Steel Density And Other Common Metals
Below is a metal density table for common metals. Density is defined as a object’s mass per volume. To calculate Density, you need to know the object’s Mass (in grams or pounds) and its Volume (size).
The equation for material density is:
is the symbol for Density. The letter “D” is often used.
is the symbol for Mass.
is the symbol for Volume.
Metal or Alloy
Density (kg/m3) / (lb/ft3) **
Actinium
10070 / 629
Admiralty Brass
8525 / 532
Aluminum
2712 / 169
Aluminum – melted
2560 – 2640 / 160 – 165
Aluminum – 1100
2720 / 170
Aluminum – 6061
2720 / 170
Aluminum – 7050
2800 / 175
Aluminum – 7178
2830 / 177
Aluminum bronze (3-10% Al)
7700 – 8700 / 481 – 543
Aluminum foil
2700 -2750 / 169
Antifriction metal
9130 -10600 / 570
Antimony
6690 / 418
Babbitt
7272 / 454
Barium
3594 / 224
Beryllium
1840 / 115
Beryllium copper
8100 – 8250 / 506 – 515
Bismuth
9750 / 609
Brass – casting
8400 – 8700 / 524 – 543
Brass – rolled and drawn
8430 – 8730 / 526 – 545
Brass 60/40
8520 / 532
Bronze – lead
7700 – 8700 / 481 – 543
Bronze – phosphorous
8780 – 8920 / 548 -557
Bronze (8-14% Sn)
7400 – 8900 / 462 – 556
Brushed metal
7860 / 491
Cadmium
8640 / 539
Caesium
1873 / 117
Calcium
1540 / 96.1
Cast iron
6800 – 7800 / 425 – 487
Cerium
6770 / 423
Chemical Lead
11340 / 708
Chromium
7190 / 449
Cobalt
8746 / 546
Constantan
8920 / 557
Columbium
8600 / 537
Constantan
8880 / 557
Copper
8940 / 558
Cupronickel
8908 – 8940 / 556 – 558
Delta metal
8600 / 537
Duralumin
2790 / 174
Electrum
8400 – 8900 / 524 – 556
Eroded metal
7860 / 491
Europium
5243 / 327
Gallium
5907 / 369
Germanium
5323 / 332
Gold
19320 / 1206
Hafnium
13310 / 831
Hatelloy
9245 / 577
Indium
7310 / 456
Inconel
8497 / 501
Incoloy
8027 / 501
Iridium
22650 / 1414
Iron
7850 / 490
Lanthanum
6145 / 384
Lead
11340 / 708
Light alloy based on Al
2560 – 2800 / 160 – 175
Light alloy based on Mg
1760 – 1870 / 110 – 117
Lithium
534 / 33.3
Magnesium
1738 / 109
Manganese
7440 / 464
Manganese Bronze
8359 / 522
Manganin
8500 / 531
Mercury
13593 / 849
Molybdenum
10188 / 636
Monel
8360 – 8840 / 522 – 552
Neodymium
7007 / 437
Nichrome
8400 / 524
Nickel
8908 / 556
Nickel 20
8090 / 505
Nickel 200
8890 / 555
Nickel silver
8400 – 8900 / 524 – 556
Nickeline
8770 / 548
Nimonic
8100 / 506
Niobium
8570 / 535
Osmium
22610 1412
Palladium
12160 / 759
Phosphor bronze
8900 / 556
Platinum
21400 / 1336
Plutonium
19816 / 1237
Red Brass
8746 / 546
Silver
10490 / 655
Sodium
971 / 60.6
Solder 50/50 Pb Sn
8885 / 555
Stainless Steel
7480 – 8000 / 467 – 499
Steel
7850 / 490
Tin
7280 / 454
Titanium
4500 / 281
Tungsten
19600 / 1224
Uranium
18900 / 1180
Vanadium
5494 / 343
White metal
7100 / 443
Wrought Iron
7750 / 484
Zinc
7135 / 445
Zirconium
6570 / 410
Yellow Brass
8470 / 529
** Conversions
1 kg/m3 is equivalent to:
1 g/cm3 = 1000 kg/m3 = 1,000,000 g/m3 (exactly)
1 lb/ft3 ≈ 16.02 kg/m3 (approximately)
1 oz/gal ≈ 7.489 kg/m3 (approximately)
