I need to convert the weight of a high temp resin print (v2) to its weight in silver and gold.
I know the castable wax is around x10.4
Please help!
What you need is the specific gravity.
Specific gravity is a measure of density relative to pure water- which has a specific gravity of 1.
1 cm3 of water weighs 1 gram.
High temp resin has a specific gravity of 1.09 to 1.12 g/cm3- the higher number is likely its post cured density.
Pure gold has a specific gravity of 19.32 g/cm3-
Divide the larger number by the smaller number to get a factor.
-therefore whatever it weighs in high temp, it would weigh 17.25 times as much in 24k gold.
When you set up in preform- before you add the supports- it should list the model volume in milliliters.
Milliliters ARE cubic centimeters.
Just multiply by 1.12 to find the weight in High temp- before you even print it.
Or, multiply by the specific gravity of whatever alloy you intend to cast to get the weight in that material.
Metal suppliers Should list the specific gravity of all the alloys they sell.
Formlabs does not list specific gravity in is material data sheets for some reason- but does list it in the Hazard sheet,
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Thank you so much! 
I made some jewelry masters in high temp to create rubber molds with and needed a preview of the approximate weight of the final piece. This information will be super helpful!!