Physical and Chemical Constants of Fixed Oils and Fats.
(From Lewkowitsch and other authorities.)
| Specific gravity at 15°C. | Specific gravity at 100°C. | Melting-point. C. | Solidifying-point. C. | |
| Linseed oil | 0.931-0.938 | 0.880 | -16° to -26° | -16° |
| Hemp-seed oil | 0.925-0.931 | -27° | ||
| Walnut oil | 0.925-0.926 | 0.871 | -27° | |
| Poppy-seed oil | 0.924-0.927 | 0.873 | -18° | |
| Sunflower oil | 0.924-0.926 | 0.919 | -17° | |
| Fir-seed oil | 0.925-0.928 | -27° to -30° | ||
| Maize oil | 0.921-0.926 | -10° to -15° | ||
| Cotton-seed oil | 0.922-0.930 | 0.867 | 12° | |
| Sesame oil | 0.923-0.924 | 0.871 | -5° | |
| Rape-seed oil | 0.914-0.917 | 0.863 | -2° to -10° | |
| Black mustard oil | 0.916-0.920 | -17.5° | ||
| Croton oil | 0.942-0.955 | -16° | ||
| Castor oil | 0.960-0.966 | 0.910 | -12° to -18° | |
| Apricot-kernel oil | 0.915-0.919 | -14° | ||
| Almond oil | 0.915-0.920 | -10° to -20° | ||
| Peanut (arachis) oil | 0.916-0.920 | 0.867 | -3° to -7° | |
| Olive oil | 0.914-0.917 | 0.862 | 2° | |
| Menhaden oil | 0.927-0.933 | -4° | ||
| Cod-liver oil | 0.922-0.927 | 0.874 | 0° to -10° | |
| Seal oil | 0.924-0.929 | 0.873 | 3° | |
| Whale oil | 0.920-0.930 | 0.872 | -2° | |
| Dolphin oil | 0.917-0.918 | 5° to -3° | ||
| Porpoise oil | 0.926 | 0.871 | -16° | |
| Neat's-foot oil | 0.914-0.916 | 0.861 | 0° to 1.5° | |
| Cotton-seed stearine | 0.919-0.923 | 0.867 | 40° | 31° to 32.5° |
| Palm oil | 0.921-0.925 | 0.856 | 27° to 42° | |
| Cacao butter | 0.950-0.952 | 0.858 | 30° to 33° | 25° to 26° |
| Cocoa-nut oil | 0.925-0.926 | 0.873 | 20° to 26° | 16° to 20° |
| Myrtle wax | 0.995 | 0.875 | 40° to 44° | 39° to 43° |
| Japan wax | 0.970-0.980 | 0.875 | 51° to 54.5° | 46° |
| Lard | 0.931-0.938 | 0.861 | 41° to 46° | 29° |
| Bone fat | 0.914-0.916 | 21° to 22° | 15° to 17° | |
| Tallow | 0.943-0.952 | 0.860 | 42° to 46° | 35° to 37° |
| Butter fat | 0.927-0.936 | 0.866 | 29.5° to 33° | 19° to 20° |
| Oleomargarine | 0.924-0.930 | 0.859 | ||
| Sperm oil | 0.875-0.884 | 0.833 | -25° | |
| Bottle-nose oil | 0.879-0.880 | 0.827 | ||
| Carnauba wax | 0.990-0.999 | 0.842 | 84° to 85° | 80° to 81° |
| Wool-fat | 0.973 | 0.901 | 39° to 42° | 30° to 30.2° |
| Beeswax | 0.958-0.969 | 0.822 | 62° to 64° | 60.5° to 62° |
| Spermaceti | 0.960 | 0.812 | 43.5° to 49° | 43.4° to 44.2° |
| Chinese wax | 0.970 | 0.810 | 80.5° to 81° | 80.5° to 81° |
| Tung (Chinese wood oil) | 0.936-0.942 | below -17° | ||
| Soya-bean oil | 0.924-0.927 | 8° to 15° |