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    Density data

    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

    Code:
    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

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