ACOUSTIC

PROPERTIES OF
MATERIALS (GRAPH)
METALS LONGITUDINAL SHEAR VELOCITY SURFACE DENSITY G/CM3 ACOUSTIC
VELOCITY VELOCITY IMPEDANCE G/CM2-
SEC

x105
cm/ms in/ms cm/ms in/ms cm/ms in/ms
.632 .313 N/A 2.70
Aluminum .2488 .1232 N/A 17.10
.635 .310 .290 2.71
AL 1100-0 .25 .122 .114 17.20
(2SO)
.632 .307 N/A 2.80
AL 2014 (14S) .2488 .1209 N/A 17.80
.637 .316 .295 2.77
AL 2024 T4 .2508 .1244 .116 17.60
(24ST)
.650 .312 N/A 2.80
AL 2117 T4 .2559 .1228 N/A 18.20
(17ST)
.230 N/A N/A 1.10
Bearing Babbit .0906 N/A N/A 23.20
1.29 .888 .787 1.82
Beryllium .5079 .3496 .310 23.50
.218 .110 N/A 9.80
Bismuth .0858 .0433 N/A 21.40
.428 .230 N/A 8.56
Brass .1685 .0906 N/A 36.70
.383 .205 N/A 8.10
Brass, Half Hard .1508 .0807 N/A 31.02
.443 .212 .195 8.42
Brass, Naval .1744 .0835 .0770 37.3
.353 .223 .201 8.86
Bronze, .139 .0878 .0790 31.28
Phospho
.278 .150 N/A 8.64
Cadmium .1094 .0591 N/A 24.02
.0967 N/A N/A 1.88
Cesium (28.5° .0381 N/A N/A 1.82
C)
 .492 .210 N/A 8.57
Columbium .1937 .0827 N/A 42.16
.524 .104 N/A 8.88
Constantan .2063 .0409 N/A 46.53
.466 .0890 .193 8.93
Copper .1835 .035 .0760 41.61
.274 N/A N/A 5.95
Gallium .1079 N/A N/A 16.3
.541 N/A N/A 5.47
Germanium .213 N/A N/A 29.59
.324 .120 N/A 19.32
Gold .1276 .0472 N/A 62.6
.384 N/A N/A N/A
Hafnium .1512 N/A N/A N/A
.572 N/A .279 8.25
Inconel .2252 N/A .110 47.19
.222 N/A N/A 7.30
Indium (156° C) .0874 N/A N/A 16.21
.590 .323 .279 7.70
Iron .2323 .1272 .110 45.43
.480 .240 N/A 7.80
Iron, Cast .189 .0945 N/A 37.44
.216 .070 .0630 11.4
Lead .085 .0276 .0248 24.62
.217 .081 .0740 1.9
Lead 5% .0854 .0319 .0291 23.65
Antinomy
.631 N/A N/A 1.74
Magnesium .2484 N/A N/A 10.98
.579 .310 .287 1.74
Magnesium .228 .122 .113 10.07
(AM-35)
.547 .303 N/A 1.69
Magnesium (FS- .2154 .1193 N/A 9.24
1)
.567 .301 N/A 1.70
Magnesium (J- .2232 .1185 N/A 9.64
1)
.576 .309 N/A 1.75
Magnesium (M) .2268 .1217 N/A 10.08
.580 .304 N/A 1.82
Magnesium (O- .2283 .1197 N/A 10.56
1)
.571 .305 N/A 1.83
Magnesium (ZK- .2248 .1201 N/A 10.45
60A-TS)
.466 .235 N/A 7.39
Manganese .1835 .0925 N/A 34.44
.629 .335 .311 10.2
Molybdenum .2476 .1319 .122 64.16
 .602 .272 .196 8.83
Monel .237 .1071 .0772 53.16
.563 .296 .264 8.88
Nickel .2217 .1165 .104 49.99
.396 0.167 N/A 21.4
Platinum .1559 N/A N/A 84.74
.179 N/A N/A N/A
Plutonium .0705 N/A N/A 28.2
.182 N/A N/A N/A
Plutonium (1% .0717 N/A N/A 28.6
Gallium)
.182 N/A N/A .83
Potassium .0717 N/A N/A 1.51
(100° C)
.0822 .111 .103 5.0
Radium .0324 .0437 .0404 4.11
.126 N/A N/A 1.53
Rubidium .0496 N/A N/A 1.93
.360 .159 N/A 1.5
Silver .1417 .0626 N/A 37.8
.462 .232 .169 8.75
Silver, Nickel .1819 .0913 .0665 40.43
.476 N/A N/A 8.70
Silver, German .1874 N/A N/A 41.41
.566 .312 .312 8.03
Steel, 302 Cres .2228 .1228 .123 45.45
.574 .309 N/A 7.91
Steel, 347 Cres .226 .1217 N/A 45.4
.739 .299 .216 7.67
Steel, 410 Cres .2909 .1177 .0850 56.68
.589 .324 N/A 7.71
Steel, 1020 .2319 .1276 N/A 45.41
.590 .319 N/A 7.80
Steel, 1095 .2323 .1256 N/A 46.02
.586 .279 N/A 7.84
Steel, 4150, .2307 .1098 N/A 45.94
Rc14
.589 .318 N/A 7.82
Steel, 4150, .2319 .1252 N/A 46.06
Rc18
.587 .320 N/A 7.81
Steel, 4150, .2311 .126 N/A 45.84
Rc43
.582 .277 N/A 7.80
Steel, 4150, .2291 .1091 N/A 45.4
Rc64
.585 .128 N/A 7.80
Steel, 4340 .2303 .0504 N/A 45.63
.410 .114 N/A 16.6
Tantalum .1614 .0449 N/A 68.06
 .162 N/A N/A 11.9
Thallium (302° .0638 N/A N/A 19.28
C)
.240 .156 N/A 11.3
Thorium .0945 .0614 N/A 27.12
.332 .167 N/A 7.29
Tin .1307 .0657 N/A 24.2
.607 .331 N/A 4.50
Titanium .239 .1303 N/A 27.32
.827 .516 N/A 5.15
Titanium .3256 .2031 N/A 42.59
Carbide
.518 .287 .265 19.25
Tungsten .2039 .113 .104 99.72
.338 .196 N/A 18.9
Uranium .1331 .0772 N/A 63.88
.518 N/A N/A 6.03
Uranium .2039 N/A N/A 31.24
Dioxide
.600 .278 N/A 6.03
Vanadium .2362 .1094 N/A 36.18
.417 .0949 N/A 7.10
Zinc .1642 .0374 N/A 29.61
.472 .093 N/A 9.03
Zircaloy .1858 .0366 N/A 42.6
.465 .0886 N/A N/A 6.48 30.1
Zirconium .1831 .0349