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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
Taconite, pellets + 1/2 116-130 15 2.0 D4 III I II 6
Talc -100M 40-60 30B 0.8 B4 II I III 2, 8
Talc -1/2 80-90 30B 0.9 B4 II I II  
Tanbark, ground • 55 30A 0.7 • • • • •
Titanium Dioxide (llmenite) -1/8 140 15 2.0 C4 III I II  
Thenardite (Sodium Sulfate) • • • • • • • •  
Tobacco, scraps + 1/2 15-25 30A 0.8 B1 I I III 7
Tobacco, snuff -100M 30 30B 0.9 B4 II I III 1, 2, 6
Tricalcium Phosphate -100M 40-50 30A 1.6 A2 I I III  
Trisodium Phosphate -1/8 60 30B 1.7 B4 II I II  
Tung Nut Meats, crushed +1/2 25 30A 0.8 B1 I I II  
Uintaite (Bentonite) • • • • • • • •  
Vermiculite, expanded -1/2 16 30B 0.5 B4 II I III 7
Vermiculite Ore -1/2 80 30B 0.8 B4 II I II  
Vulcanite (Ebonite) -1/2 65-70 30A 0.8 A2 I I II  
Walnut Shells, crushed -1/8 35-40 15 1.0 B4 II I II  
Wheat -1/4 45-48 45 0.4 A2 I I I 1
Wheat, cracked -1/8 35-45 30A 0.4 A2 I I I 1
Wheat, germ -1/8 18-28 30A 0.4 A2 I I I  
White Lead, dry -100M 75-100 30B 1.0 B4 II I II 2, 5
Wilkinite (Bentonite) • • • • • • • •  
Wood Bark + 1/2 10-20 30B 1.2 B4 II I III 9
Wood Chips + 1/2 10-30 30A 0.6 B1 I I III 7, 9
Wood, flour -200M 16-36 30A 0.4 A2 I I III 7, 8
Zinc, concentrate residue -1/8 75-80 15 1.0 C4 III I II  
Zinc Oxide, heavy -200M 30-35 30A 1.0 A2 I I III 2, 8
Zinc Oxide, light -200M 10-15 30A 0.8 A2 I I III 2, 7, 8