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Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
air . . 0.001293 .
alcohol - ethyl 78 . 0.807 .
alcohol - meths . . 0.823 .
alcohol - proof . . 0.916 .
aluminum . . 2.7 0.0000222
ammonia -33.50 . . .
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Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
beeswax . 61.8 . .
benzene - ave 81.5 . 0.899 .
bismuth 1560 271.3 . .
brass . . . 0.0000187
brine 10% . . 1.072 .
brine 20% . . 1.15 .
bronze . . 8.8 .
butter - ave . 30.0 . .
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Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
cadmium 765 320.9 . .
carbon dioxide -78.5 -56.6 (@ ≥ 5.185 bar) 0.001977 (as a gas) .
copper 2582 1083.4 . 0.0000168
copper - cast . . 8.8 .
copper - drawn . . 8.94 .
diesel . . 0.853 .
dry ice . -78.0 1.562 .
ether . . 0.736 .
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Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
German silver . . 8.6 .
glass - common . . 2.5 .
glass - tubing . . . 0.0000083
glycerine . . 1.26 .
gold 2807 1064.4 19.3 .
graphite . . 2.5 .
gunmetal . . 8.2 .
helium -268.93 -272.2 . .
hydrogen -252.87 -259.1 0.0000899 .
hydrogen peroxide 151.4 -0.9 . .
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Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
ice . 0.0 0.917 0.000051
iron 2750 1535 7.5 0.0000109
iron - wrought . . 7.85 0.0000114
lead 1740 327.5 11.36 0.0000271
magnesium . . 1.74 .
mercury 356.58 -38.9 13.596 .
nickel 2840 1450 8.8 .
nitrogen -195.8 -209.9 0.001251 .
oil - castor . . 0.969 .
oxygen -183 -214.4 0.001429 .
ozone -111.9 -192.7 . .
Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
paraffin . . 0.89 .
paraffin wax - ave . 52.0 .
petrol . . 0.873 .
pitch . . 1.07 .
platinum 3800 1772 21.37 0.000009
quartz . . 2.65 .
sand - silver . . 2.63 .
silver 2212 961.9 . 0.0000192
slate . . 3.1 .
solder (77.8% lead - 22.2% tin) . 176.5 . .
steam 100°C . . 0.000598 .
Material Boiling Point Melting Point Relative Density Coefficient of Expansion
Units °C °C gm per ml linear per °C
sulphur 444.67 112.8 . .
sulphuric acid 15% . . 1.102 .
sulphuric acid 98% 338 . 1.836 .
tin 2625 231.9 7.29 .
tungsten 5530 3410 19.3 0.0000043
turpentine 159 . 0.873 .
water 100 0.0 1.00 @ 4°C .
water 15°C . . 0.9991 .
water - sea 1.0275 .
Wood's alloy - eutectic . 70 ave . .
zinc 907 419.6 7.1 0.0000292
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