Weight densities of common materials

All density figures approximate for samples at standard temperature and pressure².

Liquids:

• Acetone: γ = 49.4 lb/ft³

• Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol): γ = 49.4 lb/ft³

• Alcohol, methyl (methanol): γ = 50.5 lb/ft³

• Benzene: γ = 56.1 lb/ft³

• Butane (liquid): γ = 36.1 lb/ft³

• Carbon disulfide: γ = 80.7 lb/ft³

• Carbon tetrachloride: γ = 99.6 lb/ft³

• Chloroform: γ = 93 lb/ft³

• Ethylene glycol (ethanediol): γ = 69.22 lb/ft³

• Gasoline: γ = 41 lb/ft3 to 43 lb/ft³

• Glycerin: γ = 78.6 lb/ft³

• Isobutane (liquid): γ = 34.8 lb/ft³

• Kerosene: γ = 51.2 lb/ft³

• Mercury: γ = 849 lb/ft³

• Methanol (methyl alcohol): γ = 50.5 lb/ft³

• Milk: γ = 64.2 lb/ft3 to 64.6 lb/ft³

• Naphtha, petroleum: γ = 41.5 lb/ft³

• Oil, castor: γ = 60.5 lb/ft³

• Oil, coconut: γ = 57.7 lb/ft³

• Oil, linseed (boiled): γ = 58.8 lb/ft³

• Oil, olive: γ = 57.3 lb/ft³

• Propane (liquid): γ = 31.2 lb/ft³

• Toluene: γ = 54.1 lb/ft³

• Turpentine: γ = 54.3 lb/ft³

• Water, heavy: γ = 68.97 lb/ft³

• Water, light (normal): γ = 62.4 lb/ft³

• Water, sea: γ = 63.99 lb/ft³

Solids:

• Beryllium: γ = 115.37 lb/ft³

• Brass: γ = 524.4 lb/ft³

• Calcium: γ = 96.763 lb/ft³

• Carbon (diamond): γ = 196.65 lb/ft³ to 220.37 lb/ft³

• Cement (set): γ = 170 lb/ft³ to 190 lb/ft³

• Chromium: γ = 448.86 lb/ft³

• Copper: γ = 559.36 lb/ft³

• Cork: γ = 14 lb/ft³ to 16 lb/ft³

• Gold: γ = 1178.6 lb/ft³

• Ice: γ = 57.2 lb/ft³

• Iron: γ = 490.68 lb/ft³

• Ivory: γ = 114 lb/ft³ to 120 lb/ft³

• Lead: γ = 708.56 lb/ft³

• Leather: γ = 54 lb/ft³

• Magnesium: γ = 108.50 lb/ft³

• Molybdenum: γ = 638.01 lb/ft³

• Quartz: γ = 165 lb/ft³

• Rubber (soft): γ = 69 lb/ft³

• Rubber (hard): γ = 74 lb/ft³

• Salt, rock: γ = 136 lb/ft³

• Sugar: γ = 99 lb/ft³

• Tar: γ = 66 lb/ft³

• Wood, balsa: γ = 7 lb/ft3 to 9 lb/ft³

• Wood, maple: γ = 39 lb/ft3 to 47 lb/ft³