|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | = Weight and density of materials =
| |
| | | | |
| − | So you want to create a particular commodity to use with Trainz, and you want to help users of your commodity know just how much of the product can be loaded in the equipment they operate. These tables will help you create loads with the proper sizes to make loading into various types of cars operated by trainzers as convenient as possible. .
| |
| − |
| |
| − | == How to use this page ==
| |
| − | If the commodity you wish to model happens to not yet be listed in the table, you may need to use ordinary research methods to find the weight of the commodity, or for commodities in bulk, the density.
| |
| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | The tables below gather into one place several parameters for various commodities. The items in the tables include the following parameters:
| |
| − |
| |
| − | *Product name
| |
| − | *Product form:
| |
| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | list the weight of items (where known) or, in the case of bulk commodities, the density.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | === Agricultural products ===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
| |
| − | |Product name||Product form||Density (Imperial measure)||Density (Metric measure)||Hazardous class||Source||comment
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Oats, no 1 (US)||Bulk||33.8 pounds per cubic foot||541 kg per cubic meter|| ||[[Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oats]]||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Oats, no 1 (Canada)||Bulk||34.3 pounds per cubic foot||549 kg per cubic meter|| ||[[Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oats]]
| |
| − | ||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Oats, Prime Milling (Australia)||Bulk||32.8 pounds per cubic foot||525 kg per cubic meter|| ||[http://www.graintrade.org.au/sites/default/files/file/Commodity%20Standards/2013_2014/Section%2002%20-%20Oats%20Standards%20201314%20Final.pdf GTA Oat Standards 2013/2014] ||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Corn, no 1 (US)||Bulk||45 pounds per cubic foot||722.3 kg per cubic meter|| ||[http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/publications/fgis/handbooks/gihbk2_insphb.html USDA grain inspection handbook]||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Corn, no 1 (Canada)||Bulk||42.3 pounds per cubic foot||680 kg per cubic meter|| ||[https://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/oggg-gocg/2013/17-corn-2013-eng.pdf Canada Corg grading guide]||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Corn, Prime (Australia)||Bulk||44.8 pounds per cubic foot||720 kg per cubic meter|| ||[http://www.graintrade.org.au/sites/default/files/file/Commodity%20Standards/2012_2013/Section%2002%20-%20Maize%20Standards%20201213%20Final.pdf GTA Maize Standards 2012] ||
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | === Food ===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
| |
| − | |Product name||Product form||Density (Imperial measure)||Density (Metric measure)||Hazardous class||Source||comment
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | === Forest products ===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
| |
| − | |Product name||Product form||Density (Imperial measure)||Density (Metric measure)||Hazardous class||Source||comment
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | === Manufactured products ===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
| |
| − | |Product name||Product form||Density (Imperial measure)||Density (Metric measure)||Hazardous class||Source||comment
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Caterpillar D11 Dozer|| unit ||82640 lbs||37565 kg|| ||[http://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/dozers/large-dozers/18332635.html Caterpillar web site]||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Caterpillar D7 Dozer|| unit ||48402 lbs||22000 kg|| ||[http://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/dozers/medium-dozers/18429156.html Caterpillar web site]||
| |
| − | |-|Kraft Paper|| unit: 67 inch wide by 5 feet diameter rolls||4625 pounds per roll||2250 kg per roll|| ||calculated from [http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Corrugated-Cardboard.html Reference]|| Rolls are shipped on end
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Kraft Paper|| unit: 87 inch wide by 5 feet diameter rolls||6000 pounds per roll||2750 kg per roll|| ||[http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Corrugated-Cardboard.html Reference]||Rolls are shipped on end
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | === Mining products ===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
| |
| − | |Product name||Product form||Density (Imperial measure)||Density (Metric measure)||Hazardous class||Source||comment
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Iron ore, hematite||bulk||4000-5000 lbs per cubic yard||1810-2450 kg per cubic meter|| ||Backyard||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Iron ore, magnatite||bulk||4700 lbs per cubic yard||2790 kg per cubic meter|| ||Backyard||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Iron ore, pyrite||bulk||4350 lbs per cubic yard||2280 kg per cubic meter|| ||Backyard||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Iron ore, taconite||bulk||3600-4200 lbs per cubic yard||1630-1900 kg per cubic meter|| ||Backyard||
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | |Coal, Anthracite, Raw||Bulk||2000 lbs. per cubic yard||1190 kgs per cubic meter|| ||Backyard||
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | === Petroleum products ===
| |
| − |
| |
| − | {| border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0
| |
| − | |Product name||Product form||Density (Imperial measure)||Density (Metric measure)||Hazardous class||Source||comment
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==Categories==
| |
| − | [[Category:Trainz_reference_pages]]
| |
