Specific Gravity Of Substances
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This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
Specific Gravity Of Substances
A gallon of water or. wine weighs 10 lbs., and this is taken as the basis of the following table:
Liquids. | |
Water | 100 |
Sea Water | 103 |
Dead Sea | 124 |
Alcohol | 84 |
Olive oil | 92 |
Turpentine | 99 |
Wine | 100 |
Urine | 101 |
Cider | 102 |
Beer | 102 |
Woman's milk | 102 |
Cow's milk | 103 |
Goat's milk | 104 |
Porter | 104 |
Timber. | |
Cork | 24 |
Poplar | 38 |
Fir | 55 |
Cedar | 61 |
Pear | 66 |
Walnut | 67 |
Cherry | 72 |
Maple | 75 |
Ash | 84 |
Apple | 79 |
Beech | 85 |
Mahogany | 106 |
Oak | 117 |
Ebony | 133 |
Metals. | |
Zinc | 719 |
721 | |
Tin | 729 |
Bar iron | 779 |
Steel................... | 783 |
Copper | 869 |
Brass | 840 |
Silver | 1,051 |
Lead | 1,135 |
Mercury | 1,357 |
Gold................. | 1,926 |
Platina | 1,950 |
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