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Speeds of sound of the elements (data page)
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<< Chemical elements data references
Speed of sound, solid phase
longitudinal, m/s
transversal, m/s
extensional, m/s
notes
3 Li lithium
use
6000
20 °C
WEL
6000
4 Be beryllium
use
12890
8880
12870
room temperature
CRC
12890
8880
12870
WEL
13000
5 B boron
use
16200
20 °C
WEL
16200
6 C carbon
use
WEL
18350
11 Na sodium
use
3200
20 °C
WEL
3200
12 Mg magnesium
use
5770
3050
4940
room temperature, annealed
CRC
5770
3050
4940
annealed
WEL
4602
13 Al aluminium
use
6420
3040
5000
room temperature, rolled
CRC
6420
3040
5000
rolled
WEL
5100
14 Si silicon
use
2200
20 °C
WEL
2200
19 K potassium
use
2000
20 °C
WEL
2000
20 Ca calcium
use
3810
20 °C
WEL
3810
22 Ti titanium
use
6070
3125
5090
room temperature
CRC
6070
3125
5090
WEL
4140
23 V vanadium
use
4560
20 °C
WEL
4560
24 Cr chromium
use
5940
20 °C
WEL
5940
25 Mn manganese
use
5150
20 °C
WEL
5150
26 Fe iron
use
5950
3240
5120
room temperature, electrolytic
CRC
4994
2809
4480
cast
CRC
5950
3240
5120
electrolytic
CRC
5960
3240
5200
Armco
WEL
4910
27 Co cobalt
use
4720
20 °C
WEL
4720
28 Ni nickel
use
6040
3000
4900
room temperature
CRC
6040
3000
4900
WEL
4970
29 Cu copper
use
4760
2325
3810
room temperature, annealed
CRC
4760
2325
3810
annealed
CRC
5010
2270
3750
rolled
WEL
3570
30 Zn zinc
use
4210
2440
3850
room temperature, rolled
CRC
4210
2440
3850
rolled
WEL
3700
31 Ga gallium
use
2740
20 °C
WEL
2740
32 Ge germanium
use
5400
20 °C
WEL
5400
34 Se selenium
use
3350
20 °C
WEL
3350
37 Rb rubidium
use
1300
20 °C
WEL
1300
39 Y yttrium
use
3300
20 °C
WEL
3300
40 Zr zirconium
use
3800
20 °C
WEL
3800
41 Nb niobium
use
3480
20 °C
WEL
3480
42 Mo molybdenum
use
6250
3350
5400
room temperature
CRC
6250
3350
5400
WEL
6190
44 Ru ruthenium
use
5970
20 °C
WEL
5970
45 Rh rhodium
use
4700
20 °C
WEL
4700
46 Pd palladium
use
3070
20 °C
WEL
3070
47 Ag silver
use
3650
1610
2680
room temperature
CRC
3650
1610
2680
WEL
2600
48 Cd cadmium
use
2310
20 °C
WEL
2310
49 In indium
use
1215
20 °C
WEL
1215
50 Sn tin
use
3320
1670
2730
room temperature, rolled
CRC
3320
1670
2730
rolled
WEL
2500
51 Sb antimony
use
3420
20 °C
WEL
3420
52 Te tellurium
use
2610
20 °C
WEL
2610
56 Ba barium
use
1620
20 °C
WEL
1620
57 La lanthanum
use
2475
20 °C
WEL
2475
58 Ce cerium
use
2100
20 °C
WEL
2100
59 Pr praseodymium
use
2280
20 °C
WEL
2280
60 Nd neodymium
use
2330
20 °C
WEL
2330
62 Sm samarium
use
2130
20 °C
WEL
2130
64 Gd gadolinium
use
2680
20 °C
WEL
2680
65 Tb terbium
use
2620
20 °C
WEL
2620
66 Dy dysprosium
use
2710
20 °C
WEL
2710
67 Ho holmium
use
2760
20 °C
WEL
2760
68 Er erbium
use
2830
20 °C
WEL
2830
70 Yb ytterbium
use
1590
20 °C
WEL
1590
72 Hf hafnium
use
3010
20 °C
WEL
3010
73 Ta tantalum
use
3400
20 °C
WEL
3400
74 W tungsten
use
5220
2890
4620
room temperature, annealed
CRC
5220
2890
4620
annealed
CRC
5410
2640
4320
drawn
WEL
5174
75 Re rhenium
use
4700
20 °C
WEL
4700
76 Os osmium
use
4940
20 °C
WEL
4940
77 Ir iridium
use
4825
20 °C
WEL
4825
78 Pt platinum
use
3260
1730
2800
room temperature
CRC
3260
1730
2800
WEL
2680
79 Au gold
use
3240
1200
2030
room temperature, hard-drawn
CRC
3240
1200
2030
hard-drawn
WEL
1740
81 Tl thallium
use
818
20 °C
WEL
818
82 Pb lead
use
2160
700
1190
room temperature, annealed
CRC
2160
700
1190
annealed
CRC
1960
690
1210
rolled
WEL
1260
83 Bi bismuth
use
1790
20 °C
WEL
1790
90 Th thorium
use
2490
20 °C
WEL
2490
92 U uranium
use
3155
20 °C
WEL
3155
94 Pu plutonium
use
2260
20 °C
WEL
2260
Speed of sound, fluid phases
m/s
notes
1 H hydrogen (gas)
use
1310
27 °C
CRC
1310
27 °C
WEL
1270
CRC
890
deuterium, 0 °C
1 H hydrogen (liquid)
use
1101
-252.9 °C
CRC
1101
-252.9 °C
2 He helium (gas)
use
965
0 °C
CRC
965
0 °C
WEL
970
2 He helium (liquid)
use
180
-268.9 °C
CRC
180
-268.9 °C
7 N nitrogen (gas)
use
353
27 °C
CRC
353
27 °C
WEL
333.6
7 N nitrogen (liquid)
use
939
-195.8 °C
CRC
939
-195.8 °C
8 O oxygen (gas)
use
330
27 °C
CRC
330
27 °C
WEL
317.5
8 O oxygen (liquid)
use
906
-183.0 °C
CRC
906
-183.0 °C
10 Ne neon (gas)
use
435
0 °C
CRC
435
0 °C
WEL
936 (presumably for liquid?)
17 Cl chlorine (gas)
use
206
0 °C
CRC
206
0 °C
WEL
206
18 Ar argon (gas)
use
323
27 °C
CRC
323
27 °C
WEL
319
18 Ar argon (liquid)
use
813
-185.9 °C
CRC
813
-185.9 °C
36 Kr krypton (gas)
use
(220)
23 °C
talk
220 ± 1, prelim. experimental value
23 °C, 101.3 kPa
36 Kr krypton (liquid)
use
1120
88RAB
1120
WEL
1120
54 Xe xenon (liquid)
use
1090
88RAB
1090
WEL
1090
80 Hg mercury (liquid)
use
1451.4
20 °C
CR2
1460.8
0 °C
CR2
1451.4
20 °C
CRC
1450
25 °C
WEL
1407
Notes
Ref. CRC: Values are "at room temperature" unless noted, and "for normal atmospheric pressure" ("at 1 atm" for gases).
Ref. WEL: Values refer to 293 K "where possible". Mid point values are substituted if ranges were given in their original reference. Not specified further, it is assumed from the values that all (except fluids) are for the speed of sound in a thin rod.
References
WEL
As quoted at http://www.webelements.com/ from this source:
G.V. Samsonov (Ed.) in Handbook of the physicochemical properties of the elements , IFI-Plenum, New York, USA, 1968.
CRC
As quoted from various sources in an online version of:
David R. Lide (ed), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition . CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida, 2003; Section 14, Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics; Speed of Sound in Various Media
CR2
As quoted from this source in an online version of: David R. Lide (ed), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition . CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida, 2003; Section 6, Fluid Properties; Thermal Properties of Mercury
Vukalovich, M. P., et al., Thermophysical Properties of Mercury , Moscow Standard Press, 1971.
other
88RAB: V.A. Rabinovich, et al. Thermophysical Properties of Neon, Argon, Krypton and Xenon . Selover (Eng. ed.) Hemisphere, Washington DC, 1988.
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