Specific Gravity Table

Gas Specific Gravity relative to Air at 70F

Liquid Specific Gravity relative to Water @ 60F
Chemical
Formula

GAS

Specific Gravity

Liquid

Specific Gravity

Acetylene
Air
Ammonia
Anthracite Producer Gas
Argon
Benzene
Bituminous Producer Gas
Blast-Furnace Gas
Blue Water Gas
Butane
Butylene
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Carbureted Water Gas
Chlorine
Coke Oven Gas
Ethane
Ethyl Chloride
Ethylene

C2H2
NH3
A
C6H6
C4H10
C4H8
CO2
CO
CI2
C2H6
C2H5CI
C2H4

0.911
1.000
0.596
0.850
1.377
2.692
0.860
1.000
0.530
2.067
1.994
1.528
0.967
0.650
2.486
0.420
1.049
2.365
0.974

Acetone
Alcohol, Ethyl (100%)
Acid, Muriatic (40%)
Acid, Nitirc (91%)
Acid, Sulfuric (87%)
Bunkers C Fuel Max.
Distillate
Fuel 3 Max.
Fuel 5 Min.
Fuel 5 Max.
Fuel 6 Min.
Gasoline
Gasoline, Natural
Hydrochloric Acid
Kerosene
M. C. Residuum
Mercury
Olive Oil
Pentane

0.792
0.789
1.200
1.500
1.800
1.014
0.850
0.898
0.966
0.993
0.993
0.751
0.680
1.256
0.815
0.935
13.570
0.919
0.624

Freon(F-12)

CCI2F2

4.520

SAE 10 Lube

0.876

Helium
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Chloride
Hydrogen Sulphide
Methane
Methyl Chloride

He
H2
HCI
H2S
CH4
CH3CI

0.138
0.070
1.268
1.190
0.554
1.738

SAE 30 Lube
SAE 70 Lube
Sea Water
32.6 API Crude
35.6 API Crude
40 API Crude

0.898
0.916
1.025
0.862
0.847
0.825

Natural Gas
Neon
Nitrogen
Nitric Oxide
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
Petane
Propane
Propylene
Sulphur Dioxide
Toluene
Xylene

Ne
N2
NO
N2O
O2
C5H12
C3H8
C3H6
SO2
C7H8
C8H10

0.667
0.696
0.972
1.034
1.518
1.105
2.487
1.562
1.450
2.264
3.176
3.662

48 API Crude
Water

0.788
1.000

Representative value

100 Viscosity Index.