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15. Appendix
15.1 Volumetric weights for loosely stacked goods
15.1.1 Agricultural products
1 m³
kg (approx.)
1 m³
kg (approx.)
Peas
780 - 820
Beet leafs and tops
350 - 370
Fodder beets
325 - 700
Straw (wire-bound high-density bales)
Approx. 150
Barley
580 - 640
Straw (low-density bales)
Approx. 40
Oats
400 - 500
Wheat
710 - 820
Potatoes
625 - 725
Vetches
760 - 800
Clover, green
315 - 345
Meadow grass, green
325 - 345
Clover
1)
Approx. 90
Meadow hay, wire-bound
Approx. 170
Swedes, carrots
660 - 760
Meadow hay, string-bound
Approx. 150
Corn (grains)
700 - 800
Meadow hay, loose
1)
Approx. 100
Corn (fresh cobs)
500 - 800
Sugar beets
350 - 700
Rapeseed
700 - 750
Beet leafs and tops
350 - 370
Rye
660 - 780
15.1.2 Fertiliser
1 m³
kg (approx.)
1 m³
kg (approx.)
All Am-Sup-Ka fertilisers
1,050
Calcium cyanamide
900 - 1,000
All potash/phosphate fertilisers
1,100
Calcium carbonate
1,200 - 1,400
Ammonium sulphate nitrate
Approx. 800
Compost
900 - 1,100
Quicklime
1,200 - 1,250
Rhenania phosphate
Approx. 1,200
Hyperphosphate
1,200 - 1,300
Sulphuric acid
– ammonia
Approx. 1,000
Potash/hyperphosphate types
1,000 - 1,200
Stable manure
750 - 1,000
Hyperphosphate/magnesia
1,200 - 1,300
Superphosphate
900 - 1,100
Potash
900 - 1,200
Thomaskali (muriate of potash)
1,000 - 1,350
Calcium ammonium nitrate
Approx. 1,000
Thomas phosphate
1,400 - 1,600
15.1.3 Construction materials
1 m³
kg (approx.)
1 m³
kg (approx.)
Ash
900
Clay, fresh
1,800
Asphalt (fine tarmac)
2,100 - 2,200
Clay, dry
1,600
Asphalt-coated gravel (rough tarmac)
2,000 - 2,100
Mortar
1,750
Soil, wet
1,930 - 2,100
Sand, wet
1,700 - 2,000
Soil, dry
1,300 - 1,500
Sand, dry
1,200 - 1,650
Lime, burnt
1,250
Slag
2,500 - 3,000
Lime, slaked
1,200
Cement, in sacks
1,950
Gravel
1,700 - 2,000
Bricks
1,800
15.1.4 Firewood
1 m³
kg (approx.)
2)
1 m³
kg (approx.)
Beech logs
500 - 700
Pine logs
410 - 625
Oak logs
550 - 750
1)
Values when stored, before settling
2)
Lower value for air-dried wood (30% moisture), upper value for green wood, medium value for forest-dried wood
