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Longitudinal Velocity

Shear
Velocity

Surface Velocity

Density
g/cm3

Acoustic Impedance g/cm2-secx105

cm/ms

in/ms

cm/ms

in/ms

cm/ms

in/ms

Aluminum

.632

.2488

.313

.1232

N/A

N/A

2.70

17.10

AL 1100-0 (2SO)

.635

.25

.310

.122

.290

.114

2.71

17.20

AL 2014 (14S)

.632

.2488

.307

.1209

N/A

N/A

2.80

17.80

AL 2024 T4 (24ST)

.637

.2508

.316

.1244

.295

.116

2.77

17.60

AL 2117 T4 (17ST)

.650

.2559

.312

.1228

N/A

N/A

2.80

18.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bearing Babbit

.230

.0906

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.10

23.20

Beryllium

1.29

.5079

.888

.3496

.787

.310

1.82

23.50

Bismuth

.218

.0858

.110

.0433

N/A

N/A

9.80

21.40

Brass

.428

.1685

.230

.0906

N/A

N/A

8.56

36.70

Brass,
Half Hard

.383

.1508

.205

.0807

N/A

N/A

8.10

31.02

Brass, Naval

.443

.1744

.212

.0835

.195

.0770

8.42

37.3

Bronze, Phospho

.353

.139

.223

.0878

.201

.0790

8.86

31.28

 

Cadmium

.278

.1094

.150

.0591

N/A

N/A

8.64

24.02

Cesium
(28.5
° C)

.0967

.0381

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.88

1.82

Columbium

.492

.1937

.210

.0827

N/A

N/A

8.57

42.16

Constantan

.524

.2063

.104

.0409

N/A

N/A

8.88

46.53

Copper

.466

.1835

.0890

.035

.193

.0760

8.93

41.61

 

Gallium

.274

.1079

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.95

16.3

Germanium

.541

.213

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.47

29.59

Gold

.324

.1276

.120

.0472

N/A

N/A

19.32

62.6

Hafnium

.384

.1512

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Inconel

.572

.2252

N/A

N/A

.279

.110

8.25

47.19

Indium
(156
° C)

.222

.0874

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7.30

16.21

Iron

.590

.2323

.323

.1272

.279

.110

7.70

45.43

Iron, Cast

.480

.189

.240

.0945

N/A

N/A

7.80

37.44

 

 

 

Lead

.216

.085

.070

.0276

.0630

.0248

11.4

24.62

Lead, 5% Antinomy

.217

.0854

.081

.0319

.0740

.0291

1.9

23.65

Magnesium

.631

.2484

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.74

10.98

Magnesium
(AM-35)

.579

.228

.310

.122

.287

.113

1.74

10.07

Magnesium
(FS-1)

.547

.2154

.303

.1193

N/A

N/A

1.69

9.24

Magnesium
(J-1)

.567

.2232

.301

.1185

N/A

N/A

1.70

9.64

Magnesium
(M)

.576

.2268

.309

.1217

N/A

N/A

1.75

10.08

Magnesium
(O-1)

.580

.2283

.304

.1197

N/A

N/A

1.82

10.56

Magnesium
(ZK-60A-TS)

.571

.2248

.305

.1201

N/A

N/A

1.83

10.45

Manganese

.466

.1835

.235

.0925

N/A

N/A

7.39

34.44

Molybdenum

.629

.2476

.335

.1319

.311

.122

10.2

64.16

Monel

.602

.237

.272

.1071

.196

.0772

8.83

53.16

Nickel

.563

.2217

.296

.1165

.264

.104

8.88

49.99

Platinum

.396

.1559

.167

N/A

N/A

N/A

21.4

84.74

Plutonium

.179

.0705

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

28.2

Plutonium
(1% Gallium)

.182

.0717

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

28.6

Potassium
(100
° C)

.182

.0717

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

.83

1.51

Radium

.0822

.0324

.111

.0437

.103

.0404

5.0

4.11

Rubidium

.126

.0496

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.53

1.93

Silver

.360

.1417

.159

.0626

N/A

N/A

1.5

37.8

Silver, Nickel

.462

.1819

.232

.0913

.169

.0665

8.75

40.43

Silver, German

.476

.1874

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

8.70

41.41

Steel, 302 Cres

.566

.2228

.312

.1228

.312

.123

8.03

45.45

Steel, 347 Cres

.574

.226

.309

.1217

N/A

N/A

7.91

45.4

Steel, 410 Cres

.739

.2909

.299

.1177

.216

.0850

7.67

56.68

Steel, 1020

.589

.2319

.324

.1276

N/A

N/A

7.71

45.41

Steel, 1095

.590

.2323

.319

.1256

N/A

N/A

7.80

46.02

Steel, 4150, Rc14

.586

.2307

.279

.1098

N/A

N/A

7.84

45.94

Steel, 4150, Rc18

.589

.2319

.318

.1252

N/A

N/A

7.82

46.06

Steel, 4150, Rc43

.587

.2311

.320

.126

N/A

N/A

7.81

45.84

Steel, 4150, Rc64

.582

.2291

.277

.1091

N/A

N/A

7.80

45.4

 

 

 

Steel, 4340

.585

.2303

.128

.0504

N/A

N/A

7.80

45.63

Tantalum

.410

.1614

.114

.0449

N/A

N/A

16.6

68.06

Thallium
(302
° C)

.162

.0638

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

11.9

19.28

Thorium

.240

.0945

.156

.0614

N/A

N/A

11.3

27.12

Tin

.332

.1307

.167

.0657

N/A

N/A

7.29

24.2

Titanium

.607

.239

.331

.1303

N/A

N/A

4.50

27.32

 

 

 

 

 

Titanium Carbide

.827

.3256

.516

.2031

N/A

N/A

5.15

42.59

Tungsten

.518

.2039

.287

.113

.265

.104

19.25

99.72

Uranium

.338

.1331

.196

.0772

N/A

N/A

18.9

63.88

Uranium Dioxide

.518

.2039

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6.03

31.24

Vanadium

.600

.2362

.278

.1094

N/A

N/A

6.03

36.18

Zinc

.417

.1642

.0949

.0374

N/A

N/A

7.10

29.61

Zircaloy

.472

.1858

.093

.0366

N/A

N/A

9.03

42.6

Zirconium

.465

.1831

.0886

.0349

N/A

N/A

6.48

30.1

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