| Material |
Longitudinal
Wave Velocity
(m/s) |
Shear Wave
Velocity
(m/s) |
Bar
Velocity
(m/s) |
| Aluminum [Al] (Rolled)
|
6420
|
3040
|
5000
|
| Brass
|
4700
|
2110
|
3480
|
| Brick |
- |
- |
3650
|
| Copper [Cu] (Annealed/Rolled)
|
4760 /
5010 |
2325 /
2270 |
3810 /
3750 |
| Cork |
- |
- |
500.0
|
| Glass |
3980 -
5640 |
2380 -
3280 |
3720 -
5170 |
| Gold [Au] (Hard-drawn)
|
3240
|
1200
|
2030
|
| Iron [Fe] (Electrolytic/Armco)
|
5950 /
5960 |
3240 /
3240 |
5120 /
5200 |
| Lead [Pb] (Annealed/Rolled)
|
2160 /
1960 |
700.0 /
690.0 |
1190 /
1210 |
| Magnesium [Mg] (Drawn)
|
5770
|
3050
|
4940
|
| Monel (67% Ni, 30% Cu) |
5350
|
5720
|
4400
|
| Nickel [Ni]
|
6040
|
3000
|
4900
|
| Nylon; Polyamide
|
2620
|
1070
|
1800
|
| Platinum [Pt]
|
3260
|
1730
|
2800
|
| Rubber |
1550 -
1830 |
- |
- |
| Silver [Ag]
|
3650
|
1610
|
2680
|
| Steel
|
5960
|
3235
|
5200
|
| Stone; Marble |
- |
- |
3810
|
| Tin [Sn]
|
3320
|
1670
|
2730
|
| Titanium [Ti]
|
6070
|
3125
|
5080
|
| Tungsten [W] (Annealed/Drawn)
|
5220 /
5410 |
2890 /
2640 |
4620 /
4320 |
| Wood; Ash (Along fiber/ring) |
- |
- |
4670 /
1260 |
| Wood; Oak (Along fiber) |
- |
- |
3850
|
| Zinc [Zn] (Rolled)
|
4210
|
2440
|
3850
|
