Sound Velocities Of Common Materials - Elcometer 205 Operating Instructions Manual

APPENDIX E. SOUND VELOCITIES OF COMMON MATERIALS
Material
Aluminium
Bismuth
Brass
Cadmium
Cast Iron
Constantan
Copper
Epoxy Resin
German Silver
Glass, Crown
Glass, Flint
Gold
Ice
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Mercury
Nickel
Nylon
Paraffin
Platinum
Sound-velocity (m/s)
6350
2184
4394
2769
4572
5232
4674
2540
4750
5664
4267
3251
3988
5893
2159
5791
1448
5639
2591
2210
3962
Sound-velocity (in/µs)
0.250
0.086
0.173
0.109
0.180 (Approximate)
0.206
0.184
0.100 (Approximate)
0.187
0.223
0.168
0.128
0.157
0.232
0.085
0.228
0.057
0.222
0.102 (Approximate)
0.087
0.156
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