Specific Gravity Of Liquids Table
This table is a data information resource for the specific gravity of many common liquids. While the data is extremely useful for design, actual individual samples will probably differ. Temperature and purity will often have a definite effect. As 1000kg of pure water @ 4°C = 1 cubic meter, those materials under 1000kg per cubic meter will float; more dense materials will obviously sink. Those materials have a specific gravity more than 1. Pure water at 4°C (the maximum density) was chosen as the accepted standard for specific gravity and given the value of 1. Some other standards set pure water at 60°F as sg = 1 so it is more correct to state the base used. The specific gravity of all other materials are compared to water as a fraction heavier or fraction lighter density, no matter how small or large the fraction is. For example, acetic acid has a specific gravity (sg) of 1.0491 while acetone has a sg of 0.785 (784.58 kg/cu.m). As specific gravity is just a comparison, it can be applied across any units. The density of pure water is also 62.4 lbs/cu.ft (pounds per cubic foot) and if we know that a sample of ethyl alcohol has a sg of 0.785 then we can calculate that its density is 0.785 x 62.4 = 49 lbs/cu.ft.
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Specific Gravity Table
Liquid Temp kg/cu.m
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane
25
C
1564.00
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
20
C
1454.00
1,4-Dioxane
20
C
1033.60
2-Methoxyethanol
20
C
964.60
Acetic
Acid
25 C
1049.10
Acetone
25 C
784.58
Acetonitrile
20
C
782.20
Alcohol, ethyl
25 C
785.06
Alcohol,
methyl
25 C
786.51
Alcohol, propyl
25 C
799.96
Ammonia
(aqua)
25 C
823.35
Analine
25 C
1018.93
Automobile
oils
15 C
880 - 940
Beer (varies)
10 C
1010
Benzene
25 C
873.81
Benzil
25 C
1079.64
Brine
15 C
1230
Bromine
25 C
3120.40
Butyric
Acid
20 C
959
Butane
25 C
599.09
n -Butyl
Acetate
20
C
879.60
n -Butyl
Alcohol
20
C
809.70
n -Butyl
Chloride
20
C
886.20
Caproic
acid
25 C
921.06
Carbolic acid
15 C
956.30
Carbon
disulfide
25 C
1260.97
Carbon tetrachloride
25 C
1584.39
Carene
25 C
856.99
Castor oil
25 C
956.14
Chloride
25 C
1559.88
Chlorobenzene
20
C
1105.80
Chloroform
20 C
1489.20
Chloroform
25 C
1464.73
Citric
acid
25 C
1659.51
Coconut oil
15 C
924.27
Cotton
seed oil
15 C
925.87
Cresol
25 C
1023.58
Creosote
15 C
1066.83
Crude oil, 48° API
60 F
790
Crude
oil, 40° API
60 F
825
Crude oil, 35.6° API
60 F
847
Crude
oil, 32.6° API
60 F
862
Crude oil, California
60 F
915
Crude
oil, Mexican
60 F
973
Crude oil, Texas
60 F
873
Cumene
25 C
860.19
Cyclohexane
20
C
778.50
Cyclopentane
20
C
745.40
Decane
25 C
726.28
Diesel
fuel oil 20 to 60
15
C
820 - 950
Diethyl ether
20
C
714
o -Dichlorobenzene
20
C
1305.80
Dichloromethane
20
C
1326.00
Diethylene
glycol
15
C
1120
Dichloromethane
20
C
1326.00
Dimethyl
Acetamide
20
C
941.50
N,N -Dimethylformamide
20
C
948.70
Dimethyl
Sulfoxide
20
C
1100.40
Dodecane
25 C
754.63
Ethane
-89 C
570.26
Ether
25 C
72.72
Ethylamine
16 C
680.78
Ethyl
Acetate
20
C
900.60
Ethyl
Alcohol
20
C
789.20
Ethyl
Ether
20
C
713.30
Ethylene
Dichloride
20
C
1253.00
Ethylene
glycol
25 C
1096.78
Fluorine refrigerant
R-12
25 C
1310.95
Formaldehyde
45 C
812.14
Formic acid 10% concentration
20
C
1025
Formic
acid 80% concentration
20
C
1221
Freon - 11
21
C
1490
Freon
- 21
21 C
1370
Fuel oil
60 F
890.13
Furan
25 C
1416.03
Furforol
25 C
1154.93
Gasoline,
natural
60 F
711.22
Gasoline, Vehicle
60 F
737.22
Gas
oils
60 F
890
Glucose
60 F
1350 - 1440
Glycerin
25 C
1259.37
Glyme
20
C
869.10
Glycerol
25 C
1126.10
Heptane
25 C
679.50
Hexane
25 C
654.83
Hexanol
25 C
810.53
Hexene
25 C
671.17
Hydrazine
25 C
794.52
Iodine
25 C
4927.28
Ionene
25 C
932.27
Isobutyl
Alcohol
20
C
801.60
Iso-Octane
20
C
691.90
Isopropyl
Alcohol
20
C
785.40
Isopropyl
Myristate
20
C
853.20
Kerosene
60 F
817.15
Linolenic
Acid
25 C
898.64
Linseed oil
25 C
929.07
Methane
-164 C
464.54
Methanol
20
C
791.30
Methyl
Isoamyl Ketone
20
C
888.00
Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone
20
C
800.80
Methyl
n -Propyl Ketone
20
C
808.20
Methyl
t -Butyl Ether
20
C
740.50
N -Methylpyrrolidone
20
C
1030.40
Methyl
Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
20
C
804.90
MEK
25 C
802.52
Milk
15 C
1020 - 1050
Naphtha
15 C
664.77
Naphtha,
wood
25 C
959.51
Napthalene
25 C
820.15
Ocimene
25 C
797.72
Octane
15 C
917.86
Olive
oil
20 C
800 - 920
Oxygen (liquid)
-183
C
1140
Palmitic
Acid
25 C
850.58
Pentane
20 C
626.20
Pentane
25 C
624.82
Petroleum
Ether
20
C
640.00
Petrol,
natural
60 F
711.22
Petrol, Vehicle
60 F
737.22
Phenol
25 C
1072.28
Phosgene
0 C
1377.59
Phytadiene
25 C
823.35
Pinene
25 C
856.99
Propane
-40 C
583.07
Propane, R-290
25 C
493.53
Propanol
25 C
804.13
Propylene
Carbonate
20
C
1200.60
Propylene
25 C
514.35
n -Propyl
Alcohol
20
C
803.70
Propylene
glycol
25 C
965.27
Pyridine
25 C
978.73
Pyrrole
25 C
965.91
Rape seed oil
20 C
920
Resorcinol
25 C
1268.66
Rosin oil
15 C
980
Sabiname
25 C
812.14
Sea water
25 C
1025.18
Silane
25 C
717.63
Sodium Hydroxide (caustic
soda)
15 C
1250
Sorbaldehyde
25 C
895.43
Soya bean oil
15 C
924 - 928
Stearic
Acid
25 C
890.63
Sulphuric Acid 95%
conc.
20
C
1839
Sugar
solution 68 brix
15
C
1338
Sunflower oil
20
C
920
Styrene
25 C
903.44
Terpinene
25 C
847.38
Tetrahydrofuran
20
C
888.00
Toluene
20
C
866.90
Toluene
25
C
862.27
Triethylamine
20
C
727.60
Trifluoroacetic
Acid
20
C
1489.00
Turpentine
25
C
868.20
Water,
pure
4
C
1000.00
Water,
sea
77
F
1021.98
Whale
oil
15
C
925
o -Xylene
20
C
880.20
