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°Bé (US light)v2rev 12026-03-17

degree Baume (US light)

0112/2///62720#UAA030

graduation of the areometer scale for determination of density of fluids according to the US customary system of units, which are lighter than water

unit

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Version
2
Revision
1
Preferred name
degree Baume (US light)
Short name
°Bé (US light)
Definition
graduation of the areometer scale for determination of density of fluids according to the US customary system of units, which are lighter 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
Unit structure
m⁻³ kg¹
Unit in text
degree Baume (US light)
Unit in SGML/XML
Structured markup (math)(311 chars)
<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"> <!-- UAA030 --> <mrow> <mo>&#xB0;</mo> <mi mathvariant="normal">B&#xE9;</mi> <mspace width="0.3em"/> <mfenced> <mrow> <mi mathvariant="normal">US</mi> <mspace width="0.3em"/> <mi mathvariant="normal">light</mi> </mrow> </mfenced> </mrow> </math>
UN/ECE code
J16
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