Density of Metal
Typical Densities of Metals and Alloys
|
Metal/Alloy
Reference |
Density kg/m3 |
Density g/cm3 |
Density Ib/ft3 |
|
Actinium
|
10070 | 10.07 | 629 |
|
Admiralty Brass
|
8525 | 8.53 | 532 |
|
Aluminum
|
2712 | 2.71 | 169 |
|
Aluminum - melted
|
2560 - 2640 | 2.56 - 2.640 | 160 - 165 |
|
Aluminum alloy - 1100
|
2720 | 2.72 | 170 |
|
Aluminum alloy 2014, annealed
|
2800 | 2.80 | 175 |
|
Aluminum alloy 3003, rolled
|
2730 | 2.73 | 170 |
|
Aluminum alloy 360
|
2640 | 2.64 | 165 |
|
Aluminum alloy - 6061
|
2720 | 2.72 | 170 |
|
Aluminum alloy - 7050
|
2800 | 2.80 | 175 |
|
Aluminum alloy - 7178
|
2830 | 2.83 | 177 |
|
Aluminum bronze (3-10% Al)
|
7700 - 8700 | 7.7-8.7 | 481- 543 |
|
Aluminum foil
|
2700 -2750 | 2.7-2.75 | 169 - 172 |
|
Antifriction metal
|
9130 -10600 | 9.130-10.60 | 570-662 |
|
Antimony
|
6690 | 6.69 | 418 |
|
Antimonial lead (hard lead)
|
10900 | 10.90 | 680 |
|
Babbitt
|
7272 | 7.27 | 454 |
|
Barium
|
3594 | 3.59 | 224 |
|
Beryllium
|
1840 | 1.84 | 115 |
|
Beryllium copper
|
8100 - 8250 | 8.1-8.25 | 506 - 515 |
|
Bismuth
|
9750 | 9.75 | 609 |
|
Brass - casting
|
8400 - 8700 | 8.40-8.7 | 524- 543 |
|
Brass - rolled and drawn
|
8430 - 8730 | 8.43-8.730 | 526 - 545 |
|
Brass 60/40
|
8520 | 8.52 | 532 |
|
Bronze - lead
|
7700 - 8700 | 7.7-8.70 | 480- 543 |
|
Bronze - phosphorous
|
8780 - 8920 | 8.780-8.920 | 548 - 557 |
|
Bronze (8-14% Sn)
|
7400 - 8900 | 7.4-8.9 | 462 - 556 |
|
Brushed metal
|
7860 | 7.86 | 491 |
|
Cadmium
|
8640 | 8.64 | 539 |
|
Caesium
|
1873 | 1.87 | 117 |
|
Calcium
|
1540 | 1.54 | 96 |
|
Cast iron
|
6800 - 7800 | 6.8-7.8 | 425 - 487 |
|
Cerium
|
6770 | 6.77 | 423 |
|
Chemical Lead
|
11340 | 11.34 | 708 |
|
Chromium
|
7190 | 7.19 | 449 |
|
Cobalt
|
8746 | 8.75 | 546 |
|
Constantan
|
8920 | 8.92 | 557 |
|
Columbium
|
8600 | 8.60 | 537 |
|
Constantan
|
8880 | 8.88 | 554 |
|
Copper
|
8940 | 8.94 | 558 |
|
Cupronickel
|
8908 - 8940 | 8.908-8.940 | 556 - 558 |
|
Delta metal
|
8600 | 8.60 | 537 |
|
Duralumin
|
2790 | 2.79 | 174 |
|
Dysprosium
|
8550 | 8.55 | 534 |
|
Electrum
|
8400 - 8900 | 8.4-8.9 | 524 - 555 |
|
Erbium
|
9070 | 9.07 | 566 |
|
Eroded metal
|
7860 | 7.86 | 491 |
|
Europium
|
5243 | 5.24 | 327 |
|
Gadolinium
|
7900 | 7.90 | 493 |
|
Gallium
|
5907 | 5.91 | 369 |
|
Germanium
|
5323 | 5.32 | 332 |
|
Gold
|
19320 | 19.32 | 1206 |
|
Hafnium
|
13310 | 13.31 | 831 |
|
Hastelloy C
|
8940 | 8.94 | 558 |
|
Holmium
|
8800 | 8.80 | 549 |
|
Indium
|
7310 | 7.31 | 456 |
|
Inconel
|
8497 | 8.50 | 530 |
|
Incoloy
|
8027 | 8.03 | 501 |
|
Iridium
|
22650 | 22.65 | 1414 |
|
Iron
|
7850 | 7.85 | 490 |
|
Lanthanum
|
6145 | 6.15 | 384 |
|
Lead
|
11340 | 11.34 | 708 |
|
Light alloy based on Al
|
2560 - 2800 | 2.560-2.80 | 160 - 175 |
|
Light alloy based on Mg
|
1760 - 1870 | 1.760-1.870 | 110-117 |
|
Lithium
|
534 | 0.53 | 33 |
|
Lutetium
|
9840 | 9.84 | 614 |
|
Magnesium
|
1738 | 1.74 | 108 |
|
Magnesium alloy AZ31B
|
1770 | 1.77 | 110 |
|
Manganese
|
7440 | 7.44 | 464 |
|
Manganese Bronze
|
8359 | 8.36 | 522 |
|
Manganin
|
8500 | 8.50 | 531 |
|
Mercury
|
13593 | 13.59 | 849 |
|
Molybdenum
|
10188 | 10.19 | 636 |
|
Monel
|
8360 - 8840 | 8.360-8.840 | 522 - 552 |
|
Neodymium
|
7007 | 7.01 | 437 |
|
Neptunium
|
20200 | 20.20 | 1261 |
|
Nichrome
|
8400 | 8.40 | 524 |
|
Nickel
|
8908 | 8.91 | 556 |
|
Nickel 20
|
8090 | 8.09 | 505 |
|
Nickel 200
|
8890 | 8.89 | 555 |
|
Nickel silver
|
8400 - 8900 | 8.40-8.90 | 524 - 556 |
|
Nickeline
|
8770 | 8.77 | 547 |
|
Nimonic
|
8100 | 8.10 | 506 |
|
Niobium
|
8570 | 8.57 | 535 |
|
Osmium
|
22610 | 22.61 | 1411 |
|
Palladium
|
12160 | 12.16 | 759 |
|
Phosphor bronze
|
8900 | 8.90 | 556 |
|
Platinum
|
21400 | 21.40 | 1336 |
|
Plutonium
|
19816 | 19.82 | 1237 |
|
Polonium
|
9200 | 9.20 | 574 |
|
Potassium
|
890 | 0.89 | 56 |
|
Praseodymium
|
6770 | 6.77 | 423 |
|
Promethium
|
7260 | 7.26 | 453 |
|
Protactinium
|
15400 | 15.40 | 961 |
|
Radium
|
5000 | 5.00 | 312 |
|
Red Brass
|
8746 | 8.75 | 546 |
|
Rhenium
|
20800 | 20.80 | 1299 |
|
Rhodium
|
12400 | 12.40 | 774 |
|
Rubidium
|
1530 | 1.53 | 96 |
|
Ruthenium
|
12100 | 12.10 | 755 |
|
Samarium
|
7520 | 7.52 | 469 |
|
Scandium
|
2990 | 2.99 | 187 |
|
Silver
|
10490 | 10.49 | 655 |
|
Sodium
|
971 | 0.97 | 61 |
|
Solder 50/50 Pb Sn
|
8885 | 8.89 | 555 |
|
Stainless Steel
304, 304L |
7930 | 7.93 | 495 |
|
Stainless Steel
316, 316L |
8000 | 8.0 | 499 |
|
Steel
|
7850 | 7.85 | 490 |
|
Strontium
|
2640 | 2.64 | 165 |
|
Tantalium
|
16400 | 16.40 | 1024 |
|
Technetium
|
11000 | 11.00 | 687 |
|
Terbium
|
8230 | 8.23 | 514 |
|
Tin
|
7280 | 7.28 | 454 |
|
Titanium
|
4500 | 4.50 | 281 |
|
Thalium
|
11800 | 11.80 | 737 |
|
Thorium
|
11700 | 11.70 | 730 |
|
Thulium
|
9320 | 9.32 | 582 |
|
Tungsten
|
19600 | 19.60 | 1224 |
|
Uranium
|
18900 | 18.90 | 1180 |
|
Vanadium
|
5494 | 5.49 | 343 |
|
White metal
|
7100 | 7.10 | 443 |
|
Wrought Iron
|
7750 | 7.75 | 484 |
|
Yellow Brass
|
8470 | 8.47 | 529 |
|
Ytterbium
|
6900 | 6.90 | 431 |
|
Yttrium
|
4470 | 4.47 | 279 |
|
Zinc
|
7135 | 7.14 | 445 |
|
Zirconium
|
6570 | 6.57 | 410 |
What is Metal Density?
The density of an object is the mass of the object divided by its volume. Density is characteristic of the material from which the object is made, and its value can help identify the material.
Except for objects with simple shapes, it is difficult to determine the volume directly. A simple way to determine the density of a metal object is to weigh it in air and then weigh it again when immersed in a liquid. Water is the most convenient liquid to use, but if an object cannot be immersed in water, organic solvents such as ethanol or acetone can be used. The density of the object can be calculated from the two weight measurements and the density of the liquid.
With the right balance and container size, this method can be applied to all kinds of objects: large or small, metal or nonmetal. The method works for complicated shapes, even objects with holes in them, as long as the liquid can penetrate and fill the holes.
Once the density is determined, it can be compared to the density of known materials to determine what the object is made of.