Density of solids
at a temperature of 20 °C
Compound | Formula | ρ [kg m-3] |
aragonite | CaCO3 | 2930 |
aluminium | Al | 2700 |
ammonium chloride | NH4Cl | 1530 |
ammonium nitrate | NH4NO3 | 1660 - 1730 |
ammonium sulphate | (NH4)2SO4 | 1770 |
amorphous carbon | C | 1800 - 2100 |
barium sulphate | BaSO4 | 4500 |
blast furnace slag | 3000 | |
calcite | CaCO3 | 2710 |
calcium chloride | CaCl2 | 2100 |
calcium oxide | CaO | 3320 |
calcium sulphate | CaSO4 | 2960 |
cement | 3100 - 3200 | |
chalk | 1800 - 2600 | |
coal | 1200 - 1500 | |
copper | Cu | 8920 |
copper sulphate | CuSO4 | 3610 |
copper sulphate - pentahydrate | CuSO4 . 5H2O | 2290 |
corundum | Al2O3 | 4000 |
fireclay | 940 - 950 | |
flint glass | 3150 - 3900 | |
gold | Au | 19300 |
graphite | C | 2260 |
iron (pure) | Fe | 7860 |
lead | Pb | 11340 |
limestone | CaCO3 | 2500 - 2800 |
platinum | Pt | 21450 |
potassium carbonate | K2CO3 | 2290 |
potassium carbonate dihydrate | K2CO3 . 2H2O | 2040 |
potassium carbonate sesquihydrate | 2K2CO3 . 3H2O | 2130 |
potassium chloride | KCl | 1990 |
potassium sulphate | K2SO4 | 2660 |
quartz | SiO2 | 2100 - 2500 |
sand | 1400 - 1650 | |
silver | Ag | 10500 |
soda glass soft | 2450 | |
sodium carbonate | Na2CO3 | 2530 |
sodium carbonate decahydrate | Na2CO3 . 10H2O | 1460 |
sodium chloride | NaCl | 2160 |
sodium sulphate | Na2SO4 | 2700 |
sodium sulphate - decahydrate | Na2SO4 . 10H2O | 1460 |
sodium sulphite | Na2SO3 | 2660 |
steel | 7600 - 7800 | |
sugar | 1590 | |
sulphur | S | 1960 - 2070 |
zinc | Zn | 7140 |