Guide

The Essential Guide for Measuring Density

Guide

Practical Tips to Help You Improve Your Measurements

In this guide you will learn how to achieve the best results in day-to-day measurement with a digital density meter.
In this guide you will learn how to achieve the best results in day-to-day measurement with a digital density meter.

Learn the precautions you should take to prevent errors when measuring the density, specific gravity, or concentration of liquids and much more.

METTLER TOLEDO’s Density Measurement Guide presents extensive information and recommendations to answer the following questions:

Tests and adjustments:

  • How often should a density meter be tested or adjusted, and with which substances?
  • Which is better, regular tests or regular adjustments?

Samples:

  • Which types of samples can be measured with a digital density meter?
  • What are the possible effects on measurements?

Sampling:

  • How can air bubbles be avoided?

Cleaning:

  • What are the best methods of cleaning the cell?
  • Which solvents should be used for each sample type?

Verification and documentation of results:

  • How to ensure that a measurement has not been affected by air bubbles or residual solvent?
  • How to automatically verify if a result is within specifications for a given product (quality control)?

These are just some example questions you will find in this guide, but there are many more!