11-6 Issue 05, 01/01 Krautkramer DM4E / DM4 / DM4 DL
Appendix Sound velocity table
Material m/s
Polypropylene (PP hard) 2600
Polypropylene(PP soft) 2000
Polystyrene (PS) 2350
Polyvinylchoride (PVC hard) 2400
Polyvinylchoride (PVC soft) 2200
Rubber (hard) 2200 - 2540
Rubber (soft) 1460 - 2200
Silicon carbide 10000 - 13000
Silicon carbide 12180
Silicon 8950
Silver 3600
Steel (austenitic) 5650 - 5850
Steel (duplex) 5750 - 5950
Steel (ferritic) 5920
Steel casting (austenitic) 5730
Material m/s
Teflon (PTFE) 1340 - 1400
Tin 3320
Titanium 6100 - 6230
Tungsten carbide 6660
Tungsten 5200 - 5460
Uranium 3200 - 3380
Uranium carbide 4010 - 4640
Uranium dioxide 4520 - 5160
Zinc 4190
Zircaloy 4 4700
Zircon (unalloyed) 4300
Zircon oxide 7040
The real sound velocities depend on the exact composition, tem-
perature and processing of the material and can deviate within
other areas, especially metal alloys and plastics.
11-6 Issue 05, 01/01 Krautkramer DM4E / DM4 / DM4 DL
Appendix Sound velocity table
Material m/s
Polypropylene (PP hard) 2600
Polypropylene(PP soft) 2000
Polystyrene (PS) 2350
Polyvinylchoride (PVC hard) 2400
Polyvinylchoride (PVC soft) 2200
Rubber (hard) 2200 - 2540
Rubber (soft) 1460 - 2200
Silicon carbide 10000 - 13000
Silicon carbide 12180
Silicon 8950
Silver 3600
Steel (austenitic) 5650 - 5850
Steel (duplex) 5750 - 5950
Steel (ferritic) 5920
Steel casting (austenitic) 5730
Material m/s
Teflon (PTFE) 1340 - 1400
Tin 3320
Titanium 6100 - 6230
Tungsten carbide 6660
Tungsten 5200 - 5460
Uranium 3200 - 3380
Uranium carbide 4010 - 4640
Uranium dioxide 4520 - 5160
Zinc 4190
Zircaloy 4 4700
Zircon (unalloyed) 4300
Zircon oxide 7040
The real sound velocities depend on the exact composition, tem-
perature and processing of the material and can deviate within
other areas, especially metal alloys and plastics.