Ton Yard Calculator

Loose bulk densities from the US EPA Standard Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors table.
Overrides the table density. A supplier ticket in tons per cubic yard divides by 27 and multiplies by 2000 to give lb/ft3.
Used when you are starting from a tonnage. The bulk density above converts it to a volume.
Loose delivered gravel loses roughly 10-20% of its volume when compacted into a base.
Volume
0.7407 yd3
Gravel, Soil and Mulch Calculator
Volume
20.000 ft3
Volume
0.5663 m3
Order this much (rounded up to the half yard)
1.00 yd3
Bulk density used
100.00 lb/ft3
Weight
2,000 lb
Weight
1.000 ton (US short)
Weight
0.907 t (metric)
Weight
907.2 kg
Order this much (rounded up to the half ton)
1.0 ton (US short)
Worked out from U.S. EPA, Standard Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors (loose bulk densities for gravel, sand, stone, soil, wood chips and compost) and 3 other sources.
Moisture content moves bulk weight substantially. Wet sand and gravel can be 20-30% heavier than the dry figures above.

How this is worked out

4 steps
  1. 1 ton x 2000 lb/ton = 2000 lb
  2. Volume = 2000 lb / 100 lb/ft3 = 20 cu ft
  3. Density = 100 lb/ft3 (EPA table: Stone, crushed - 1 cubic foot - 100 lb (FEECO))
  4. Weight = 20 x 100 = 2000 lb = 1 US short tons

Results are general information, not financial, tax, legal, medical or engineering advice.