| Liquid |
Speed
(m/s) |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
926 |
| Glycerol |
1904 |
| Kerosene |
1324 |
| Mercury |
1450 |
| Methyl alcohol |
1143 |
| Methyl alcohol, 0oC |
1130 |
| Water |
1493 |
| Water, 0oC |
1402 |
| Water, 20oC |
1482 |
| Water, sea with 3.5% salinity |
1533 |
| Water, sea with 3.5% salinity, 20oC |
1522 |
|
| Material |
Vl (m/s) |
V (m/s) |
| Aluminium |
6 374 |
3111 |
| Brass |
4 372 |
2100 |
| Butyl rubber/carbon (100/40) |
1 600 |
— |
| Cadmium |
2 780 |
— |
| Cellulose acetate butyrate |
2 080 |
— |
| Chromium |
6608 |
4005 |
| Concrete |
3900–4700 |
— |
| Constantan |
5177 |
2625 |
| Copper |
4759 |
2325 |
| Glass (crown) |
5660 |
3420 |
| ,, (heavy flint) |
5260 |
2960 |
| ,, (pyrex) |
5640 |
3280 |
| Gold (hard-drawn) |
3240 |
1200 |
| Ice (maximum density, polar ice |
|
|
| sheets, firn temperature − 20 °C |
3840 |
— |
| Iron (soft) |
5957 |
3224 |
| ,, (cast) |
4994 |
2809 |
| Lead |
2160 |
700 |
| Magnesium |
5823 |
3163 |
| Manganese |
4600 |
— |
| Monel metal |
5350 |
2720 |
| Neoprene |
1510 |
— |
| Neoprene/carbon (100/60) |
1690 |
— |
| Nickel (unmag. soft) |
5608 |
2929 |
| ,, (unmag. hard) |
5814 |
3078 |
| Niobium |
5068 |
2092 |
| Ni-Span-C |
— |
2799 |
| Nylon |
2680 |
— |
| Perspex |
2700 |
1330 |
| Platinum |
3260 |
1730 |
| Polycarbonate |
2220 |
910 |
| Polyethylene |
2100–2400 |
850-920 |
| Polyethylene terephthalate (Mylar) |
2400 |
1000 |
| Polypropylene |
2600 |
1200 |
| Polystyrene |
2350 |
1120 |
| Polysulfone |
2260 |
920 |
| Polyvinyl chloride |
2330 |
1070 |
| Polyvinyl chloride acetate |
2250 |
— |
| Polyvinyl formal |
2680 |
— |
| Polyvinylidene chloride |
2400 |
— |
| Polyvinylidene fluoride |
2560 |
1040 |
| Quartz (crystal) X-cut |
5720 |
— |
| ,, (fused) |
5970 |
3765 |
| Rock (metamorphic/igneous) |
4600–6200 |
— |
| ,, (limestones) |
3100–6200 |
— |
| Rubber (natural) |
1600 |
— |
| Rubber/carbon (100/40) |
1680 |
— |
| Rubber (RTV silicone) |
900–1050 |
— |
| Silica (fused) |
5968 |
3764 |
| Silver |
3704 |
1698 |
| Steel (mild) |
5960 |
3235 |
| ,, (tool) hardened |
5874 |
3179 |
| ,, (stainless) |
5980 |
3297 |
| Tantalum |
4159 |
2036 |
| Teflon |
1400 |
440 |
| Tin |
3380 |
1594 |
| Titanium |
6130 |
3182 |
| Tourmaline (crystal) Z-cut |
7250 |
— |
| Tungsten (annealed) |
5221 |
2887 |
| ,, carbide |
6655 |
3984 |
| ,, (drawn) |
5410 |
2640 |
| Uranium |
3370 |
1940 |
| Vanadium |
6023 |
2774 |
| Wood (Ash) with grain |
— |
— |
| ,, across grain |
— |
— |
| ,, (Oak) with grain |
— |
— |
| ,, (Pine) with grain |
— |
— |
| Zinc (rolled) |
4187 |
2421 |
| Zirconium |
4650 |
2250 |
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