
Accoustic
Properties for Metals in Solid Form
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Metals
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Longitudinal Velocity |
Shear
Velocity |
Surface
Velocity |
Density
g/cm3 |
Acoustic Impedance
g/cm2-sec x105
|
cm/µs |
in/µs |
cm/µs |
in/µs |
cm/µs |
in/µs |
| Aluminum |
0.632 |
0.2488 |
0.313 |
0.1232 |
N/A |
N/A |
2.70 |
17.10 |
| AL 1100-0 (2SO) |
0.635 |
0.25 |
0.310 |
0.122 |
0.290 |
0.114 |
2.71 |
17.20 |
| AL 2014 (14S) |
0.632 |
0.2488 |
0.307 |
0.1209 |
N/A |
N/A |
2.80 |
17.80 |
| AL 2024 T4 (24ST) |
0.637 |
0.2508 |
0.316 |
0.1244 |
0.295 |
0.116 |
2.77 |
17.60 |
| AL 2117 T4 (17ST) |
0.650 |
0.2559 |
0.312 |
0.1228 |
N/A |
N/A |
2.80 |
18.20 |
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| Babbitt
Bearing |
0.230 |
0.0906 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
7.4 -11.0 |
23.20 |
| Beryllium |
1.29 |
0.5079 |
0.888 |
0.3496 |
0.787 |
0.310 |
1.82 |
23.50 |
| Bismuth |
0.218 |
0.0858 |
0.110 |
0.0433 |
N/A |
N/A |
9.80 |
21.40 |
| Brass |
0.428 |
0.1685 |
0.230 |
0.0906 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.56 |
36.70 |
| Brass, Half Hard |
0.383 |
0.1508 |
0.205 |
0.0807 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.10 |
31.02 |
| Brass, Naval |
0.443 |
0.1744 |
0.212 |
0.0835 |
0.195 |
0.0770 |
8.42 |
37.3 |
| Bronze, Phospho |
0.353 |
0.139 |
0.223 |
0.0878 |
0.201 |
0.0790 |
8.86 |
31.28 |
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| Cadmium |
0.278 |
0.1094 |
0.150 |
0.0591 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.64 |
24.02 |
|
Cesium
(28.5oC)
|
0.0967 |
0.0381 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.88 |
1.82 |
| Columbium |
0.492 |
0.1937 |
0.210 |
0.0827 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.57 |
42.16 |
| Constantan |
0.524 |
0.2063 |
0.104 |
0.0409 |
N/A |
N/A |
8.88 |
46.53 |
| Copper |
0.466 |
0.1835 |
0.233
|
0.0890
|
0.193 |
0.0760 |
8.93 |
41.61 |
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| Gallium |
0.274 |
0.1079 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
5.95 |
16.3 |
| Germanium |
0.541 |
0.213 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
5.47 |
29.59 |
| Gold |
0.324 |
0.1276 |
0.120 |
0.0472 |
N/A |
N/A |
19.32 |
62.6 |
| Hafnium |
0.384 |
0.1512 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Inconel |
0.572 |
0.2252 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.279 |
0.110 |
8.25 |
47.19 |
|
Indium
(156oC)
|
0.222 |
0.0874 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
7.30 |
16.21 |
| Iron |
0.590 |
0.2323 |
0.323 |
0.1272 |
0.279 |
0.110 |
7.70 |
45.43 |
| Iron, Cast |
0.480 |
0.189 |
0.240 |
0.0945 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.80 |
37.44 |
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| Lead |
0.216 |
0.085 |
0.070 |
0.0276 |
0.0630 |
0.0248 |
11.4 |
24.62 |
| Lead 5% Antinomy |
0.217 |
0.0854 |
0.081 |
0.0319 |
0.0740 |
0.0291 |
1.9 |
23.65 |
| Magnesium |
0.631 |
0.2484 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.74 |
10.98 |
| Magnesium (AM-35) |
0.579 |
0.228 |
0.310 |
0.122 |
0.287 |
0.113 |
1.74 |
10.07 |
| Magnesium (FS-1) |
0.547 |
0.2154 |
0.303 |
0.1193 |
N/A |
N/A |
1.69 |
9.24 |
| Magnesium (J-1) |
0.567 |
0.2232 |
0.301 |
0.1185 |
N/A |
N/A |
1.70 |
9.64 |
| Magnesium (M) |
0.576 |
0.2268 |
0.309 |
0.1217 |
N/A |
N/A |
1.75 |
10.08 |
| Magnesium (O-1) |
0.580 |
0.2283 |
0.304 |
0.1197 |
N/A |
N/A |
1.82 |
10.56 |
| Magnesium (ZK-60A-TS) |
0.571 |
0.2248 |
0.305 |
0.1201 |
N/A |
N/A |
1.83 |
10.45 |
| Manganese |
0.466 |
0.1835 |
0.235 |
0.0925 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.39 |
34.44 |
| Molybdenum |
0.629 |
0.2476 |
0.335 |
0.1319 |
0.311 |
0.122 |
10.2 |
64.16 |
| Monel |
0.602 |
0.237 |
0.272 |
0.1071 |
0.196 |
0.0772 |
8.83 |
53.16 |
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| Nickel |
0.563 |
0.2217 |
0.296 |
0.1165 |
0.264 |
0.104 |
8.88 |
49.99 |
| Platinum |
0.396 |
0.1559 |
0 .167 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
21.4 |
84.74 |
| Plutonium |
0.179 |
0.0705 |
N/A
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
28.2 |
| Plutonium (1% Gallium) |
0.182 |
0.0717 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
28.6 |
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Potassium
(100oC)
|
0.182 |
0.0717 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.83 |
1.51 |
| Radium |
0.0822 |
0.0324 |
0.111 |
0.0437 |
0.103 |
0.0404 |
5.0 |
4.11 |
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| Rubidium |
0.126 |
0.0496 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.53 |
1.93 |
| Silver |
0.360 |
0.1417 |
0.159 |
0.0626 |
N/A |
N/A |
10.5 |
37.8 |
| Silver, Nickel |
0.462 |
0.1819 |
0.232 |
0.0913 |
0.169 |
0.0665 |
8.75 |
40.43 |
| Silver, German |
0.476 |
0.1874 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
8.70 |
41.41 |
| Steel, 302 Cres |
0.566 |
0.2228 |
0.312 |
0.1228 |
0.312 |
0.123 |
8.03 |
45.45 |
| Steel, 347 Cres |
0.574 |
0.226 |
0.309 |
0.1217 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.91 |
45.4 |
| Steel, 410 Cres |
0.539 |
0.212 |
0.299 |
0.118 |
0.216 |
0.085 |
7.67 |
56.68 |
| Steel, 1020 |
0.589 |
0.2319 |
0.324 |
0.1276 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.71 |
45.41 |
| Steel, 1095 |
0.590 |
0.2323 |
0.319 |
0.1256 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.80 |
46.02 |
| Steel, 4150, Rc14 |
0.586 |
0.2307 |
0.279 |
0.1098 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.84 |
45.94 |
| Steel, 4150, Rc18 |
0.589 |
0.2319 |
0.318 |
0.1252 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.82 |
46.06 |
| Steel, 4150, Rc43 |
0.587 |
0.2311 |
0.320 |
0.126 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.81 |
45.84 |
| Steel, 4150, Rc64 |
0.582 |
0.2291 |
0.277 |
0.1091 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.80 |
45.4 |
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Steel, 4340
|
0.585 |
0.2303 |
0.319 |
0.1259 |
N/A |
N/A
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7.80
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45.63
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| Tantalum |
0.410 |
0.1614 |
0.114 |
0.0449 |
N/A |
N/A |
16.6 |
68.06 |
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Thallium
(302oC)
|
0.162 |
0.0638 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
11.9 |
19.28 |
| Thorium |
0.240 |
0.0945 |
0.156 |
0.0614 |
N/A |
N/A |
11.3 |
27.12 |
| Tin |
0.332 |
0.1307 |
0.167 |
0.0657 |
N/A |
N/A |
7.29 |
24.2 |
| Titanium |
0.607 |
0.239 |
0.331 |
0.1303 |
N/A |
N/A |
4.50 |
27.32 |
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| Titanium Carbide |
0.827 |
0.3256 |
0.516 |
0.2031 |
N/A |
N/A |
5.15 |
42.59 |
| Tungsten |
0.518 |
0.2039 |
0.287 |
0.113 |
0.265 |
0.104 |
19.25 |
99.72 |
| Uranium |
0.338 |
0.1331 |
0.196 |
0.0772 |
N/A |
N/A |
18.9 |
63.88 |
| Uranium Dioxide |
0.518 |
0.2039 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
6.03 |
31.24 |
| Vanadium |
0.600 |
0.2362 |
0.278 |
0.1094 |
N/A |
N/A |
6.03 |
36.18 |
| Zinc |
0.417 |
0.1642 |
0.241
|
0.0948
|
N/A |
N/A |
7.10 |
29.61 |
| Zircaloy |
0.472 |
0.1858 |
0.236
|
0.093
|
N/A |
N/A |
9.03 |
42.6 |
| Zirconium |
0.465 |
0.1831 |
0.222
|
0.0874
|
N/A |
N/A |
6.48 |
30.1 |
Data compiled by Xactex Corporation. Sources of original data are unknown.-
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