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Basic Chemicals
Carbon Tetrachloride
Specific Gravity vs. Temperature
Specific Gravity = Density of Carbon Tetrachloride at XoF
Density of water in vacuum at 60oF
Temperature oF
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Specific Gravity
1.6518
1.6507
1.6496
1.6485
1.6475
1.6464
1.6453
1.6442
1.6432
1.6421
1.6410
1.6399
1.6389
1.6378
1.6367
1.6356
1.6346
1.6335
1.6324
1.6313
1.6303
1.6292
1.6281
1.6270
1.6260
1.6249
1.6238
1.6227
1.6217
1.6206
1.6195
1.6184
Temperature oF
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
Specific Gravity
1.6174
1.6163
1.6152
1.6141
1.6131
1.6120
1.6109
1.6098
1.6088
1.6077
1.6066
1.6055
1.6044
1.6034
1.6023
1.6012
1.6002
1.5991
1.5980
1.5969
1.5958
1.5948
1.5937
1.5926
1.5916
1.5905
1.5894
1.5883
1.5872
1.5862
1.5851
1.5840
Temperature oF
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
Specific Gravity
1.5830
1.5819
1.5808
1.5797
1.5786
1.5776
1.5765
1.5754
1.5744
1.5733
1.5722
1.5711
1.5701
1.5690
1.5679
1.5668
1.5658
1.5647
1.5636
1.5625
1.5615
1.5604
1.5593
1.5582
1.5572
1.5561
1.5550
1.5539
1.5529
1.5518
1.5507
o
* Add – 0.0011 to the given specific gravity for each 0.1 F below the temperature in the table.
o
* Subtract – 0.0011 from the given specific gravity for each 0.1 F above the temperature in the
table.
Cubic Meters x Specific Gravity at Loading Temperature = Metric Tons
o
Water is 8.337 pounds per gallon in vacuum at 60 F.
1 gallon (U.S. liquid) = 0.0037854 cubic meters
540-102 Carbon Tet
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