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Screw Conveyor Engineering Guide

Materials Table

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Table keys and explanations are located in the "Material Characteristics" Section.

Material Maximum Particle Size (IN.) Average Weight Per Cu.Ft. Loading H.P. Factor Component Series Abras-
iveness		 Corrosi-
veness		 Flow-
ability		 Note
Bagasse, dry Fibers 7-10 30A 1.0 B1 I I III 5, 7, 8, 9
Bakelite -100M 30-40 30A 1.4 A2 I I III  
Baking Powder -100M 41 30A 0.6 A2 I I II  
Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) -100M 70-80 30A 1.0 A2 I I II  
Barite +1/2 120-180 15 2.0 D4 III I II  
Barite -100M 120-180 30B 2.6 B4 II I III 2
Barium Carbonate -100M 72 30B 1.6 B4 II I III 5
Barium Sulfate (See Barite) • • • • • • • •  
Bark, wood +1/2 10-20 30B 1.2 B4 II I III 9
Barley -1/8 37-48 45 0.4 A2 I I I 1
Baryte (Barite) • • • • • • • •  
Basalt -1/8 80-90 15 1.8 C4 III I I  
Bauxite, crushed -3 75-85 15 1.8 D4 III I II  
Beans. Castor -1/2 36 45 0.5 A2 I I I  
Beans, Castor, meal -1/8 35-40 30A 1.2 A2 I I II  
Beans, Navy -1/2 48 45 0.5 A2 I I I  
Beans, Soy -1/2 45-50 45 0.5 A2 I I I  
Beet Pulp, dry • 11-16 • • • • • • •
Beet Pulp, wet • 25-45 • • • • • • •
Bentonite +1/2 34-40 30B 1.2 B4 II I III 8
Bentonite -100M 50-60 30B 0.7 B4 II I II 2
Benzene Hexachloride -100M 56 30A 0.6 A2 I I III 5
Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Powder) -100M 41 30A 0.6 A2 I I II  
Blood, dried +1/2 35-45 30B 1.7 B4 II I III  
Blood, ground -100M 30 30A 0.6 A2 I I II  
Bluestone (Copper Sulfate) + 1/2 60-70 30A 0.6 B1 I I II •
Bone Ash (Tricalcium Phosphate) -100M 40-50 30A 1.6 A2 I I III  
Bones, crushed -1/2 35-40 30B 2.0 B4 II I III  
Bones, ground -1/8 50 30B 1.7 B4 II I II  
Boneblack -100M 20-25 30B 1.7 B4 II I II  
Bonechar -1/8 40 30B 1.8 B4 II I II  
Bonemeal -1/8 50-60 30B 1.7 B4 II I II  
Borate of Lime -1/8 • 30A • A2 I I II •
Borax -1/2 60 30B 1.0 B4 II I II  
Borax -1/8 50-60 30B 0.7 B4 II I II  
Boric Acid -1/8 55 30A 0.8 A2 I I II  
Boron -100M 75 15 1.0 C4 III I II  
Bran -1/8 10-20 30A 0.4 A2 I I II 1, 7
Braunite (Manganese Oxide) -100M 120 30B 2.0 B4 II I II  
Brewers Grain, spent, dry -1/2 14-30 30A 0.4 A2 I I III  
Brewers Grain, spent, wet -1/2 55-60 30A 0.6 D3 I II III  
Bronze chips -1/8 30-50 15 0.8 C4 III I III  
Buckwheat -1/4 37-42 45 0.4 A2 I I I 1