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Angles of Repose

Tipping or dumping angles for common materials like ashes, sand, earth, shingles and more.

Stockpile - tipping or dumping angle

The angle of repose, or critical angle of repose, of a granular material is the steepest angle of descent or dip relative to the horizontal plane to which a material can be piled without slumping. At this angle, the material on the slope face is on the verge of sliding. Angle of repose - angle where materials will slide out of the tipped body - for some typical products:

Angles of Repose vs. Type of Materials
MaterialAngle
of Repose
(degrees)
Alfalfa, ground +45
Alum, lumpy 30 - 45
Alum, pulverized 30 - 45
Alumina 30
Asbestos, shredded 30
Ashes, dry 33
Ashes, moist 36
Ashes, wet 30
Asphalt 45
Bagasse 45
Baking powder 30 - 45
Bark, wood refuse 45
Bauxite, crushed 30 - 45
Bentonite 45
Bicarbonate of Soda 42
Borax, fine 30 - 45
Bran 30 - 45
Brewers grain 45
Brick 40
Calcium Carbide 30 - 45
Chalk, fine 45
Chalk, lumpy 45
Chromic acid, flake 25
Chromium ore 30 - 45
Cinders, dry 33
Cinders, moist 34
Cinders, wet 31
Cinders and Clay 30
Clay 45
Clover seed 28
Coal, hard 24
Coal, soft 30
Coconut, shredded 45
Cofee, fresh beans 35 - 45
Coke 23
Concrete 30
Cork, ground 45
Corn, grits 30 - 45
Cottonseed, cake lumpy 30 - 45
Cryolite 30 - 45
Cullet 30 - 45
Dolomite, lumpy 30 - 45
Earth, loose 28
Earth, compact 50
Feldspar, pulverized 45
Fish, meal 45
Flour, wheat 45
Fluorspar, lumps 45
Garbage 30
Gluten, meal 30 - 45
Graphite, flake 30 - 45
Gravel 40
Gypsum, pulverized 45
Hops, moist 45
Ilemenite 30 - 45
Iron oxide pigment 40
Kaolin, green crushed 35
Lignite, dry 30 - 45
Lime, hydrated 30 - 45
Limestone, pulverized 45
Linseed, meal 30 - 45
Malt 30 - 45
Marble, broken 30 - 45
Mica, broken 30 - 45
Milk. powdered 45
Oats 32
Oats, rolled 30 - 45
Ore, dry 30
Ore, damp or fresh mined 37
Oyster shells, ground 30 - 45
Peanuts, shelled and not shelled 30 - 45
Potassium chloride 30 - 45
Rice grits 30 - 45
Rice, rough 30 - 45
Rubber, ground scrap 45
Rubble 45
Salt, coarse 30 - 45
Salt, fine 30 - 45
Saltpeter 30 - 45
Sand, dry 35
Sand, damp 40
Sand, with crushed stone 27
Shale, broken 30 - 45
Shingles 40
Slate, pulverized 30 - 45
Soap, chips 30 - 45
Soap. powder 30 - 45
Soda ash 30 - 45
Stone 30
Stone, broken 27
Stone, crushed 30
Sugar, granulated 30 - 45
Sugar, raw cane 45
Sulfur 30 - 45
Tobacco 45
Wheat 28
Zinc oxide 45
  • repose angle - the angle between the horizontal plane and the side of the pile

repose angle

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Stockpile height vs. diameter and repose angle

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