Dakota Ultrasonics | Velocity Table

Material	L-Wave velocity in/ms	L-Wave velocity m/s	S-Wave Velocity in/ms	S-Wave Velocity m/s
Aluminum	0.2510	6375	.1240	3130
Beryllium	0.5080	12903	.3500	8880
Brass	0.1730	4394	.0830	2120
Bronze	0.1390	3531	.0880	2235
Cadmium	0.1090	2769	.0590	1500
Columbium	0.1940	4928	.0830	2100
Copper	0.1830	4648	.0890	2260
Glass (plate)	0.2270	5766	.1350	3430
Glycerine	0.0760	1930	–	–
Gold	0.1280	3251	.0470	1194
Inconel	0.2290	5817	.1190	3020
Iron	0.2320	5893	.1270	3230
Cast Iron	0.1800	4572	.0870 – .1260	2200 – 3220
Lead	0.0850	2159	.0280	700
Magnesium	0.2300	5842	.1200	3050
Mercury	0.0570	1448	–	–
Molybdenum	0.2460	6248	.1320	3350
Monel	0.2110	5359	.1070	2720
Nickel	0.2220	5639	.1170	2970
Nylon	0.1060	2692	.0430	1090
Platinum	0.1560	3962	.0660	1670
Plexiglas	0.1060	2692	.0500	1270
Polystyrene	0.0920	2337	–	–
PVC	0.0940	2388	.0420	1060
Quartz glass	0.2260	5740	.0870	2210
Rubber, vulcanized	0.0910	2311	–	–
Silver	0.1420	3607	.0360	1590
Steel (1020)	0.2320	5893	.1280	3240
Steel (4340)	0.2330	5918	.1280	3240
Stainless Steel	0.2230	5664	.1230	3120
Teflon	0.0540	1372	.2500	6350
Tin	0.1310	3327	.0660	1670
Titanium	0.2400	6096	.1230	3120
Tungsten	0.2040	5182	.1130	2870
Uranium	0.1330	3378	.0780	1980
Water	0.0580	1473	–	–
Zinc	0.1660	4216	.0950	2410
Zirconium	0.1830	4648	.0890	2250

References: Appendix A Velocity Table