m3 | | Framing Lumber Douglas Fir 2X4 = 1.28 lb/linear ft
2X6 = 2.00 lb/linear ft
2X8 = 2.64 lb/linear ft
2X10 = 3.37 lb/linear ft
2X12 = 4.10 lb/linear ft
4X4 = 2.98 lb/linear ft
6X6 = 7.35 lb/linear ft
6X8 = 10.0 lb/linear ft | 35 lb/ft3 | 561 kg/m3 | | 4 inch Brick w/½" mortar | 42 lb/ft3 | 673 kg/m3 | | 8 inch Concrete Block w/½" mortar | 55 lb/ft3 | 881 kg/m3 | | 12 inch Concrete Block w/½" mortar | 80 lb/ft3 | 1,281 kg/m3 | | 1/4 inch Plywood | 0.710 lb/ft2 | 3.47 kg/m2 | | 3/8 inch Plywood | 1.06 lb/ft2 | 5.18 kg/m2 | | 1/2 inch Plywood | 1.42 lb/ft2 | 6.93 kg/m2 | | 5/8 inch Plywood | 1.77 lb/ft2 | 8.64 kg/m2 | | 3/4 inch Plywood | 2.13 lb/ft2 | 10.4 kg/m2 | | Asphalt Roofing Shingles | 3.0 lb/ft2 | 15 kg/m2 | | 1/4 in. Slate Shingles | 10 lb/ft2 | 49 kg/m2 | | Aluminum Roofing 26 gauge | 0.3 lb/ft2 | 1.5 kg/m2 | | Steel Roofing 29 gauge5 | 0.8 lb/ft2 | 3.9 kg/m2 | | Built-Up 3 Ply & Gravel Roofing | 5.5 lb/ft2 | 27 kg/m2 | | Bank Sand | 2,500 lb/yd3 | 1,483 kg/m3 | | Torpedo Sand | 2,700 lb/yd3 | 1,602 kg/m3 | | Framing Steel | 490 lb/ft3 | 7,849 kg/m3 |
Thanks to Tony K. for units corrections
Here is a more extensive table on the Simetric website - thanks to Jim K.
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Kirt
