The Specific Gravity - SG - is a dimensionless unit defined as the ratio of density of the material to the density of water at a specified

temperature. It is common to use the density of water at 4 oC (39 oF) as reference - at this point the density of water is at the highest. Specific gravities - SG - for common solids and metals can be found in the table below:

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Specific Gravity - SG 1.05 1.03 1.55 1.41 1.41 1.19 3.4 - 3.6 2.55 2.8 7.8 2.8 6.69 1.4 1.0

ABS, extrusion grade ABS, high impact Acetal, 20% glass Acetal, copolymer Acetyl, homopolymer Acrylic Alumina Aluminum min. Aluminum max. Aluminum Bronze Andesite, solid Antimony Asbestos, cement board Asbestos, mill board

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Specific Gravity - SG 0.3 - 0.4 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.19 1.4 0.25 4.5 3.62 4.5 1.95 3.0 0.95 2.4 1.848 9.79

Asbestos, shredded Asbestos, rock Asphalt Asphaltum Azdel Bakelite, solid Bark Barite Barium Barium sulfate Basalt, broken Basalt solid Beeswax Bentonite Beryllium Bismuth

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Specific Gravity - SG 1.7 1.8 2.32 8.4 - 8.7 1.75 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.6 7.7 8.88 7.4 - 8.9 8.65 4.58

Borax min. Borax min. Boron Brass, cast rolled Brick, common red Brick, fire clay (firebrick) Brick, hard Brickwork, in cement Brickwork, in mortar Brickwood, in cement Brickwood, in mortar Bronze aluminum Bronze phosphor Bronze, 7.9 - 14% Sn Cadmium Calcium

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Specific Gravity - SG 2.7 2.1 0.08 1.2 - 1.5 3.1 6.77 1.873 2.3 0.4 7.19 5.22 1.8 2.6 1.5 1.2 2.7

Calcium carbonate Carbon, solid Carbon, powdered Cement Cement, Portland (set) Cerium Cesium Chalk Charcoal, wood Chromium Chromium dioxide (Cr203) Clay min. Clay max. Coal, anthracite Coal, bitumious Coal, slag

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Specific Gravity - SG 8.71 1.4 2.2 0.2 8.89 1.55 3.51 2.9 8.55 1.4 4.0 1.8 9.066 5.244 6.7 - 7.1 0.24

Cobalt Concrete, ligth Concrete, stone Corkboard Copper CPVC Diamond Dolomite rock Dysprosium Earth, dry Emery Epoxy Erbium Europium Ferrosilicon - 15% Fiberboard, ligth

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Specific Gravity - SG 1.1 1.87 2.4 - 2.6 7.9 5.91 5.32 8.58 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.9 3 2.45 2.72 17.5 19.32

Fiber hardboard Fiber glass sheet Flint stones / pebbles Gadolinium Gallium Germanium German silver Glass min. Glass max. Glass beads Glass crystal min. Glass crystal max. Glass plate min. Glass plate max. Gold, 22 carat fine Gold, pure

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Specific Gravity - SG 17.18 - 17.2 2.4 2.07 2.8 0.8 13.31 0.1 5.2 8.795 3 0.92 4.5- 5.0 7.31 4.93 21.78 22.42

Gold, US coin Granite min. Graphite Gypsum, solid Gypsum, board Hafnium Hairfelt Hematite Holmium Hornblende Ice (0oC, 32oF) Ilmenite Indium Iodine Iridium min. Iridium max.

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Specific Gravity - SG 7.03 7.13 3.9 + 2.7 7.6 7.9 6.17 0.9 2.1 2.86 11.35 7.3 - 7.6 9.5 - 9.9 0.95 2.6 0.53

Iron cast min. Iron cast max. Iron carbonate Iron slag Iron wrought min. Iron wrought max. Lanthanum Leather, dry Limestone min. Limestone max. Lead Lead ore, galena Lead oxide (yellow) Leather Limestone Lithium

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Specific Gravity - SG 9.84 3 3.2 7.21 - 7.44 3.7 - 4.6 1.738 2.6 2.86 2.4 13.534 2.7 0.1 10.22 8.97 1.5 2.8

Lutetium Magnesite Magnetite Manganese Manganese ore, pyrolusite Magnesium Marble min. Marble max. Masonry Mercury Mica Mineral wool blanket Molybdenum Monel metal, rolled Mortar Mullite beads

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Specific Gravity - SG 7.00 8.90 8.57 1.16 1.30 1.14 1.16 0.7 22.57 0.9 12.02 0.9 1.36 1.38 1.8 0.7

Neodymium Nickel Niobium (Columbium) Nylon 6 Cast Nylon 6/6, Cast Nylon 6/6, Extruded Nylon 60L, Cast Oak, red Osmium Paper Palladium Paraffin wax PET, unfilled Phenolics Phosphorus Plaster, light

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Specific Gravity - SG 1.8 1.8 0.2 1.2 21.45 19.84 1.19 0.97 0.94 1.27 1.30 0.83 1.41 0.91 1.25 1.05

Plaster, sand Plaster of Paris Plastics, foamed Plastics, solid Platinum Plutonium Polycarbonate Polyethylene, HD Polyethylene, UHMW Polyethermide Polyphenylene Sulfide Polymethylpentene Polymid, unfilled Polypropylene Polysulfone Polyurethane

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Specific Gravity - SG 2.5 0.86 6.77 2.19 1.39 1.77 2.5 2.8 7.00 21.02 12.41 1.532 12.45 2.2 7.52 2.6

Porcelain Potassium Praseodymium PTFE (teflon) PVC PVDF Quartz min. Quartz max. Quartz sand Rhenium Rhodium Rubidium Ruthenium Salt Samarium Sand, silica

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Specific Gravity - SG 7.0 2 2.6 0.15 4.28 2.989 2.7 4.8 2.8 3.26 0.11 2.33 3.1 3.2 10.50 8.58

Sand, Quartz Sandstone min. Sandstone max. Sawdust Selenium Scandium Serpentine min. Selenium Serpentine max. Sialon Silica aerogel Silicon Silicon carbide Silicon nitride Silver Silver, German

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Specific Gravity - SG 2.8 2.7 0.968 2.6 - 2.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.83 7.80 7.70 - 7.73 2.64 2.0 2.6 2.8 16.69 1.2

Slate Soapstone Sodium Steatite beads Steel, 440C stainless Steel, carbon Steel, chrome Steel, cold-drawn Steel, machine Steel, tool Strontium Sulfur Talc min. Talc max. Tantalium Tar, bituminous

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Specific Gravity - SG 6 6.24 11.85 11.7 9.32 1.8 7.31 6.4 - 7.0 8.42 10.50 4.506 3.77 3.0 19.22 14.29 18.8

Tellurium min. Tellurium max. Thallium Thorium Thulium Tile Tin Tin ore, cassiterite 63 Sn & 37 Pb 10 Sn & 90 Pb Titanium Titanium dioxide, Anatase Trap rock Tungsten Tungsten carbide Uranium

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Specific Gravity - SG 5.96 0.13 1.8 1.0 7.3 0.16 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.32 6.97 4.47 6.9 - 7.2 3.9 4.2

Vanadium Vermiculite Vinyl ester Water White metal Wood, balsa Wood, oak Wood, white pine Wood, felt Wood, loose Wool Ytterbium Yttrium Zinc, cast-rolled Zinc blend min Zinc blend max

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Specific Gravity - SG 6.9 7.2 6.506 3.85

Zinc min. Zinc max. Zirconium Zirconium silicate