Density of Various Solids Tables

Engineering Materials Specifications and Characteristics Tables and Charts - Ferrous and Non-Ferrous

Density of Various Solids

These tables gives the range of density for miscellaneous solid materials whose characteristics depend on the source or method of preparation.

Material	ρ/ g cm^-3
Agate	2.5-2.7
Alabaster, carbonate	2.69-2.78
Alabaster, sulfate	2.26-2.32
Albite	2.62-2.65
Amber	1.06-1.11
Amphiboles	2.9-3.2
Anorthite	2.74-2.76
Asbestos	2.0-2.8
Asbestos slate	1.8
Asphalt	1.1-1.5
Basalt	2.4-3.1
Beeswax	0.96-0.97
Beryl	2.69-2.70
Biotite	2.7-3.1
Bone	1.7-2.0
Brasses	8.44-8.75
Brick	1.4-2.2
Bronzes	8.74-8.89
Butter	0.86-0.87
Calamine	4.1-4.5
Calcspar	2.6-2.8
Camphor	0.99
Cardboard	0.69
Celluloid	1.4
Cement, set	2.7-3.0
Chalk	1.9-2.8
Charcoal, oak	0.57
Charcoal, pine	0.28-0.44
Cinnabar	8.12
Clay	1.8-2.6
Coal, anthracite	1.4-1.8
Coal, bituminous	1.2-1.5
Coke	1.0-1.7
Copal	1.04-1.14
Cork	0.22-0.26
Corundum	3.9-4.0
Diamond	3.51
Dolomite	2.84
Ebonite	1.15
Emery	4.0
Epidote	3.25-3.50
Feldspar	2.55-2.75
Flint	2.63
Fluorite	3.18
Galena	7.3-7.6
Garnet	3.15-4.3
Gelatin	1.27
Glass, common	2.4-2.8
Glass, lead	3-4

Material	ρ/ g cm^-3
Pyrex	2.23
Granite	2.64-2.76
Graphite	2.30-2.72
Gum arabic	1.3-1.4
Gypsum	2.31-2.33
Hematite	4.9-5.3
Hornblende	3.0
Ice	0.917
Iron, cast	7.0-7.4
Ivory	1.83-1.92
Kaolin	2.6
Leather, dry	0.86
Lime, slaked	1.3-1.4
Limestone	2.68-2.76
Linoleum	1.18
Magnetite	4.9-5.2
Malachite	3.7-4.1
Marble	2.6-2.84
Meerschaum	0.99-1.28
Mica	2.6-3.2
Muscovite	2.76-3.00
Ochre	3.5
Opal	2.2
Paper	0.7-1.15
Paraffin	0.87-0.91
Peat blocks	0.84
Pitch	1.07
Polyamides	1.15-1.25
Polyethylene	0.92-0.97
Poly(methyl methacrylate)	1.19
Polypropylene	0.91-0.94
Polystyrene	1.06-1.12
Polytetrafluoroethylene	2.28-2.30
Poly(vinyl acetate)	1.19
Poly(vinyl chloride)	1.39-1.42
Porcelain	2.3-2.5
Porphyry	2.6-2.9
Pyrite	4.95-5.10
Quartz	2.65
Resin	1.07
Rock salt	2.18
Rubber, hard	1.19
Rubber, soft	1.1
pure gum	0.91-0.93
Neoprene	1.23-1.25
Sandstone	2.14-2.36
Serpentine	2.50-2.65
Silica, fused,	2.21
Silicon carbide	3.16
Slag	2.0-3.9
Slate	2.6-3.3

Material	ρ/ g cm^-3
Soapstone	2.6-2.8
Solder	8.7-9.4
Starch	1.53
Steel, stainless	7.8
Sugar	1.59
Talc	2.7-2.8
Tallow, beef	0.94
Tar	1.02
Topaz	3.5-3.6
Tourmaline	3.0-3.2
Tungsten carbide	14.0-15.0
Wax, sealing	1.8
Wood (seasoned)
alder	0.42-0.68
apple	0.66-0.84
ash	0.65-0.85
balsa	0.11-0.14
bamboo	0.31-0.40
basswood	0.32-0.59
beech	0.70-0.90
birch	0.51-0.77
blue gum	1.00
box	0.95-1.16
butternut	0.38
cedar	0.49-0.57
cherry	0.70-0.90
dogwood	0.76
ebony	1.11-1.33
elm	0.54-0.60
hickory	0.60-0.93
holly	0.76
juniper	0.56
larch	0.50-0.56
locust	0.67-0.71
logwood	0.91
mahogany	0.66-0.85
maple	0.62-0.75
oak	0.60-0.90
pear	0.61-0.73
pine, pitch	0.83-0.85
white	0.35-0.50
yellow	0.37-0.60
plum	0.66-0.78
poplar	0.35-0.50
satinwood	0.95
spruce	0.48-0.70
sycamore	0.40-0.60
teak, Indian	0.66-0.98
walnut	0.64-0.70
water gum	1.00
willow	0.40-0.60
Wood’s metal	9.70

References

1. Forsythe, W. E., Smithsonian Physical Tables, Ninth Edition, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1956.
2. Kaye, G. W. C., and Laby, T. H., Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants, 16th Edition, Longman, London, 1995.
3. Brandrup, J., and Immergut, E. H., Polymer Handbook, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1989.