Speed of Sound in some common Solids

Velocity of sound in some common solids as aluminum, brass, concrete and ...

Speed of sound in normal air is 343 m/s. In water the speed is 1,433 m/s. Sound velocity in some common solids are indicated in the table below:

Medium Velocity
(m/s) (ft/s)
Aluminum 6420 21063
Brass 3475 11400
Brick 4176 13700
Concrete 3200 - 3600 10500 - 11800
Copper 3901 12800
Cork 366 - 518 1200 - 1700
Diamond 12000 39400
Glass 3962 13000
Glass, Pyrex 5640 18500
Gold 3240 10630
Hardwood 3962 13000
Iron 5130 16830
Lead 1158 3800
Lucite 2680 8790
Rubber 40 - 150 130 - 492
Steel 6100 20000
Water 1433 4700
Wood (hard) 3960 13000
Wood 3300 - 3600 10820 - 11810
  • (1 m/s) = (3.6 km/h) = (196.85 ft/min) = (3.28 ft/s) = (2.237 mph)

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