Solids – Densities

ABS – copolymer of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene 1.06 Acetals 1.42 Agate 2.5 – 2.7 Acrylic 1.19 Agate 2.6 Alabaster carbonate 2.7 – 2.8 Alabaster sulfate 2.3 Alum, lumpy 0.881 Alum, pulverized 0.752 Alumina (aluminium oxide) 3.95 – 4.1 Aluminum 2.7 Aluminum Bronze 7.7 Albite 2.6 – 2.65 Amber 1.06 – 1.1 Amphiboles 2.9 – 3.2 Andesite, solid 2.77 Anorthite 2.74 – 2.76 Antimony, cast 6.7 Arsenic 4.7 Artificial Wool 1.5 Asbestos 2.0 – 2.8 Asbestos, shredded 0.35 Asbestos, solid 2.45 Ashes 0.65 Asphalt, compacted 2.36 Asphalt, crushed 0.72 Bakelite 1.36 Baking powder 0.72 Balsa Wood 0.13 Barite, crushed 2.89 Barium 3.78 Bark, wood refuse 0.24 Barytes 4.5 Basalt 2.4 – 3.1 Bauxite, crushed 1.28 Beeswax 0.96 Beryl 2.7 Beryllia 3.0 Beryllium 1.85 Biotite 2.7 – 3.1 Bismuth 9.8 Boiler scale 2.5 Bone 1.7 – 2.0 Bone, pulverized 0.88 Borax, fine 0.85 Brasses 8.47 – 8.75 Bronzes 8.74 – 8.89 Brown iron ore 5.1 Brick 1.4 – 2.4 Brick, fire 2.3 Brick, hard 2 Brick, pressed 2.2 Brickwork in cement 1.8 Brickwork in mortar 1.6 Butter 0.86 – 0.87 Cadmium 8.64 Calamine 4.1 – 4.5 Calcium 1.55 Calcspar 2.6 – 2.8 Camphor 1 Carbon 3.51 Caoutchouc 0.9 – 1 Cardboard 0.7 Cast Iron 7.2 Celluloid 1.4 Cellulose, cotton, wood pulp, regenerated 1.48 – 1.53 Cellulose acetat, moulded 1.22 – 1.34 Cellulose acetat, sheet 1.28 – 1.32 Cellulose nitrate, celluloid 1.35 – 1.4 Chlorinated polyether 1.4 Cement, set 2.7 – 3 Cement, Portland 1.5 Cerium 6.77 Chalk 1.9 – 2.8 Charcoal, oak 0.6 Charcoal, pine 0.3 – 0.4 Chromium 7.1 Chrom oxide 5.21 Cinnabar 8.1 Clay 1.8 – 2.6 Coal, anthracite 1.4 – 1.8 Coal, bituminous 1.2 – 1.5 Cobalt 8.8 Cocoa, butter 0.9 Coke 1 – 1.7 Concrete, lightweight 0.45 – 1.0 Concrete, medium 1.3 – 1.7 Concrete, dense 2.0 – 2.4 Constantan 8.89 Copal 1 – 1.15 Copper 8.79 Cork 0.2 – 0.25 Cork, linoleum 0.55 Corundum 4.0 Cotton 0.08 CPVC – Chlorinated poly vinyl chloride 1.6 Lead Crystal 3.1 Diamond 3 – 3.5 Dolomite 2.8 Duralium 2.8 Earth, loose 1.2 Earth, rammed 1.6 Ebonite 1.15 Emery 4 Electron 1.8 Epidote 3.2 – 3.5 Epoxy cast resin 1.11 – 1.4 Epoxy glass fibre 1.5 Expanded polystyrene 0.015 – 0.03 Feldspar 2.6 – 2.8 Fire brick 1.8 – 2.2 Flint 2.6 Fluorite 3.2 Galena 7.3 – 7.6 Gallium 5.9 Gamboge 1.2 Garnet 3.2 – 4.3 Gas carbon 1.9 Gelatin 1.3 Germanium 5.32 Glass, common 2.4 – 2.8 Glass, flint 2.9 – 5.9 Glass, Pyrex 2.21 Glass-wool 0.025 Glue 1.3 Gneiss 2.69 Gold 19.29 Granite 2.6 – 2.8 Graphite 2.3 – 2.7 Gum arabic 1.3 – 1.4 Gypsum 2.3 Hardboard 1.0 Hematite 4.9 – 5.3 Hornblende 3 Ice 0.917 Iron, cast 7.0 – 7.4 Iodine 4.95 Iridium 22.5 Ivory 1.8 – 1.9 Kaolin 2.6 Lead 11.35 Leather, dry 0.86 Lime, slaked 1.35 Limestone 2.7 -2.8 Linoleum 1.2 Lithium 0.53 Magnesia 3.2 – 3.6 Magnesium 1.74 Magnetite 4.9 – 5.2 Malachite 3.7 – 4.1 Manganese 7.43 Marble 2.6 – 2.8 Meerschaum 1 – 1.3 Mica 2.6 – 3.2 Mineral wool quilt 0.05 Molybdenum 10.2 Muscovite 2.8 – 3 Nickel 8.9 Nylon 6 1.12 – 1.17 Nylon 6,6 1.13 – 1.15 Oak 0.72 Ochre 3.5 Opal 2.2 Osmium 22.48 Palladium 12.0 Paper 0.7 – 1.15 Paraffin 0.9 Peat blocks 0.85 Phenolic cast resin 1.24 – 1.32 Phosphorbronce 8.8 Phosphorus 1.82 Pinchbeck 8.65 Pitch 1.1 Pit coal 1.35 Plaster board 0.80 Platinum 21.5 Plywood 0.54 Polyacrylonitrile 1.16 – 1.18 Polyamides 1.15 – 1.25 PC – poly carbonate 1.2 PBT – poly butylene terephthalate 1.35 LDPE – low density poly ethylene 0.91 HDPE – (PEH) – high density poly ethylene 0.96 PET – poly ethylene terephthalate 1.35 PMMA – poly methyl methacrylate 1.2 POM – poly oxy methylene 1.4 PP – poly propylene 0.91 – 0.94 PPO – poly penylene ether 1.1 PS – poly styrene 1.03 PTFE – poly tetra fluoro ethylene, Teflon 2.28 – 2.30 PU – poly urethane foam 0.03 PVDF – poly vinylidene fluoride 1.76 Porcelain 2.3 – 2.5 Porphyry 2.6 – 2.9 Potassium 0.86 Pressed wood, pulp board 0.19 PVC – poly vinyl chloride 1.39 – 1.42 Pyrex 2.25 Pyrite 4.9 – 5.1 Quartz 2.65 Radium 5 Red lead 8.6 – 9.1 Red metal 8.8 Resin 1.07 Rhenium 21.4 Rhodium 12.3 Rock salt 2.2 Rock wool 0.22 – 0.39 Rosin 1.07 Rubber, hard 1.2 Rubber, soft commercial 1.1 Rubber, pure gum 0.91 – 0.93 Rubber, foam 0.070 Rubidium 1.52 Sand, dry 1.4 – 1.6 Sandstone 2.1 – 2.4 Sapphire 3.98 Selenium 4.4 Serpentine 2.5 – 2.65 Silica, fused transparent 2.2 Silica, translucent 2.1 Silicium carbide 3.16 Silicon 2.33 Silver 10.5 Slag 2 – 3.9 Slate 2.6 – 3.3 Snow 0.1 Soapstone 2.6 – 2.8 Sodium 0.98 Soil 2.05 Solder 8.7 – 9.4 Soot 1.6 – 1.7 Spermaceti 0.95 Starch 1.5 Steatite 2.6 – 2.7 Steel 7.82 Stone 2.3 – 2.8 Sulfur, cryst. 2.0 Sugar 1.6 Talc 2.7 – 2.8 Tallow, beef 0.95 Tallow, mutton 0.95 Tantalum 16.6 Tar 1.05 Teflon 2.20 Tellurium 6.25 Thoria 4.16 Thorium 11.7 Tin 7.28 Titanium 4.5 Topaz 3.5 – 3.6 Tourmaline 3 – 3.2 Tungsten 19.2 Tungsten carbide 14.0 – 15.0 Uranium 19.1 Urethane foam (Urea formaldehyde foam) 0.08 Vanadium 6.1 Vermiculite 0.12 Wax, sealing 1.8 White metal 7.5 – 10 Wood wool slab 0.5 – 0.8 Zinc 7.12