LAB - Buoyancy


Selected Densities sorted by Material Density
Category    Material               Density (g/cc)
--------    ---------------        --------------
Wood         Walnut                     0.593
Chemical     Gasoline                   0.721
Other        Paper                      0.929
Plastic      HDPE                       0.955
Liquid       Water, 100 °C              0.9581
Liquid       Water, 4 °C                0.99997
Liquid       Seawater                   1.025
Ceramic      Glass                      2.6
Metal        Aluminum                   2.643
Metal        Pig Iron                   7.207
Metal        Pure Iron                  7.86
Metal        Stainless Steel, 304       8.03
Metal        Brass                      8.553
Metal        German Silver              8.586
Metal        Copper, cast-rolled        8.906
Metal        Silver, Pure              10.5
Metal        Lead                      11.37
Metal        Mercury                   13.57
Metal        Uranium                   18.74
Metal        Gold, Pure                19.32
Metal        Plutonium, alpha phase    19.35

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