Acoustic Properties of Solids(V)
| Ref | Material | Vendor |
VL mm/s |
VS mm/s |
Þ g/cm3 |
ZL MRayl |
µ |
Loss dB/cm |
|---|
| RLB | Hysol R9-2039/3561, 427phr WO3 | H,A | 2.15 | 3.51 | 7.54 | 33.5 @ 5 | ||
| Ice | 3.99 | 1.98 | 0.917 | 3.66 | 0.34 | |||
| Inconel | 5.7 | 3.0 | 8.28 | 47.2 | 0.31 | |||
| Indium | I | 2.56 | 7.3 | 18.7 | ||||
| Iron | 5.9 | 3.2 | 7.69 | 46.4 | 0.29 | |||
| Iron - cast | 4.6 | 2.6 | 7.22 | 33.2 | 0.27 | |||
| Lead | 2.2 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 24.6 | 0.44 | |||
| Lead metaniobate | Kera | 3.30 | 6.2 | 20.5 | Q =15 | |||
| Lithium niobate - 36°C, rotated Y-cut | CT | 7.08 | 4.7 | 33.0 | ||||
| Magnesium - various types listed in ref ''M'' | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.738 | 10.0 | 0.32 | |||
| AE | Marble | 3.8 | 2.8 | 10.5 | ||||
| Molybdenum | 6.3 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 63.1 | 0.29 | |||
| Monel | 5.4 | 2.7 | 8.82 | 47.6 | 0.33 | |||
| Nickel | 5.6 | 3.0 | 8.84 | 49.5 | 0.30 | |||
| M | Niobium, m.p.= 2468°C | C | 4.92 | 2.10 | 8.57 | 42.2 | 0.39 | |
| AS | Paraffin | 1.94 | 0.91 | 1.76 | 10.5 @ 1 | |||
| RLB | Phillips 66 "Crystallor" | Ph | 2.17 | 1.03 | 0.83 | 1.79 | 0.36 | 5.3 @ 5 |
| CRC | Platinum | 3.26 | 1.73 | 21.4 | 69.8 | 0.32 | ||
| RLB | Poco - DFP-1 | Uno | 3.09 | 1.73 | 1.81 | 5.61 | 0.27 | 1.2 @ 5 |
| RLB | Poco - DFP-1C | Uno | 3.20 | 1.81 | 3.20 | 11.0 | 0.31 | 2.0 @ 5 |
| Polyester casting resin | Tap | 2.29 | 1.07 | 2.86 | ||||
| AE | Porcelain | 5.9 | 2.3 | 13.5 | ||||
| PSN, potassium sodium niobate | 6.94 | 4.46 | 31.0 | |||||
| Pressed graphite | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | |||||
| PZT 5H - Vernitron | EBL | 4.44 | 7.43 | 33.0 | ||||
| AS | PZT - Murata | Mura | 4.72 | 7.95 | 37.5 | |||
| PVDF | 3M | 2.30 | 1.79 | 4.2 | Q =10 | |||
| KF | Quartz - X-cut | VF | 5.75 | 2.2 | 2.65 | 15.3 | 0.42 | |
| AS | Resin Formulators - RF 5407 | EV | 3.06 | 2.16 | 6.61 | 14.9 @ 5 | ||
| AS | Resin Formulators - RF 5407, 30 PHR LP3 | EV | 2.56 | 1.92 | 4.92 | 54.7 @ 5 | ||
| M | Rubidium, mp=38.9, a "getter" in vacuum tubes | C | 1.26 | 1.53 | 1.93 |