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 ASAE (American Society of Engineers and Architects) 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	Density
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

Here is a more extensive table on the Simetric website.

Posted November 17, 2021

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