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Longitudinal Shear Surface Density Acoustic
Metals Velocity Impedance
Velocity
Velocity g/cm3 g/cm2-sec

cm/µs in/µs cm/µ in/µs cm/µs in/µs 5

x10
s

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 .637 .2508 .316 .1244 .295 .116 2.77 17.60

(24ST)

AL 2117 T4 .650 .2559 .312 .1228 N/A N/A 2.80 18.20

(17ST)

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

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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% .217 .0854 .081 .0319 .0740 .0291 1.9 23.65

Antinomy

Magnesium .631 .2484 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.74 10.98

Magnesium (AM- .579 .228 .310 .122 .287 .113 1.74 10.07
35)

Magnesium (FS- .547 .2154 .303 .1193 N/A N/A 1.69 9.24
1)

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- .571 .2248 .305 .1201 N/A N/A 1.83 10.45
60A-TS)

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 0 .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% .182 .0717 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 28.6
Gallium)

Potassium (100° .182 .0717 N/A N/A N/A N/A .83 1.51
C)

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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, .586 .2307 .279 .1098 N/A N/A 7.84 45.94
Rc14

Steel, 4150, .589 .2319 .318 .1252 N/A N/A 7.82 46.06
Rc18

Steel, 4150, .587 .2311 .320 .126 N/A N/A 7.81 45.84
Rc43

Steel, 4150, .582 .2291 .277 .1091 N/A N/A 7.80 45.4
Rc64

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

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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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