TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER p: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
PART 600 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT
SECTION 600.TABLE E WEIGHTS OF COAL PER CUBIC FOOT

 

Section 600.TABLE E   Weights of Coal Per Cubic Foot

 

(Table prepared by U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology)

 

Anthracite

 

 

White Ash

Red Ash

Egg

57.0

53.0

Stove

56.5

52.5

Nut

55.5

52.0

Pea

53.5

51.0

Buckwheat

53.0

50.5

 

Bituminous

 

Weights vary from 47 to 55 pounds per cubic foot.

 

Cubic Feet Per Ton of Coal (Based upon above table).

 

 

White Ash

Red Ash

Egg

35.09

37.73

Stove

35.59

38.09

Nut

36.03

38.46

Pea

37.38

39.21

Buckwheat

37.73

39.60

 

(Source:  Amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 8114, effective June 7, 1995)