46 USEFUL TABLES 



WEIGHTS OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES 



Metals 



Aluminum 



Antimony 



Bismuth 



Brass, common 



Copper, cast 



Copper, rolled 



Gold, pure cast 



Iron, cast 



Iron, wrought 



Lead, pure 



Mercury, at 60 F 



Silver, pure 



Steel, hard 



Steel, soft 



Tin 



Zinc.. 



Stones and Earth 



Asbestos 1110 



Brick 0723 



Chalk 1006 



Clay .0686 



Coal, anthracite 



Coal, bituminous .0488 



Earth, loose 0491 



Emery 1450 



Glass, flint 



Granite, Quincy 0958 



Gypsum, opaque .0783 



Limestone 



Marble, common 0970 



1012 



Quartz 0961 



Salt, common 0769 



Sand 0957 



1012 



Soil, common .0717 



Stone, common .0910 



Sulphur, native <>7:<1 



Weight per 

 Cu. In. 

 Pound 



.096 

 .242 

 .352 



.307 

 .314 

 .321 

 .696 

 .260 

 .281 

 .409 

 .491 

 .378 

 .286 

 .283 

 .256 

 .260 



Weight per 

 Cu. In. 

 Pound 



Specific 

 Gravity 



2.660 



6.712 



9.746 



8.500 



8.700 



8.878 



19.258 



7.207 



7.780 



11.330 



13.580 



10.474 



7.919 



7.833 



7.351 



7.101 



Specific 

 Gravity 



3 to 3.2 

 2.000 

 2.784 

 1.900 

 1.640 

 1.436 

 1.350 

 1.360 

 4.000 

 3.500 

 2.662 

 2.168 

 2.700 

 2.688 

 2.800 

 2.660 

 2.130 

 2.660 

 2.800 

 1.984 

 2.520 

 2.033 





