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14 SOUND VELOCITIES OF COMMON MATERIALS
Sound velocity
Material
(m/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
19
(in/µs)
0.250
0.086
0.173
0.109
0.180 (Approx.)
0.206
0.184
0.100 (Approx.)
0.187
0.223
0.168
0.128
0.157
0.232
0.085
0.228
0.057
0.222
0.102 (Approx.)
Sound velocity
Material
(m/s)
Paraffin
2210
Platinum
3962
Plexiglas
2692
Polystyrene
2337
Porcelain
5842
PVC
2388
Quartz Glass
5639
Rubber, Vulcanised 2311
Silver
3607
Steel
5918
Steel, Stainless
5664
Stellite
6985
Teflon
1422
Tin
3327
Titanium
6096
Tungsten
5334
Water
1473
Zinc
4216
(in/µs)
0.087
0.156
0.106
0.092
0.230 (Approx.)
0.094
0.222
0.091
0.142
0.233
0.223
0.275 (Approx.)
0.056
0.131
0.240
0.210
0.058
0.166
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