Sucrose · C12H22O11
Sucrose (C12H22O11) is a sugar; this page gives computed density and dynamic viscosity for aqueous solutions from 5–50 wt% and 15–55 °C.
Values are computed from the Laliberté (2009) aqueous-electrolyte correlation and tabulated over 5–50 wt% and 15–55 °C.
- Also known as
- Saccharose, Table sugar, Cane sugar
- CAS number
- 57-50-1
- Tabulated range
- 5–50 wt% · 15–55 °C
- Properties
- Density · Dynamic viscosity · Specific gravity · Degrees Brix
- Density
- 1081.0kg/m³
- Density
- 1.0810g/cm³
- Specific gravity
- 1.083
- Viscosity
- 1.965cP
- °Brix
- 20.0°Bx
Read a value at any point
Move the sliders to interpolate between the tabulated grid points. The readout and chart never go outside the validated 5–50 wt% and 15–55 °C range, and every number is interpolated from the committed table below — nothing is computed from a chemistry model in your browser.
Values are interpolated between the tabulated grid points below — sliders stay within the validated 5–50 wt% and 15–55 °C range.
- Density
- 1117.6 kg/m³
- Density
- 1.1176 g/cm³
- Specific gravity
- 1.120
- Dynamic viscosity
- 2.899 cP
- °Brix
- 28.0
What the numbers tell you
At 20 wt% and 20 °C, aqueous sucrose has a density of about 1081 kg/m³ (1.081 g/cm³) — roughly 1.08× the density of water. It also has a dynamic viscosity of about 1.965 cP, against roughly 1 cP for water at the same temperature. Those differences carry straight into volume-to-mass conversions, pump and pipe sizing.
A few working strengths
Properties at 20 °C for a handful of concentrations in everyday use, read from the committed grid (interpolated between tabulated points where a grade falls between them). The full table follows below.
| wt% C12H22O11 | °C | Density kg/m³ | SG | Viscosity cP | °Brix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20 | 1038.2 | 1.040 | 1.355 | 10.0 |
| 20 | 20 | 1081.0 | 1.083 | 1.965 | 20.0 |
| 40 | 20 | 1176.3 | 1.178 | 6.258 | 40.0 |
| 50 | 20 | 1229.6 | 1.232 | 15.75 | 50.0 |
Where the numbers come from
Every value on this page is computed by a deterministic model — none is entered by hand. The generating method and the references it is checked against:
- ▸Laliberte, M. (2009). A Model for Calculating the Heat Capacity of Aqueous Solutions, with Updated Density and Viscosity Data. J. Chem. Eng. Data 54(6), 1725-1760. doi:10.1021/je8008123
- ▸Bates, F.J. et al., Polarimetry, Saccharimetry and the Sugars, NBS Circular 440 (1942) - sucrose density tables (deg Brix basis); ICUMSA SPS-4 (1998)
- ▸Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th ed. (Perry & Green) - Table 2-319 Viscosity of Sucrose Solutions
Model: thermo==0.4.0 (chemicals==1.3.0) - Laliberte 2009 electrolyte correlation · Generated 2026-06-07
The committed data file for this page is published as JSON on GitHub under CC BY 4.0.
Checked against a cited value
The model is cross-checked at one independently cited reference point. The page is published only because this check passes.
| Property / point | Density · 20 wt% · 20 °C |
| Cited reference value | 1081 kg/m3 |
| Model computed | 1081 kg/m3 |
| Error vs reference | 0% (tolerance 1%) |
NBS Circular 440 / ICUMSA sucrose density tables. Bates, F.J. et al., Polarimetry, Saccharimetry and the Sugars, NBS Circular 440 (1942), sucrose density table (also ICUMSA SPS-4 1998), 20.0 g sucrose per 100 g solution at 20 degC = 1.0810 g/cm3 (density in air). This 20 degC density basis underpins the deg Brix scale.
Every tabulated point
Rows are temperature (°C); columns are concentration (wt% C12H22O11). Read the cell at the intersection. Specific gravity is density divided by the model water reference of 998.2 kg/m³ at 20 °C.
| °C \ wt% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1018.9 | 1039.3 | 1060.4 | 1082.3 | 1105.0 | 1128.5 | 1152.9 | 1178.2 | 1204.4 | 1231.7 |
| 20 | 1017.9 | 1038.2 | 1059.2 | 1081.0 | 1103.6 | 1126.9 | 1151.2 | 1176.3 | 1202.4 | 1229.6 |
| 25 | 1016.6 | 1036.9 | 1057.8 | 1079.5 | 1101.9 | 1125.1 | 1149.3 | 1174.3 | 1200.3 | 1227.3 |
| 30 | 1015.1 | 1035.3 | 1056.1 | 1077.7 | 1100.0 | 1123.2 | 1147.2 | 1172.1 | 1198.0 | 1224.9 |
| 35 | 1013.4 | 1033.5 | 1054.3 | 1075.8 | 1098.0 | 1121.1 | 1145.0 | 1169.8 | 1195.6 | 1222.4 |
| 40 | 1011.6 | 1031.6 | 1052.2 | 1073.7 | 1095.8 | 1118.8 | 1142.7 | 1167.4 | 1193.1 | 1219.8 |
| 45 | 1009.5 | 1029.4 | 1050.1 | 1071.4 | 1093.5 | 1116.4 | 1140.2 | 1164.9 | 1190.5 | 1217.1 |
| 50 | 1007.3 | 1027.1 | 1047.7 | 1069.0 | 1091.1 | 1113.9 | 1137.6 | 1162.3 | 1187.8 | 1214.4 |
| 55 | 1004.9 | 1024.7 | 1045.2 | 1066.5 | 1088.5 | 1111.3 | 1135.0 | 1159.6 | 1185.1 | 1211.6 |
| °C \ wt% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1.313 | 1.542 | 1.844 | 2.255 | 2.844 | 3.734 | 5.156 | 7.549 | 11.81 | 19.88 |
| 20 | 1.156 | 1.355 | 1.615 | 1.965 | 2.458 | 3.193 | 4.348 | 6.258 | 9.590 | 15.75 |
| 25 | 1.027 | 1.202 | 1.429 | 1.730 | 2.148 | 2.764 | 3.715 | 5.264 | 7.914 | 12.71 |
| 30 | 0.919 | 1.075 | 1.275 | 1.537 | 1.896 | 2.417 | 3.212 | 4.485 | 6.627 | 10.43 |
| 35 | 0.829 | 0.969 | 1.146 | 1.376 | 1.687 | 2.134 | 2.805 | 3.865 | 5.620 | 8.676 |
| 40 | 0.753 | 0.879 | 1.038 | 1.241 | 1.514 | 1.899 | 2.472 | 3.365 | 4.820 | 7.312 |
| 45 | 0.687 | 0.802 | 0.945 | 1.126 | 1.367 | 1.703 | 2.197 | 2.956 | 4.177 | 6.234 |
| 50 | 0.631 | 0.736 | 0.866 | 1.028 | 1.242 | 1.537 | 1.966 | 2.618 | 3.653 | 5.370 |
| 55 | 0.582 | 0.678 | 0.797 | 0.944 | 1.135 | 1.396 | 1.772 | 2.336 | 3.221 | 4.669 |
Sucrose solution properties at 25 °C
At 25 °C, 10 wt% sucrose has a density of about 1036.9 kg/m³ and a dynamic viscosity of about 1.202 cP. At 25 °C, 40 wt% sucrose has a density of about 1174.3 kg/m³ and a dynamic viscosity of about 5.264 cP. At 25 °C, 50 wt% sucrose has a density of about 1227.3 kg/m³ and a dynamic viscosity of about 12.71 cP.
Before you use these numbers
- ▸Laliberte (2009) aqueous-solution correlation applied to sucrose-water; sucrose is a non-electrolyte molecular solute that the correlation covers with density and viscosity coefficients. Tabulated for 5-50 wt% over 15-55 degC, within the correlation's fitted window (density and viscosity to about 50.7 wt% and 15-55 degC). Degrees Brix is shown as a derived column because, by definition, deg Bx equals wt% sucrose (grams of sucrose per 100 g of solution). Heat capacity is not tabulated: the correlation carries no sucrose heat-capacity coefficients, so it is omitted rather than faked. Sucrose is highly soluble (about 67 wt% at 20 degC), so the 50 wt% ceiling stays below saturation. Values are for preliminary design; verify against vendor data for critical service.
- ▸Values are tabulated only inside the 5–50 wt% and 15–55 °C ranges shown; the correlation is not extrapolated beyond them here.
- ▸Figures are for a pure sucrose–water system. Commercial grades contain impurities (for example chloride in some caustic grades) that shift density and viscosity; check the supplier's data sheet for a specific product.
- ▸Use for preliminary design; verify for critical service.
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