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degree Baume (origin scale)

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[outdated] graduation of the areometer scale for determination of densitiy of fluids

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Version
3
Revision
1
Preferred name
degree Baume (origin scale)
Short name
°Bé
Definition
[outdated] graduation of the areometer scale for determination of densitiy of fluids
Note
Nowadays, a new fixed point of the Baumé scale is defined with highly concentrated sulphuric acid at 66 °Bé, so that today 66 °Bé conform to a density of 1,842. But for the conversion to SI units must be considered if the specific weight to be specified is lighter or heavier than water and if the older Baumé (rational Baumé), Dutch Baumé, or American Baumé are meant as unit. Furthermore, the unit °Bé is also used for must density, with the relation, that must with 10 °Bé makes a fully fermented wine with approximately 10% per volume alcohol.
Unit structure
m⁻³ kg¹
Unit in text
degree Baume (origin scale)
Unit in SGML/XML
Structured markup (math)(158 chars)
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAA028 --> <mrow> <mo>&#xB0;</mo> <mi mathvariant="normal">B&#xE9;</mi> </mrow> </math>
UN/ECE code
J14
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