The table below shows the density of some common materials.
| Material | Density(kgm-3) | Material | Density(kgm-3) | |
| Solids | Liquids | |||
| Gold | 19300 | Water | 1000 | |
| Uranium | 19050 | Methyl alcohol | 792 | |
| Mercury | 13546 | |||
| Silver | 10 500 | |||
| Copper | 8930 | Gases | ||
| Iron | 7870 | Chlorine | 3.2 | |
| Steel | 8930 | Carbon dioxide | 1.98 | |
| Aluminium | 2710 | Air | 1.3 | |
| Marble | 2600 | Helium | 0.18 | |
| Concrete | 2400 | Hydrogen | 0.09 | |
| Brick | 2300 | |||
| Wood (oak) | 650 |