°APIv2rev 12026-03-17
degree API
0112/2///62720#UAA027
unit for the determination of the density of petroleum at 60 °F (15,56 °C)
unitAll properties19#
- Version
- 2
- Revision
- 1
- Preferred name
- degree API
- Short name
- °API
- Definition
- unit for the determination of the density of petroleum at 60 °F (15,56 °C)
- Note
- NOTE 1 relative density = 141,5/(°API + 131,5) NOTE 2 The formula is only valid for fluids, which are lighter than water
- Unit structure
- m⁻³ kg¹
- Unit in text
- degree API
- Unit in SGML/XML
Structured markup (math)(154 chars)
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAA027 --> <mrow> <mo>°</mo> <mi mathvariant="normal">API</mi> </mrow> </math>
- UN/ECE code
- J13
- Responsible committee
- IEC/SC 3D
- Publisher
- IEC
- Published in
- IEC 62720
- Status level
- Standard
- Version release date
- 2026-03-17
- Revision release date
- 2026-03-17
- Version initiation date
- 2026-03-17
- Change request ID
- C00192