Fuels - Densities and Specific Volumes

Densities and specific volumes fuels like anthracite, butane, gasoil, diesel, coke, oil, wood and more.

Density - ρ - and specific volume of some commonly used fuels:

Fuels - Densities and Specific Volumes
Fuel	Density@15°C - ρ -		Specific Volume - v -
Fuel	(kg/m³)	(lb/ft³)	(m³/1000 kg)	(ft³ per ton)
Anthracite	720 - 850	45 - 53	1.2 - 1.4	42 - 50
Bituminous coal	690 - 800	43 - 50	1.2 - 1.5	45 - 52
Butane (gas)	2.5	0.16	400	14100
Charcoal, hard wood	149	9.3	6.7	240
Charcoal, soft wood	216	13.5	4.6	165
Coke	375 - 500	23.5 - 31	2.0 - 2.7	72 - 95
Diesel 1D¹⁾	875	54.6	1.14	40.4
Diesel 2D¹⁾	849	53	1.18	41.6
Diesel 4D¹⁾	959	59.9	1.04	36.8
EN 590 Diesel²⁾	820-845	51-53	1.18-1.22	42-43
Gas oil	825-900	51-56	1.1-1.2	36-43
Gasoline	715-780	45-49	1.3-1.4	45-49
Fuel Oil No.1³⁾	750-850	47-53	1.2-1.3	42-47
Fuel Oil No.2³⁾	810-940	51-59	1.1-1.2	38-44
Heavy fuel oil	800-1010	50-63	1.0-1.3	35-44
Kerosene	775-840	48-52	1.2-1.3	42-46
Natural gas (gas)	0.7 - 0.9	0.04-0.06	1110-1430	39200-50400
Peat	310 - 400	19.5 - 25	2.5 - 3.2	90 - 115
Propane (gas)	1.7	0.11	590	20800
Wood	360 - 385	22.5 - 24	2.5 - 2.8	90 - 100

Note 1) Diesel fuels are in USA broken up into 3 different classes: 1D, 2D and 4D. The difference between these classes depends on viscosity and boiling point ranges. 4D fuels tend to be used in low-speed engines. 2D fuels are used in warmer weather and are sometimes mixed with 1D fuel to create a competent winter fuel. 1D fuel is preferred for cold weather as it has a lower viscosity. It used to be standard to see the fuel number on the pump, but a lot of gas stations do not state the fuel number anymore.

Note 2) European diesel standard from 2005

Note 3) Fuel oil is a kind of product with a lot of classes and under classes as well as varying specifications in different markets. The density ranges given represents the variation, however, some products may be outside these ranges.