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APPENDIX A -
VELOCITY TABLE

Material sound

velocity

in/us

sound

velocity

m/s

Aluminum 0.2510

6375

Beryllium 0.5080 12903
Brass 0.1730

4394

Bronze 0.1390

3531

Cadmium 0.1090 2769
Columbium 0.1940

4928

Copper 0.1830

4648

Glass (plate)

0.2270

5766

Glycerine 0.0760 1930
Gold 0.1280

3251

Inconel 0.2290

5817

Iron 0.2320

5893

Cast Iron

0.1800

(approx) 4572

Lead 0.0850

2159

Magnesium 0.2300

5842

Mercury 0.0570

1448

Molybdenum 0.2460

6248

Monel 0.2110

5359

Nickel 0.2220

5639

Nylon 0.1060

(approx)

2692

Platinum 0.1560

3962

Plexiglas 0.1060

2692

Polystyrene 0.0920

2337

PVC 0.0940

2388

Quartz glass

0.2260

5740

Rubber vulcanized 0.0910

2311

Silver 0.1420

3607

Steel (1020)

0.2320

5893

Steel (4340)

0.2330

5918

Steel Stainless" 0.2230

5664

Teflon 0.0540

1372

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