Acoustic Properties of Materials

Material
Air (20 C)
Aluminum
Brass
Cadmium
Iron, Cast (Soft)
Iron, Cast (Hard)
Concrete
Copper
Glass
Glycerin
Gold
Grey Cast Iron
Human Tissue
Lead
Magnesium
Motor oil (SAE 20-30)
Nickel
Perspex (plexi-glass)
Platinum
Polyamide (nylon)
Polyethylene
Polyvinylchloride (PVC, hard)
Porcelain
Quartz Glass
Rubber (Natural)
Rubber (Silicone)
Sapphire
Silver
Stainless Steel, Cres 302
Stainless Steel, Cres 410
Steel, 1020
Steel, 4340
Steel (low Alloy)
Steel (Calibration block )
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten
Water (20 C)
Zinc

Acoustic Properties of Materials

V Long

V Trans

Density -

(m/s)
344
6320
4430
2780
3500
5600
5250
4700
4260
1920
3240
4600
1470
2160
5770
1740
5630
2730
3960
2620
2340
2395
5600
5570
1549
940
11913
3600
5660
5390
5890
5850
5940
5920
3320
6230
5180
1480
4170

(m/s)
3130
2120
1500
2200
3200
3429
2260
2560
1200
2650
700
3050
2960
1430
1670
1080
925
1060
3500
3515
3899
1590
3120
2990
3240
3190
3250
3250
1670
3180
2870
2410

(kg/m ) 10
0.0012
2.7
8.1
8.6
7.15
7.15
2.3
8.9
3.6
1.3
19.3
7.2
1.07
11.4
1.7
0.87
8.88
1.18
21.4
1.1
0.94
1.4
2.4
2.6
1.12
1.49
3.98
10.5
8.03
7.67
7.7
7.8
7.85
7.85
7.3
4.54
19.25
1
7.1

Aco. Imp. - Z
(kg/m2.s) 106
0.000413
17
35.9
23.9
25
40
12.1
41.8
15.3
2.5
62.5
33.1
1.58
24.6
9.8
1.5
50
3.2
84.7
2.85
2.2
3.35
13.4
14.5
1.74
1.4
47.2
37.8
45.45
41.35
45.4
45.6
46.6
46.5
24.2
28.3
99.7
1.48
29.6