Product Manual

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Sound Speed Tables
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Table A5: Sound Speed Data of Solids
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Material
Sound Speed
Shear Wave!25 ºC)
Sound Speed
Long. Wave!25ºC)
m/s ft/s mm/us in/us
Steel, 1% Carbon, hardened 3,150 10,335 5.88 0.2315
Carbon Steel 3,230 10,598 5.89 0.2319
Mild Steel 3,235 10,614 5.89 0.2319
Steel,1% Carbon 3,220 10,565
302 Stainless Steel 3,120 10,236 5.690 0.224
303 Stainless Steel 3,120 10,236 5.640 0.222
304 Stainless Steel 3,141 10,306 5.920 0.233
304L Stainless Steel 3,070 10,073 5.790 0.228
316 Stainless Steel 3,272 10,735 5.720 0.225
347 Stainless Steel 3,095 10,512 5.720 0.225
Aluminum 3,100 10,171 6.32 0.2488
Aluminum!rolled""
3,040 9,974
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Copper 2,260 7,415 4.66 0.1835
Copper!annealed""
2,235 7,628
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Copper!rolled""
2,270 7,448
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CuNi!70%Cu 30%Ni""
2,540 8,334 5.03 0.1980
CuNi!90%Cu 10%Ni""
2,060 6,759 4.01 0.1579
Brass!Naval""
2,120 6,923 4.43 0.1744
Gold!hard-drawn""
1,200 3,937 3.24 0.1276
Inconel 3,020 9,909 5.82 0.2291
Iron!electrolytic""
3,240 10,630 5.90 0.2323