| VELOCITY OF SOUND IN LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS. |
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| by Ted Peterson |
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| This web site is listing of the velocity of sound in both liquids and solids. |
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| The first item is the material and the set of numbers is the speed that the sound will travel in that material in a secound. The unit is ft/sec.. |
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| Alcohol - - 4.724 |
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| Aluminum -- 20.407 |
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| Brass -- 14.530 |
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| Copper -- 15.157 |
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| Glass -- 17.716 |
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| Lead -- 7.972 |
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| Magnesium -- 17.487 |
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| Mercury -- 4.790 |
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| Nickel -- 18.372 |
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| Polystyrene -- 8.760 |
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| Quartz -- 18.866 |
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| Steel -- 20.046 |
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| Water -- 4.757 |
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| As you can see if you are trying to send sound you need to use the correct material |
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