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DMTA-10055-01EN, Rev. A, February 2015
Table 25 Ultrasonic velocities in a variety of common materials (continued)
Nickel, pure
Polyamide (slow)
Nylon, fast
Polyethylene, high density (HDPE)
Polyethylene, low density (LDPE)
Polystyrene
Polyvinylchloride, (PVC, hard)
Rubber (polybutadiene)
Silicon
Silicone
Steel, 1020
Steel, 4340
Steel, 302 austenitic stainless
Steel, 347 austenitic stainless
Tin
Titanium, Ti 150A
Tungsten
Water (20°C)
Zinc
Zirconium
References
1. Folds, D. L. "Experimental Determination of Ultrasonic Wave Velocities in
Plastics, Elastomers, and Syntactic Foam as a Function of Temperature." Naval
Research and Development Laboratory. Panama City, Florida, 1971.
2. Fredericks, J. R. Ultrasonic Engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1965.
3. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Cleveland, Ohio: Chemical Rubber Co., 1963.
4. Mason, W. P. Physical Acoustics and the Properties of Solids. New York: D.Van
Nostrand Co., 1958.
5. Papadakis, E. P. Panametrics - unpublished notes, 1972.
308 Appendix A
Material V (in./µs) V (m/s)
0.222 5630
0.087 2200
0.102 2600
0.097 2460
0.082 2080
0.092 2340
0.094 2395
0.063 1610
0.379 9620
0.058 1485
0.232 5890
0.230 5850
0.223 5660
0.226 5740
0.131 3320
0.240 6100
0.204 5180
0.0580 1480
0.164 4170
0.183 4650