Electromagnetic flowmeters provide a number of advantages over other flow measurement technologies including excellent accuracy & repeatability, wide turndown ratios, long service life, and low/no pressure loss. One key consideration when sizing and specifying Mag Meters is that the fluid media must be electrically conductive; typically ≥ 5μS/cm. In order to assist users of Electromagnetic Flowmeters with the task of determining if a mag meter will work in their given application.
Smartmeasurement has compiled an industry-leading reference for electrical conductivities of various fluids. In the table below, conductivity values shown in green indicate that the corresponding fluid is suitable for use with a mag meter. If the conductivity value is red, a mag meter is not suitable and alternate flow measurement technologies should be explored. Conductivity values displayed in yellow are questionable; please contact the SmartMeasurement factory for assistance.
If a particular chemical is not listed, or if you would like application assistance with an electromagnetic flowmeter application, please feel free to contact SmartMeasurementTM’s U.S. offices at 1-866-404-5415 for assistance. Our team of application engineers would be happy to review your application and quote a suitable mag meter at industry-leading prices.
There are 228 different materials listed in the conductivity table below. Green numbers indicate high conductivity fluids suitable for magnetic flowmeters. Orange numbers indicate low conductivity and may not lead to successful applications. Red numbers warn that conductivities are too low to use magnetic flowmeters.
| Material | Concentration | Temperature | Conductivity | ||
| (weight %) | (°C) | (°F) | (µS/cm) | (µS/in) | |
| Acetaldehyde | 15 | 59 | 1.7 | 4 | |
| Acetamide | 100 | 212 | 43 | 109 | |
| Acetic Acid | 0.3 | 18 | 64.4 | 318 | 800 |
| Acetic Anhydride | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2.54 | |
| Acetone | 18 | 64.4 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Acetonirile | 20 | 68 | 7 | 18 | |
| Acetophenone | 25 | 77 | 0.006 | 0.01524 | |
| Acetyl Bromide | 25 | 77 | 2.4 | 6 | |
| Acetyl Chloride | 25 | 77 | 0.4 | 1.016 | |
| Adipic Acid | 170 | 338 | 0.2 | 0.508 | |
| Alizarin | 233 | 451.4 | 1.45 | 4 | |
| Allyl Alcohol | 25 | 77 | 7 | 18 | |
| Alum | 25 | 77 | 9000 | 22900 | |
| Ammonia | 0.1 | 15 | 59 | 251 | 600 |
| Ammonium Chloride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 91800 | 233200 |
| Ammonium Iodide | 10 | 18 | 64.4 | 77200 | 196100 |
| Ammonium Nitrate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 59000 | 149900 |
| Ammonium Sulfate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 55200 | 140200 |
| Aniline | 25 | 77 | 0.024 | 0.06096 | |
| Animal Fat | 70 | 158 | 0.0000007 | 0.000001778 | |
| Anthracene | 230 | 446 | 0.0003 | 0.000762 | |
| Arsenic Tribromide | 35 | 95 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| Arsenic Trichloride | 25 | 77 | 1.2 | 3 | |
| Asphalt Emulsion | 30 | 86 | 9000 | 22900 | |
| Barium Chloride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 38900 | 98800 |
| Barium Hydroxide | 1.25 | 18 | 64.4 | 25000 | 63500 |
| Barium Nitrate | 4.2 | 18 | 64.4 | 20900 | 53100 |
| Benzadehyde | 25 | 77 | 0.15 | 0.381 | |
| Benzine | 0.076 | 0.19304 | |||
| Benzoic Acid | 125 | 257 | 0.003 | 0.00762 | |
| Benzonitirile | 25 | 77 | 0.05 | 0.127 | |
| Benzyl Alcohol | 25 | 77 | 1.8 | 5 | |
| Benzyl Benzoate | 25 | 77 | 0.00001 | 0.0000254 | |
| Benzylamine | 25 | 77 | 0.000017 | 0.00004318 | |
| Black Liquor | 93 | 199.4 | 5000 | 12700 | |
| Bromine | 17 | 63 | 0.00000013 | 0.0000003302 | |
| Bromobenzene | 25 | 77 | 0.00002 | 0.0000508 | |
| Bromoform | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Butyric Acid | 1 | 18 | 64.4 | 455 | 1200 |
| Cadium Bromide | 0.0324 | 18 | 64.4 | 231 | 600 |
| Cadium Chloride | 0.0503 | 18 | 64.4 | 495 | 1300 |
| Cadium Iodide | 1 | 18 | 64.4 | 2120 | 5400 |
| Cadium Nitrate | 1 | 18 | 64.4 | 6940 | 17600 |
| Cadium Sulfate | 0.0289 | 18 | 64.4 | 247 | 600 |
| Calcium Chloride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 64300 | 163300 |
| Calcium Nitrate | 6.25 | 18 | 64.6 | 49100 | 124700 |
| Capronitrile | 25 | 77 | 3.7 | 9 | |
| Carbon Disulfide | 1 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 18 | 64.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carboxylic Acid | 25 | 77 | 5 | 13 | |
| Chloriacetic Acid | 60 | 140 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| Chlorine | -70 | -94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chloroform | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Chlorohydrin | 25 | 77 | 0.5 | 1.27 | |
| Chocolate Liquor | 0 | 0 | |||
| Coca Cola Syrup | 20 | 68 | 600 | 1500 | |
| Coffee Extract | 84 | 183.2 | 5000 | 12700 | |
| Corn Syrup | 32 | 89.6 | 16 | 41 | |
| Cranberries Chrushed | 38 | 100.4 | 26 | 66 | |
| Cream Cheese Mix | 79 | 174.2 | 5000 | 12700 | |
| Cupric Chloride | 1.35 | 18 | 64.4 | 18700 | 47500 |
| Cupric Nitrate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 36500 | 92700 |
| Cupric Sulfate | 2.5 | 18 | 64.4 | 10900 | 27700 |
| Cyanogen | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cyemene | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 25 | 77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dichlorohydrin | 25 | 77 | 12 | 30 | |
| Diethyl Carbonate | 25 | 77 | 0.017 | 0.04318 | |
| Diethyl Oxalate | 25 | 77 | 0.76 | 1.9304 | |
| Diethyl Sulfate | 25 | 77 | 0.26 | 0.6604 | |
| Diethylamine | -34 | -28.48 | 0.0022 | 0.005588 | |
| Dimethyl Sulfate | 0 | 32 | 0.16 | 0.4064 | |
| Epichlorohydrin | 25 | 77 | 0.034 | 0.08636 | |
| Ethyl Acetate | 25 | 77 | 0.00001 | 0.0000254 | |
| Ethyl Acetoacetate | 25 | 77 | 0.04 | 0.1016 | |
| Ethyl Alcohol | 25 | 77 | 0.0013 | 0.003302 | |
| Ethyl Benzonate | 25 | 77 | 0.001 | 0.00254 | |
| Ethyl Bromide | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Ethyl Ether | 25 | 77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethyl Iodide | 25 | 77 | 0.002 | 0.00508 | |
| Ethyl Isothiocyanate | 25 | 77 | 0.126 | 0.32004 | |
| Ethyl Nitrate | 25 | 77 | 0.53 | 1.3462 | |
| Ethyl Thiocyanate | 25 | 77 | 1.2 | 3 | |
| Ethylamine | 0 | 32 | 0.4 | 1.016 | |
| Ethylene Bromide | 19 | 66.2 | 0.00002 | 0.0000508 | |
| Ethylene Chloride | 25 | 77 | 0.03 | 0.0762 | |
| Ethylidene Chloride | 25 | 77 | 0.0017 | 0.004318 | |
| Eugenol | 25 | 77 | 0.0017 | 0.004318 | |
| Formalehyde | 44 | 38 | 100.4 | 175 | 400 |
| Formamide | 25 | 77 | 4 | 10 | |
| Formic Acid | 4.94 | 18 | 64.4 | 5500 | 14000 |
| Fudge | 57 | 134.6 | 46 | 117 | |
| Fuel Oil | 0 | 0 | |||
| Furfural | 25 | 77 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| Gallium | 30 | 86 | 36800000000 | 93472000000 | |
| Germanium Tetrabro. | 30 | 86 | 78 | 198 | |
| Gin 90 proof | 25 | 77 | 10 | 25 | |
| Glcol | 25 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.762 | |
| Glycerol | 25 | 77 | 0.064 | 0.16256 | |
| Guaiacol | 25 | 77 | 0.28 | 0.7112 | |
| Heptane | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hexane | 18 | 64.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hydraulic Fluid | 18 | 64.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hydriodic Acid | 15 | 59 | 133000 | 337800 | |
| Hydrobromic Acid | 5 | 15 | 59 | 191000 | 485100 |
| Hydrochloric Acid | 5 | 15 | 59 | 395000 | 1003300 |
| Hydrofluoric Acid | 0.004 | 18 | 64.4 | 250 | 600 |
| Hydrogen Bromide | -80 | -112 | 0.008 | 0.02032 | |
| Hydrogen Chloride | -96 | -140 | 0.01 | 0.0254 | |
| Hydrogen Cyande | 0 | 32 | 3.3 | 8 | |
| Hydrogen Iodide | 0.2 | 0.508 | |||
| Hydrogen Peroxide | 90 | 60 | 140 | 2 | 5 |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ink | 93 | 199.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iodine | 110 | 230 | 0 | 0 | |
| ISO – Butyl Alcohol | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| ISO-propyl Alcohol | 25 | 77 | 3.5 | 9 | |
| ISO-Valeric Acid | 80 | 176 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kerosene | 25 | 77 | 0.0017 | 0.004318 | |
| Lard | 0 | 0 | |||
| Latex | 25 | 77 | 1750 | 4400 | |
| Latex Paint | 25 | 77 | 700 | 1800 | |
| Lead Nitrate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 19100 | 48500 |
| Lithium Carbonate | 0.2 | 18 | 64.4 | 3430 | 8700 |
| Lithium Chloride | 2.5 | 18 | 64.4 | 41000 | 104100 |
| Lithium Hrydoxide | 1.25 | 18 | 64.4 | 78100 | 198400 |
| Lithium Iodide | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 29600 | 75200 |
| Lithium Sulfate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 40000 | 101600 |
| Maganese Chloride | 5 | 15 | 59 | 52600 | 133600 |
| Magnesium Chloride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 68300 | 173500 |
| Magnesium Nitrare | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 43800 | 111300 |
| Magnesium Sulfate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 26300 | 66800 |
| Maphthalene | 82 | 179.6 | 0.0004 | 0.001016 | |
| M-Chloroaniline | 25 | 77 | 0.05 | 0.127 | |
| M-Creosol | 25 | 77 | 0.017 | 0.04318 | |
| Mercuric Chloride | 0.229 | 18 | 64.4 | 44 | 112 |
| Mercuriic Bromide | 0.223 | 18 | 64.4 | 16 | 41 |
| Mercury | 0 | 32 | 16600000000 | 42164000000 | |
| Methyl Acetate | 25 | 77 | 3.4 | 9 | |
| Methyl Alcohol | 18 | 64.4 | 0.44 | 1.1176 | |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone | 25 | 77 | 0.1 | 0.254 | |
| Methyl Iodine | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Methyl Nitrate | 25 | 77 | 4.5 | 11 | |
| Methyl Thiocyanate | 25 | 77 | 1.5 | 4 | |
| Molasses | 10 | 50 | 300 | 800 | |
| M-Propyl Alcohol | 18 | 64.4 | 0.05 | 0.127 | |
| M-Propyl Bromide | 25 | 77 | 0.02 | 0.0508 | |
| Nitric Acid | 6.2 | 18 | 64.4 | 312000 | 792500 |
| Nitrobenzene | 0 | 32 | 0.0005 | 0.00127 | |
| Nitromethane | 18 | 64.4 | 0.6 | 1.524 | |
| Nonane | 25 | 77 | 0.017 | 0.04318 | |
| O or M-Nitrotoluene | 25 | 77 | 0.2 | 0.508 | |
| Oleic Acid | 15 | 59 | 0.0002 | 0.000508 | |
| Oleum | 20 | 25 | 77 | 500 | 1300 |
| O-Toluidine | 25 | 77 | 2 | 5 | |
| Oxalia Acid | 18 | 64.4 | 50800 | 129000 | |
| Oxygen | 78300 | 198900 | |||
| Paint, Enamel | 25 | 77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parafin Wax | 66 | 150.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peanut Butter | 93 | 199.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pentane | 19 | 67.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Petroleum | 0 | 0 | |||
| Phenetole | 25 | 77 | 0.017 | 0.04318 | |
| Phenol | 25 | 77 | 0.017 | 0.04318 | |
| Phenyl Isothiocyanate | 25 | 77 | 1.4 | 4 | |
| Phosgene | 25 | 77 | 0.007 | 0.01778 | |
| Phosphoric Acid | 10 | 15 | 59 | 56600 | 143800 |
| Phosphorus | 25 | 77 | 0.4 | 1.016 | |
| Phosphorus Oxychl. | 25 | 77 | 2.2 | 6 | |
| Pinene | 23 | 73.4 | 0.00002 | 0.0000508 | |
| Piperidene | 25 | 77 | 0.2 | 0.508 | |
| Polystryrene | 54 | 129.2 | 1200 | 3000 | |
| Potassium Acetate | 4.67 | 15 | 59 | 34700 | 88100 |
| Potassium Bromide | 5 | 15 | 59 | 46500 | 118100 |
| Potassium Carbonate | 5 | 10 | 50 | 56100 | 142500 |
| Potassium Chloride | 5 | 19 | 66.4 | 69000 | 175300 |
| Potassium Cyanide | 3.25 | 15 | 59 | 52700 | 133900 |
| Potassium Floride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 65200 | 165600 |
| Potassium Hydroxide | 4.2 | 15 | 59 | 146000 | 370800 |
| Potassium Iodide | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 33800 | 85900 |
| Potassium Oxalate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 48800 | 124000 |
| Potassium Sulfate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 45800 | 116300 |
| Proionaldehyde | 25 | 77 | 0.85 | 2.159 | |
| Propionic Acid | 1 | 18 | 64.4 | 479 | 1200 |
| Propiontrile | 25 | 77 | 0.1 | 0.254 | |
| Pryidine | 18 | 64.4 | 0.053 | 0.13462 | |
| P-Toluidine | 100 | 212 | 0.062 | 0.15748 | |
| Quinoline | 25 | 77 | 0.022 | 0.05588 | |
| RC cola syrup | 25 | 77 | 600 | 1500 | |
| Salicylaldehyde | 25 | 77 | 0.16 | 0.4064 | |
| Silver Nitrate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 25600 | 65000 |
| Sodium Acetate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 29500 | 74900 |
| Sodium Carbonate | 5 | 18 | 64.6 | 45100 | 114600 |
| Sodium Chloride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 67200 | 170700 |
| Sodium Hydroxide | 1 | 18 | 64.4 | 46500 | 118100 |
| Sodium Iodide | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 29800 | 75700 |
| Sodium Nitrate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 43600 | 110700 |
| Sodium Sulfate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 40900 | 103900 |
| Sodium Sulfide | 2 | 18 | 64.4 | 61200 | 155400 |
| Soybean Oil | 104 | 220 | 0 | 0 | |
| Starch | 27 | 80.6 | 3000 | 7600 | |
| Stearic Acid | 80 | 176 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strontium Chloride | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 48300 | 122700 |
| Strontium Nitrate | 5 | 15 | 59 | 30900 | 78500 |
| Sugar Solution Dilute | 30 | 86 | 585 | 1500 | |
| Sugar Solution Pure | 10 | 50 | 3 | 8 | |
| Sulfonyl Chloride | 25 | 77 | 2 | 5 | |
| Sulfur | 115 | 239 | 0.000001 | 0.00000254 | |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 35 | 95 | 0.015 | 0.0381 | |
| Sulfuric Acid | 5 | 18 | 64.6 | 209000 | 530900 |
| Titanium Dioxide | 25 | 77 | 4000 | 10200 | |
| Toluene | 0 | 0 | |||
| Toothpaste | 25 | 77 | 150 | 400 | |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 25 | 77 | 0.003 | 0.00762 | |
| Trimetylamine | -34 | -28.3 | 0.0002 | 0.000508 | |
| Turpentine | 0.0000002 | 0.000000508 | |||
| Uranium Sulfate Ext. | 38 | 100.4 | 3000 | 7600 | |
| Urea | 25 | 77 | 5000 | 12700 | |
| Vegetable Oil | 25 | 77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vodka 100 proof | 25 | 77 | 4 | 10 | |
| Water, distilled | 0.04 | 0.1016 | |||
| Water, NYC | 25 | 77 | 72 | 183 | |
| Xylene | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zinc Chloride | 2.5 | 15 | 59 | 27600 | 70100 |
| Zinc Oxide | 25 | 77 | 2000 | 5100 | |
| Zinc Sulfate | 5 | 18 | 64.4 | 19100 | 48500 |