This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Fuels. | Specific Gravity. | Weight of One Cubic Foot. | Volume of One Ton, Heaped. | |
Solid. | Heaped. | |||
Water = 1. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Cub. Ft. | |
Anthracite, American............................ | 1.30-1.84 | 93.5 | 54.0 | |
Bituminous coal, American............................ | 1 27 | 84.0 | 50.0 | |
Coke. | ||||
Coke, generally............................ | 40-50 | 30.0 | 70-80 | |
American............................ | 32.1 | 69.8 | ||
Graphite............................. | 2.33 | 145.3 | ||
Lignite and Asphalt. | ||||
Perfect lignite............................ | 1.29 | |||
Imperfect lignite............................ | 1.15 | |||
Bituminous lignite............................ | 1.18 | |||
Asphalt............................ | 1.06 | |||
Wood Charcoal. | ||||
As made, heaped. | Heaped. | |||
Oak and beech............................ | .24-. 25 | 15-15.6 | ||
Birch............................ | .22-23 | 13.7-14.3 | ||
Pine............................ | .20-.21 | 12.5-13.1 | ||
Average. | .225 | 14 | ||
Gunpowder, loose............................ | .90 | |||
shaken............................ | 1.00 | |||
solid............................. | 1.55-1.80 |
 
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