LAB - Buoyancy

1 g/cc = 1 gram/cm^3

Densities sorted by Material Density
Category    Material               Density (g/cc)
--------    ---------------        --------------
Wood         Cherry                     0.433
Wood         Walnut                     0.593
Wood         Southern Pine              0.65
Wood         Red Oak                    0.673
Wood         Sugar Maple                0.689
Wood         Birch                      0.705
Wood         Mahogony                   0.705
Chemical     Gasoline                   0.721
Chemical     Benzene                    0.737
Liquid       Ethyl Alcohol              0.802
Liquid       Methyl Alcohol             0.809
Other        Ice                        0.897
Other        Paraffin                   0.898
Liquid       Mineral Oil                0.914
Other        Paper                      0.929
Liquid       Vegetable Oil              0.93
Other        Leather, common            0.945
Plastic      HDPE                       0.955
Liquid       Water, 100 °C              0.9581
Liquid       Water, 4 °C                0.99997
Plastic      Polyurethane               1
Liquid       Seawater                   1.025
Mineral      Coal, Coke                 1.201
Mineral      Coal, Lignite              1.25
Mineral      Coal, Bituminous           1.346
Plastic      Kevlar 29                  1.44
Plastic      Kevlar 49                  1.44
Plastic      Kevlar 149                 1.47
Plastic      Rubber                     1.506
Mineral      Coal, Anthracite           1.554
Metal        Magnesium, Pure            1.7
Metal        Beryllium                  1.8477
Metal        Beryllium, QMV             1.85
Ceramic      Graphite                   2.163
Ceramic      Quartz Glass               2.2
Ceramic      Borosilicate Glass         2.3
Ceramic      Glass                      2.6
Metal        Aluminum                   2.643
Ceramic      Lead Glass                 2.8
Metal        Titanium                   4.5
Mineral      Iron Ore, Magnetite        5.046
Mineral      Iron Ore, Hematite         5.206
Ceramic      Vanadium Carbide           5.71
Ceramic      Zirconia                   5.75
Ceramic      Y-TZP                      6.1
Metal        Zirconium                  6.3798
Ceramic      Zirconium Carbide          6.56
Mineral      Tin Ore, cassiterite       6.695
Metal        Iron, Ferrosilicon         6.984
Metal        Zinc, Cast                 7.049
Metal        Iron, grey cast            7.079
Metal        Iron, Cast, Pig            7.207
Metal        Pig Iron                   7.207
Metal        Tin, cast-hammered         7.352
Mineral      Lead Ore, Galena           7.449
Metal        Stainless 27Cr             7.47
Metal        Iron, Spiegeleisen         7.496
Metal        Manganese                  7.608
Metal        Iron, wrought              7.658
Metal        Aluminum bronze            7.702
Metal        Bronze, aluminum           7.702
Metal        Steel, tool                7.715
Metal        Wrought Iron               7.75
Metal        Carbon Tool Steel          7.82
Metal        Steel, cold-drawn          7.83
Metal        Carbon Steel               7.84
Metal        Steel, C1020, HR           7.85
Metal        Pure Iron                  7.86
Metal        Soft Steel (0.06% C)       7.87
Metal        Stainless 18Cr-8Ni         8.03
Metal        Stainless Steel, 304       8.03
Metal        Bronze, ~11% Tin           8.1
Metal        Brass                      8.553
Metal        German Silver              8.586
Metal        Bronze, phosphor           8.8
Metal        Cobalt                     8.8
Metal        Copper, Pure               8.9
Metal        Nickel, Pure               8.9
Metal        Copper, cast-rolled        8.906
Metal        Molybdenum, wrought       10.3
Metal        Silver, Pure              10.5
Metal        Silver, Cast-hammered     10.51
Metal        Lead                      11.37
Metal        Thorium, Ind. melted      11.6
Ceramic      Hafnium Carbide           12.76
Metal        Mercury                   13.57
Ceramic      Tungsten Carbide          15.7
Ceramic      WC / Tungsten Carbide     15.7
Metal        Tantalum                  16.6
Metal        Gold Coin (US)            17.19
Metal        Uranium                   18.74
Metal        Tungsten                  18.82
Metal        Uranium D38               18.97
Metal        Gold, cast-hammered       19.3
Metal        Gold, Pure                19.32
Metal        Plutonium, alpha phase    19.35
Metal        Platinum                  21.3
Metal        Iridium                   22.16

Selected List of Common Substances


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