Density data

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Knowing the density of common materials can be useful in a variety of jobs...

estimating the weight of an object
finding the volume needed to contain a given weight of a material
making your own scale weights
verifying the accuracy of mathematical equations

For an example of the last one above, see...

http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/s...-ungulas-27633

oz/in3 = (2.54 cm/in)^3 * (2.20462E-3 lb/gm) * (16 oz/lb) * gm/cc
oz/in3 = 0.578035985 * gm/cc

oz/in3 = 0.578036 * gm/cc		1 oz = 28.35 gm
gm/in3 = 16.38706 * gm/cc
oz/cc  = 0.035274 * gm/cc		Hg = 13.5462 gm/cc @ 20 degC
lb/in3 = 0.036127 * gm/cc

Water = 62.428 lb/ft3

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Material		gm/cc	oz/in3	lb/in3	Linear Expansion (uin/in/degF)

Gold			19.296	11.154	0.697		 7.9
Mercury			13.547	 7.830	0.4894
Lead			11.299	 6.531	0.4082		16.2
Silver			10.5	 6.069	0.379		10.6
Bronze			 8.844	 5.112	0.3195		 9.86
Copper			 8.813	 5.094	0.3184		 9.4
Brass
80% Cu - 20% Zn		 8.595	 4.968	0.3105		 9.57
70% Cu - 30% Zn		 8.393	 4.851	0.3032		 9.57
60% Cu - 40% Zn		 8.354	 4.829	0.3018		 9.57
50% Cu - 50% Zn		 8.193	 4.736	0.2960		 9.57
Steel			 7.795	 4.506	0.2816		 6.36
Cast Iron		 7.197	 4.16	0.26		 5.56
Aluminum		 2.558	 1.478	0.0924		12.34
Gunmetal		 8.84	 5.11	0.3194		10.1
White Metal		 7.31	 4.23	0.2641
Zinc			 7.06	 4.081	0.2551		16.2
Oak (transverse)					 3.0
Oak (longitudinal)					 2.7
German Silver						10.2
Glass							 4.8
Stainless Steel						 5.9
Nickel							 7.1
Phospher Bronze						 9.3
Sea Water		 1.025	 0.592	0.037
Water			 1.000	 0.578	0.0361
Ice			 0.9195
Gasoline		 0.675	 0.390	0.024
Brick			 1.8	 1.040	0.065
Concrete		 2.1	 0.079	0.076
Earth			 1.6	 0.925	0.058
Granite			 2.7	 1.561	0.098
Dry Sand		 1.65	 0.954	0.060
Ivory			 1.874	 1.083	0.068