Sulfuric Acid Properties

Specific Gravity & Weights of Sulfuric Acid Percent sulfuric acid H2SO4 0.00 1.02 2.08 3.13 4.21 5.28 6.37 7.45 8.55 9.66 10.77 11.89 13.01 14.13 15.25 16.38 17.53 18.71 19.89 21.07 22.25 23.43 24.61 25.81 27.30 28.28 29.53 30.79 32.05 33.33 34.63 35.93 37.26 38.58 39.92 41.27 42.63 43.99 45.35 46.72 48.10

Degrees Baumé 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 22.00 23.00 24.00 25.00 26.00 27.00 28.00 29.00 30.00 31.00 32.00 33.00 34.00 35.00 36.00 37.00 38.00 39.00 40.00

Specific Gravity @ 60ºF 1.0000 1.0069 1.0140 1.0211 1.0284 1.0357 1.0432 1.0507 1.0584 1.0662 1.0741 1.0821 1.0902 1.0985 1.1069 1.1154 1.1240 1.1328 1.1417 1.1508 1.1600 1.1694 1.1789 1.1885 1.1983 1.2083 1.2185 1.2289 1.2393 1.2500 1.2609 1.2719 1.2832 1.2946 1.3062 1.3182 1.3303 1.3426 1.3551 1.3679 1.3810

Weight of 1 US gal (lbs) 8.3373 8.395 8.454 8.513 8.574 8.635 8.697 8.760 8.824 8.889 8.955 9.021 9.089 9.158 9.228 9.299 9.371 9.444 9.518 9.594 9.671 9.750 9.828 9.909 9.990 10.074 10.159 10.246 10.332 10.421 10.512 10.604 10.698 10.793 10.891 10.990 11.091 11.193 11.297 11.404 11.513

Weight of 1 Liter (kg) 0.999 1.006 1.013 1.020 1.027 1.035 1.042 1.050 1.057 1.065 1.073 1.081 1.089 1.097 1.106 1.114 1.123 1.131 1.140 1.149 1.159 1.168 1.177 1.187 1.197 1.207 1.217 1.228 1.238 1.249 1.259 1.270 1.282 1.293 1.305 1.317 1.329 1.341 1.353 1.366 1.379

Percent sulfuric acid H2SO4 49.47 50.87 52.26 23.66 55.07 56.48 57.90 59.32 60.75 62.18 63.66 65.13 66.63 68.13 69.65 71.17 72.75 74.36 75.99 77.67 79.43 81.30 83.34 85.66 86.33 87.04 87.81 88.65 89.59 90.60 91.80 93.19 93.77 94.00 95.00 96.00 97.00 98.00 99.00 100.00

Degrees Baumé 41.00 42.00 43.00 44.00 45.00 46.00 47.00 48.00 49.00 50.00 51.00 52.00 53.00 54.00 55.00 56.00 57.00 58.00 59.00 60.00 61.00 62.00 63.00 64.00 64.25 64.50 64.75 65.00 65.25 65.50 65.75 66.00

Specific Gravity @ 60ºF 1.39420 1.40780 1.42160 1.43560 1.45000 1.46460 1.47960 1.49480 1.51040 1.52630 1.54260 1.55910 1.57610 1.59340 1.61110 1.62920 1.64770 1.66670 1.68600 1.70590 1.72620 1.74700 1.76830 1.79010 1.79570 1.80120 1.80680 1.81250 1.81820 1.82390 1.82970 1.83540 1.83730 1.83810 1.84070 1.84270 1.84370 1.84370 1.84240 1.83910

Weight of 1 US gal (lbs) 11.6230 11.7370 11.8520 11.9690 12.0890 12.2100 12.3350 12.4620 12.5920 12.7250 12.8610 12.9980 13.1400 13.2840 13.4320 13.5830 13.7370 13.8950 14.0560 14.2220 14.3910 14.5650 14.7420 14.9240 14.9710 15.0170 15.0630 15.1110 15.1580 15.2060 15.2540 15.3020 15.3180 15.3240 15.3460 15.3630 15.3710 15.3710 15.3600 15.3330

Weight of 1 Liter (kg) 1.393 1.406 1.420 1.434 1.448 1.463 1.478 1.493 1.509 1.525 1.541 1.557 1.574 1.592 1.609 1.627 1.646 1.665 1.684 1.704 1.724 1.745 1.766 1.788 1.794 1.799 1.805 1.810 1.816 1.822 1.828 1.833 1.835 1.836 1.839 1.841 1.842 1.842 1.840 1.837

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Temperature Corrections to Specific Gravity & º Baumé for Sulfuric Acid Correction (per deg Acid strength as measured F) % º Specific Specific º Baumé Baumé Gravity Gravity 10.77 22.25 34.63 48.1 62.18 77.67 83.34 93.19 94 96 98 100

10 20 30 40 50 60 63 66

1.0741 1.16 1.2609 1.381 1.5263 1.7059 1.7683 1.8354 1.8381 1.8427 1.8437 1.8391

0.00023 0.00034 0.00039 0.00041 0.00045 0.00053 0.00057 0.00054 0.00054 0.00053 0.00052 0.00052

0.0290 0.0360 0.0350 0.0310 0.0280 0.0260 0.0260 0.0235

Correction (per deg C) Specific º Baumé Gravity 0.00041 0.00061 0.00070 0.00074 0.00081 0.00095 0.00103 0.00097 0.00097 0.00095 0.00094 0.00094

0.0520 0.0650 0.0630 0.0560 0.0540 0.0470 0.0470 0.0420

To calculate the actual Specific Gravity or º Baumé for temperatures other than 60ºF/15.6 ºC Subtract correction factor for each deg above 60ºF/15.6 ºC Add correction factor for each deg below 60ºF/15.6 ºC

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