Sodium Chloride Brine Tables for 60F (15.

5C)
Brine Strength

Pound/Gallon Brine

Gram/Liter Brine

Freezing Point

Salometer
Degree

Specific
Gravity

Baume
Degree

NaCl % Wt

NaCl

Water

NaCl

Water

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
88.3 **
90
92
94
95
96
97
98
99
99.6
100

1.000
1.004
1.007
1.011
1.015
1.019
1.023
1.026
1.030
1.034
1.038
1.042
1.046
1.050
1.054
1.058
1.062
1.066
1.070
1.074
1.078
1.082
1.086
1.090
1.094
1.098
1.102
1.106
1.110
1.114
1.118
1.122
1.126
1.130
1.135
1.139
1.143
1.147
1.152
1.156
1.160
1.164
1.169
1.173
1.178
1.179
1.182
1.186
1.191
1.193
1.195
1.197
1.200
1.202
1.203
1.204

0.00
.06
1.1
1.6
2.1
2.7
3.3
3.7
4.2
4.8
5.3
5.8
6.4
6.9
7.4
7.9
8.5
9.0
9.5
10.0
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.0
12.5
12.9
13.4
13.9
14.4
14.8
15.3
15.8
16.2
16.7
17.2
17.7
18.1
18.6
19.1
19.6
20.0
20.4
21.0
21.4
21.9
22.0
22.3
22.7
23.3
23.5
23.7
23.9
24.2
24.4
24.5
24.6

0.00
.53
1.06
1.58
2.11
2.64
3.17
3.70
4.22
4.75
5.28
5.81
6.34
6.86
7.39
7.92
8.45
8.97
9.5
10.03
10.56
11.09
11.61
12.14
12.67
13.20
13.73
14.25
14.78
15.31
15.84
16.37
16.89
17.42
17.95
18.48
19.00
19.53
20.06
20.59
21.12
21.64
22.17
22.70
23.23
23.31
23.75
24.28
24.81
25.08
25.34
25.60
25.87
26.13
26.29
26.40

.000
.44
.089
.133
.178
.224
.270
.316
.362
.409
.456
.503
.552
.600
.649
.698
.747
.797
.847
.897
.948
.999
1.050
1.102
1.154
1.207
1.260
1.313
1.366
1.420
1.475
1.529
1.584
1.639
1.697
1.753
1.809
1.866
1.925
1.982
2.040
2.098
2.158
2.218
2.279
2.288
2.338
2.398
2.459
2.491
2.522
2.552
2.585
2.616
2.634
2.647

8.328
8.318
8.297
8.287
8.275
8.262
8.250
8.229
8.216
8.202
8.188
8.175
8.159
8.144
8.129
8.113
8.097
8.081
8.064
8.047
8.030
8.012
7.994
7.976
7.957
7.937
7.918
7.898
7.878
7.858
7.836
7.815
7.794
7.772
7.755
7.733
7.710
7.686
7.669
7.645
7.620
7.596
7.577
7.551
7.531
7.528
7.506
7.479
7.460
7.444
7.430
7.417
7.409
7.394
7.386
7.380

.0
5.3
10.6
16.0
21.4
26.8
32.3
37.9
43.4
49.0
54.6
60.3
66.1
71.9
77.7
83.6
89.5
95.4
101.4
107.5
113.5
119.6
125.8
132.0
138.2
144.5
150.9
157.2
163.7
170.1
176.7
183.2
189.8
196.5
203.7
210.0
216.7
223.5
230.6
237.4
244.4
251.5
258.5
265.7
272.9
274.1
280.1
287.4
294.7
298.4
302.1
305.8
309.6
313.4
315.6
317.2

998
996
995
993
991
990
998
986
985
983
981
979
977
976
974
972
970
968
966
964
962
960
957
955
953
951
949
946
944
941
939
936
934
932
929
926
924
921
918
916
913
911
908
905
902
901
899
896
893
892
890
888
887
886
885
884

+32.0
+31.5
+31.1
+30.5
+30.0
+29.3
+28.8
+28.2
+27.6
+27.0
+26.4
+25.7
+25.1
+24.4
+23.7
+23.0
+22.3
+21.6
+20.9
+20.2
+19.4
+18.7
+17.9
+17.1
+16.2
+15.4
+14.5
+13.7
+12.8
+11.8
+10.9
+9.9
+8.9
+7.9
+6.8
+5.7
+4.6
+3.4
+2.2
+1.0
-.4
-1.6
-3.0
-4.4
-5.8
-6.0**
-1.1
+4.8
+11.1
+14.4
+18.0
+21.6
+25.5
+29.8
+32.3
+60.0

0
-.2
-.5
-.8
-1.1
-1.5
-1.8
-2.1
-2.4
-2.8
-3.1
-3.5
-3.8
-4.2
-4.6
-5.0
-5.4
-5.8
-6.2
-6.5
-7.0
-7.4
-7.8
-8.3
-8.8
-9.2
-9.7
-10.2
-10.7
-11.2
-11.7
-12.3
-12.8
-13.4
-14.0
-14.6
-15.2
-15.9
-16.5
-17.2
-18.0
-18.6
-19.4
-20.2
-21.0
-21.0**
-18.5
-15.0
-11.6
-9.8
-7.8
-5.8
-3.6
-1.2
+.2
+15.5

The above table applies to brine tested at the temperature of 60F

For brine tested at a warmer or colder temperature then 60F see Table of Salometer Corrections on reverse
side of this card.
*Temperature at which freezing begins. Ice forms, brine concentrates, and the freezing point lowers to eutectic
**Eutectic point. For brines stronger then eutectic, the temperatures shown are the saturation temperatures for
sodium chloride dihydrate. Brines stronger then eutectic deposit excess sodium chloride as dihydrate when
cooled, and freeze at eutectic
Transition temperature from anhydrous salt to dihydrate
Saturated brine at 60F

HOW TO USE A SALOMETER

A salometer is a hydrometer that measures the density of a sodium chloride brine using a scale marked for percent of
saturation, 0S to 100S. A 70S brine, for example, is 70% of fully saturated brine, which at 60F would contain 1.75lbs of
NaCl/gallon with a specific gravity of 1.139.
There are different types of salometer scales. Some are based on a different saturation point, with 100S representing
25% NaCl rather than 26.4%. Most are calibrated at 60F but some are intended for cooler temperatures such as 38F.
Proper procedures for taking a salometer reading are:
1) Select a clean, straight-walled glass cylinder with a diameter at least twice that
of the salometer bulb, and with sufficient height to allow for complete immersion
of the salometer scale. The cylinder should be tall enough to allow the salometer
to float at a 0S reading
2) Place the cylinder on a level surface and fill with a sufficient volume of brine to
raise the liquid level near the top of the cylinder after the salometer is immersed.
3) Record the brine temperature. If significantly different than 60F, a temperature
correction to the reading will be necessary (see chart).
4) Carefully immerse a clean, dry salometer into the brine. Assure that the
salometer is floating and not touching the cylinder walls. After the salometer has
stabilized, take a reading at the brine surface at eye level at the bottom of the
meniscus, the concavity formed on the cylinder walls at the bring surface (see
illustration).
5) Check new salometers by first placing them in clear water, where the reading
should be nearly 0S at 60F. Empty the cylinder, rinse it with saturated salt
solution and then refill with saturated brine at 60F. The reading should be near
100S and not less than 98S.

When sodium chloride brines are tested at temperatures other than

60F (15.5C), the recorded corrections in the chart below should be
applied to readings before entering the salometer chart on the
reverse side. Extrapolate correction values for intermediate salometer
readings and temperatures.

Salometer Correction Chart

Brine Salometer
Reading

0F
-18C

Salometer Corrections (S)*

Temperature of Brine
20F
40F
60F
80F
-7C
4C
15.5C
27C

100
- 7.2
- 4.8
- 2.4
0
+ 2.7
80
- 6.7
- 4.5
- 2.2
0
+ 2.6
60
-- 4.1
- 2.0
0
+ 2.4
40
-- 3.5
- 1.7
0
+ 2.1
20
-- 2.6
- 1.3
0
+ 1.6
0
--+ 1.0
0
+ 1.2
* Below 60F, subtract correction from salometer reading.
Above 60F, add correction to salometer reading.

Variation of Solubility
with Temperature
100F
39C

+ 5.4
+ 5.1
+ 4.7
+ 4.1
+ 3.3
+ 2.4

NaCl Saturation
Temp
F (C)
0 (-18)
32 (0)
40 (4)
60 (15.5)
80 (27)
100 (38)

g/L Water

% Wt. Brine

313
356
357
359
361
364

23.83
26.30
26.33
26.40
26.67
26.68

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