°Bé (US heavy)v2rev 12026-03-17
degree Baume (US heavy)
0112/2///62720#UAA029
graduation of the areometer scale for determination of density of fluids according to the US customary system of units, which are heavier than water
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- Version
- 2
- Revision
- 1
- Preferred name
- degree Baume (US heavy)
- Short name
- °Bé (US heavy)
- Definition
- graduation of the areometer scale for determination of density of fluids according to the US customary system of units, which are heavier than water
- Note
- NOTE 1 relative density = 140/(°Bé + 130) NOTE 2 There exist several brief descriptions for the unit degree Baumé: degree Baume, degree Baumé; B°, Be°, Bé°, °Bé, partially provided with an additional reference note, if the measured fluid is lighter or heavier than water and in which country this unit will be valid concerning its conversion factors.
- Unit structure
- m⁻³ kg¹
- Unit in text
- degree Baume (US heavy)
- Unit in SGML/XML
Structured markup (math)(311 chars)
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAA029 --> <mrow> <mo>°</mo> <mi mathvariant="normal">Bé</mi> <mspace width="0.3em"/> <mfenced> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="normal">US</mi> <mspace width="0.3em"/> <mi mathvariant="normal">heavy</mi> </mrow> </mfenced> </mrow> </math>
- UN/ECE code
- J15
- 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