Sound Velocities Of Common Materials - Elcometer PG70 Operating Instructions Manual

18 SOUND VELOCITIES OF COMMON MATERIALS

Sound-velocity (m/
Material
s)
Aluminium 6350
Bismuth 2184
Brass 4394
Cadmium 2769
Cast Iron 4572
Constantan 5232
Copper 4674
Epoxy Resin 2540
German Silver 4750
Glass, Crown 5664
Glass, Flint 4267
Gold 3251
Ice 3988
Iron 5893
Lead 2159
Magnesium 5791
Mercury 1448
Nickel 5639
Nylon 2591
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Sound-velocity (in/
Material
µs)
0.250 Paraffin
0.086 Platinum
0.173 Plexiglas
0.109 Polystyrene
0.180 (Approx) Porcelain
0.206 PVC
0.184 Quartz Glass
0.100 (Approx) Rubber, Vulcanised 2311
0.187 Silver
0.223 Steel
0.168 Steel, Stainless
0.128 Stellite
0.157 Teflon
0.232 Tin
0.085 Titanium
0.228 Tungsten
0.057 Water
0.222 Zinc
0.102 (Approx)
Sound-velocity (m/ Sound-velocity (in/
s) µs)
2210 0.087
3962 0.156
2692 0.106
2337 0.092
5842 0.230 (Approx)
2388 0.094
5639 0.222
0.091
3607 0.142
5918 0.233
5664 0.223
6985 0.275 (Approx)
1422 0.056
3327 0.131
6096 0.240
5334 0.210
1473 0.058
4216 0.166