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Conversion Factors For Determining Submerged Weights of Materials.
| Factor K for submerged Weight of materials | |||
| MATERIALS | SPECIFIC GRAVITY | FACTOR | POUNDS PER CUBIC FT. |
| . | |||
| Lead | 11.38 | 0.91 | 710 |
| Copper | 8.91 | 0.89 | 556 |
| Monel Metal | 8.91 | 0.89 | 556 |
| Bronze | 8.88 | 0.89 | 554 |
| Nickel | 8.61 | 0.88 | 537 |
| Brass | 8.56 | 0.88 | 534 |
| Stainless Steel (Rolled) | 8 | 0.88 | 500 |
| Steel | 7.85 | 0.88 | 490 |
| Cast Iron | 7.08 | 0.86 | 442 |
| Aluminum | 2.73 | 0.63 | 170 |
| Glass | 2.6 | 0.62 | 162 |
| Ferrocement | 2.4 | 0.58 | 150 |
| Rubber | 1.51 | 0.34 | 94 |
| Fiberglass Laminate | 1.5 | 0.33 | 94 |
| Kevlar Laminate | 1.3 | 0.24 | 81 |
| Plexiglas/Lucite | 1.2 | 0.17 | 75 |
| A.B.S. | 1.12 | 0.11 | 70 |
| Teak | 0.99 | -0.01 | 62 |
| Medium Density Polyethylene | 0.94 | -0.06 | 59 |
| Oak (White) | 0.85 | -0.18 | 53 |
| Oil (Diesel) | 0.85 | -0.18 | 53 |
| Gasoline | 0.73 | -0.37 | 45 |
| Oak (Red) | 0.63 | -0.56 | 39 |
| Blandex/Particle Board | 0.58 | -0.7 | 36 |
| Mahogany (Philippine) | 0.58 | -0.72 | 36 |
| Mahogany (Honduras) | 0.56 | -0.78 | 35 |
| Yellow Pine | 0.55 | -0.81 | 34 |
| Fir Plywood | 0.55 | -0.81 | 34 |
| Mahogany plywood | 0.54 | -0.83 | 34 |
| Mahogany (African) | 0.51 | -0.96 | 32 |
| Fir | 0.51 | -0.96 | 32 |
| Cedar (Port Orford) | 0.48 | -1.08 | 30 |
| Spruce | 0.45 | -1.22 | 28 |
| Pine (White) | 0.42 | -1.38 | 26 |
| Cedar(White) | 0.33 | -1.95 | 21 |
| Cork | 0.24 | -3.17 | 15 |
| Balsa | 0.16 | -5.24 | 10 |
| FACTOR = (sp.gr.-1) · sp.gr. | |||
| weight of fresh water, at 39°F = 62.4 lbs./cu.ft. or 1000kg/cubic meter | |||
| specific gravity of fresh water, at 39°F = 1.0 | |||
| one gallon of fresh water = 0.134 cu.ft. or 231 cu. in. One liter = 100 cu. Cm | |||
