RELATIVE DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY) OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES

RELATIVE DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY) OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES


Water (fresh)...........1.00

Mica....................2.9

Water (sea average) ....1.03

Nickel ................8.6

Aluminum................2.56

Oil (linseed) ..........0.94

Antimony................6.70

Oil (olive) ...........0.92

Bismuth.................9.80

Oil (petroleum) ........0.76-0.86

Brass ..................8.40

Oil (turpentine) ......0.87

Brick ..................2.1

Paraffin ..............0.86

Calcium.................1.58

Platinum..............21.5

Carbon (diamond)........3.4

Sand (dry) .............1.42

Carbon (graphite).......2.3

Silicon................2.6

Carbon (charcoal) ......1.8

Silver................10.57

Chromium................6.5

Slate .................2.1-2.8

Clay....................1.9

Sodium.................0.97

Coal....................1.36-1.4

Steel (mild) ...........7.87

Cobalt .................8.6

Sulphur ...............2.07

Copper .................8.77

Tin.....................7.3

Cork ...................0.24

Tungsten ..............19.1

Glass (crown)...........2.5

Wood (ash) ............0.75

Glass (flint)...........3.5

Wood (beech) ...........0.7-0.8

Gold ..................19.3

Wood (ebony)............1.1-1.2

Iron (cast).............7.21

Wood (elm)..............0.66

Iron (wrought) .........7.78

Wood (lignum-vitae) ...1.3

Lead ..................11.4

Wood (oak)..............0.7-1.0

Magnesium ..............1.74

Wood (pine).............0.56

Manganese...............8.0

Wood (teak) ...........0.8

Mercury ...............13.6

Zinc.............................7.0

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