Density, Relative Density and API Gravity

Density2Go Application Note

According to IP559 and ASTM D7777
Introduction Measurement procedure
Determination of the density, relative density or API Samples were measured at laboratory and outdoor
gravity of liquid petroleum products are important environmental temperatures. To verify the accuracy of
quality indicators and are used in quantity the Densito, a water standard was measured with the
calculations or to satisfy application, transportation, test method.
storage and regulatory requirements.

Energy Institute IP 559 and ASTM International Measurement parameters

D7777 test methods cover density determinations Fill speed: Medium
of field applications at Measurement reliability: Medium
test temperatures API table: Refined products (B) (IP 200, ASTM D1250)
between 0 and 40 °C,
and results are Results
compared to a
Indoor (24.3 °C) Outdoor (12.9 °C)
reference temperature
3
d measured in g/cm 0.6902 0.7013
of 15 °C or 60 °F.
3
d at 15 °C in g/cm 0.6989 0.6988
With the Density2Go
s 0.0001 0.0002
handheld density
SG(15 °C /15 °C) 0.6994 0.6995
meters, the sample
°API 70.8 70.8
can be analyzed no
matter the geographic Table 1: Mean results and standard deviation (s) for the
location or time of different sample series (n=6).
year. The measured
density and
temperature can automatically be compensated to:
 Density at 15 °C
Density at 60 °F
 Relative density 15 °C/15 °C
Relative density 60 °F /60 °F
 API gravity at 15 °C
API gravity at 60 °F

Samples and test standards

2,2,4-trimethylpentane at 24.3 °C (indoor)
2,2,4-trimethylpentane at 12.9 °C (outdoor)
Water standard for verification
Instruments and accessories
 Densito (30330857)
Fig. 1: Compensated density at 15 °C. The black dotted line
represents the reference value of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.
Red dotted lines indicate the acceptable limits of error
according to ASTM D7777, while blue error bars show the
standard deviation (s) of experimental values reported in
Table 1. This indicates that measurement results with the
Densito are precise and fall within the acceptable limit of
error.

 Protective Cover (30330860)

 Water Standards (51325005) Further information
 Filling tube 600 mm (30330848) www.mt.com/Density2Go

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04/2018