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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
Diatomaceous Earth (Diatomite) -100M 11-17 15 1.6 C4 III I II • , 2, 8
Dicalcium Phosphate -100M 40-50 30A 1.6 A2 I I III  
Disodium Phosphate -1/8 25-31 30B 0.5 B4 II I II 6
Dolomite (Calcium Magnesium Carbonate! + 1/2 80-100 30B 2.0 B4 II I II  
Earth, loam, dry, loose -1/8 76 30B 1,2 B4 II I III  
Ebonite -1/2 65-70 30A 0,8 A2 I I II  
Epsom Salts -1/8 40-50 30A 0.7 A2 I I II  
Ethanedioic Acid (Oxalic Acid) -1/8 60 30A 1.0 A2 I I III 3
Feldspar -1/8 100-160 30B 1.5 B4 II I II  
Feldspar -100M 65-75 30B 2.0 B4 II I III  
Ferrous Sulphate -1/2 50-75 30B 1.0 B4 II I II  
Ferrous Sulfide (Iron Sulfide) • • • • • • • •  
Fish Meal -1/8 30-40 30A 0.9 A2 I I III  
Fish Scrap • 40-50 30A • B1 I I III •
Flaxseed -1/8 43-45 45 0.4 A2 I I I 1
Flaxseed Cake + 1/2 48-50 30A 0.6 B1 I I II  
Flaxseed Meal -1/8 25 30A 0.4 A2 I I II  
Floridin (Fuller's Earth) • • • • • • • •  
Flour, Wheat -100M 30-46 30A 0.6 A2 I I III 1, 4
Flue Dust, boiler, dry -100M 40-125 15 3.5 C4 III I II 2
Fluorspar (Fluorite) -1/4 82-110 30B 2.0 B4 II I III  
Fly Ash, dry -100M 35-45 30B 3.5 C4 III I I 2
Foundry Sand, dry -1/8 90-100 15 2.0 C4 III I II  
Fuller's Earth, oil filter, burned -1/8 40 15 1.5 C4 III I II  
Fuller's Earth, oil filter, raw -1/8 35-40 30B 1.0 B4 II I II  
Fuller's Earth, oil filter, spent 35% oil 60-65 15 0.9 D4 III I III  
Galena (Lead Sulfide) -100M 240-260 30B 1.0 B4 II I II 2, 5
Gelatin, granulated -1/2 32 30A 0.8 A2 I I II 6
Gilsonite -1/2 37 30B 1.5 D4 II II II 1, 5
Glass, batch +1/2 80-100 15 1.8 D4 III I II  
Glue, ground -1/8 40 30B 1.7 B4 II I II  
Glue, pearl -1/2 40 45 0.5 A2 I I I  
Gluten, meal -1/8 40 30A 0.6 A2 I I II  
Grains, distillery, spent, dry lumps 30 30A 0.4 B1 I I II 7
Graphite Flake -1/2 40 30A 0.4 A2 I I II  
Graphite Flour -100M 28 45 0.4 A2 I I I 2
Graphite Ore +1/2 65-75 30A 0.4 B1 I I I  
Granite, broken +1/2 95-100 15 2.5 D4 III I II  
Grape Pomace -1/2 15-20 30B 1.4 B4 II I III 7
Grass Seed -1/8 10-32 30A 0.4 A2 I I II 1, 7
Green Vitriol (Ferrous Sulfate) -1/2 50-75 30B 1.0 B4 II I II  
Gypsum, calcined -1/2 55-60 30B 1.2 B4 II I II  
Gypsum, calcined -100M 60-80 30B 0.8 B4 II I III  
Gypsum, raw -1 90-100 30B 1.6 B4 II I II