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Density and specific weight of water at temperatures ranging 0 - 100 C (32 - 212 F) -
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At aprox. 4 C (39.2 F) pure water has it's highest density 1000 kg/m (weight or mass).

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1 g/cm = 1 g/ml = 1 kg/litre = 1000 kg/m = 1 tonne/m = 62.4 lb/ft = 8.34 lb/gallon.

Densities and Specific Weight of Water in Imperial Units

Temperature Density Specific Weight


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( F) (slugs/ft ) (lb/ft ) (lb/US gallon)
32 1.940 62.42 8.3436
40 1.940 62.43 8.3451
50 1.940 62.41 8.3430
60 1.938 62.37 8.3378
70 1.936 62.30 8.3290
80 1.934 62.22 8.3176
90 1.931 62.11 8.3077
100 1.927 62 8.2877
120 1.918 61.71 8.2498
140 1.908 61.38 8.2048
160 1.896 61 8.1537
180 1.883 60.58 8.0969
200 1.869 60.12 8.0351
212 1.860 59.83 7.9957

Weight per US gallon is based on 7.48 gallons per cubic foot.

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1 Gallon (U.S.) = 3.785x10 m = 3.785 dm (liter) = 0.13368 ft = 4.951x10 yd = 0.8327 Imp. gal (UK)

Densities and Specific Weight of Water in SI Units

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Temperature Density Specific Weight


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( C) (kg/m ) (kN/m )
0 999.8 9.806
4 1000 9.807
10 999.7 9.804
20 998.2 9.789
30 995.7 9.765
40 992.2 9.731
50 988.1 9.690
60 983.2 9.642
70 977.8 9.589
80 971.8 9.530
90 965.3 9.467
100 958.4 9.399

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