This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
6162. The Light Areometer of Brix. This areometer is graded from 0° to 200°, 0° corresponding with water at 60° Fahr.
Degree. | Sp. Gr. | Diff. | Degree. | Sp. Gr. | Diff. |
0° | 1.0000 | .0025 | 105° | .7921 | .0016 |
5 | .9876 | .0024 | 110 | .7843 | .0015 |
10 | .9756 | .0024 | 115 | .7767 | .0015 |
15 | .9638 | .0023 | 120 | .7692 | .0015 |
20 | .9524 | .0022 | 125 | .7619 | .0014 |
25 | .9412 | .0022 | 130 | .7547 | .0014 |
30 | .9302 | .0021 | 135 | .7477 | .0014 |
35 | .9195 | .0021 | 140 | .7407 | .0014 |
40 | .9091 | .0020 | 145 | .7339 | .0013 |
45 | .8989 | .0020 | 150 | .7273 | .0013 |
50 | .8889 | .0020 | 155 | .7207 | .0013 |
55 | .8791 | .0019 | 160 | .7143 | .0013 |
60 | .8696 | .0019 | 165 | .7080 | .0012 |
65 | .8602 | .0018 | 170 | .7018 | .0012 |
70 | .8511 | .0018 | 175 | .6957 | .0012 |
75 | .8421 | .0018 | 180 | .6897 | .0012 |
80 | .8333 | .0017 | 185 | .6838 | .0012 |
85 | .8247 | .0017 | 190 | .6780 | .0011 |
90 | .8163 | .0016 | 195 | .6723 | .0011 |
95 | .8081 | .0016 | 200 | .6667 | |
100 | .8000 | .0016 |
To obtain the specific gravity of the intermediate degrees see No. 6155 (Gay Lussac's Light Areometer Reduced to Specific Gravity).
 
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