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Speed of Sound through Materials
Velocity of Materials


The Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges can be programmed by the user to the appropriate Material in two ways.

  • Using known standards of the same material - set the calibration to the thickness
  • Using the Frequency calibration, set the frequency to the appropriate Material using the Velocity Chart below.
FOR  ULTRASONIC  THICKNESS  GAUGES
METALS m/s m/s
A ALUMINIUM 6 320 - 6 400 M MOLYBDENUM 6 250 - 6 300
ALUMINIUM 2024-T4 6 380 MERCURY 1 450
ASBESTOS CEMENT 2 200 NICKEL 5 480 - 6 040
B BERYLLIUM 12 890 PLATINUM 3 960
BORON CARBIDE 10 920 S SILVER 3 600 - 3 700
BRASS 3 800 - 4 700 STEEL,  MILD 5 900 - 6 100
C CAST  IRON 3 500 - 5 600 STEEL,  CASTING 5 850
  "        "  (MODULAR  GRAPHITE) 5 600 STEEL,  STAINLESS (AUSTENITIC) 5 660 - 6 120
CAST  GREY  MIDDLE 4 600 STELLITE 7 050
COPPER 4 650 - 4 720 T TIN 3 300 - 3 330
CADMIUM 2 770 - 2 800 TITANIUM 5 900 - 6 100
CHROMIUM 6 200 TUNGSTEN CARBON 6 650
G GOLD 3 200 - 3 250 TUNGSTEN 5 180 - 5 400
INCONEL 5 820 URANIUM 3380
IRON 5 890 - 5 930 W WOLFRAM 5 460
LEAD 1 960 - 2 400 ZINC 4 170 - 4 320
M MANGANESE 4 660 - 4 700 ZIRCALOY 2 4 700
MAGNESIUM 5 770 - 5 840 ZIRCONIUM 4 650
NON-METAL (m/s)
A ACRYLIC 2 870 NYLON 2 600 - 2 690
ACRYLIC  RESIN 2 730 - 2 870 OIL (SAE 30) 1 740
AIR 330 P PARAFFIN  WAX 2 200
ALUM.  OXIDE 8 700 PERSPEX 2 860
C CERAMIC  (MACOR) 5 631 PHENOLIC 1 400
DIAMOND 17 500 PLEXI GLASS 2 700
DIESEL  OIL 1 250 POLYAMIDE 2 380
EPOXY  RESIN 2 650 POLYETHYLENE 1 900 - 2 400
G GLASS  (FLINT) 4 260 POLYURETHANE 1 780 - 1 900
GLASS  (CROWN) 5 260 - 6 120 POLYSTYRENE 2 340 - 2 400
GLASS  (QUARTZ) 5 570 PORCELAIN 5 600 - 5 900
GLASS  (WINDOW) 6 800 PVC 2 400
GLYCERINE 1 920 Q QUARTZ  X  CUT 5 740
ICE 3 980 QUARTZ  FUSED 5 980
H HI-DENSITY POLYETHELENE 2 220 - 2 300 RUBBER  (BUTYL)  1 900
        (GREY & WHITE NOT BLACK) R RUBBER  (SOFT) 1 480
M METHYLENE-OXIDE 9 980 RUBBER  (VULC.) 2 300
MONEL 5 360 - 5 400 S SILICONE  RUBBER 948
MOTOR OIL (SAE 30) 1 750 TEFLON 1 350 - 1 520
NEOPRENE 1 600 WATER 1470
NB  NOTE :   THIS  SCHEDULE  IS  ONLY  A  GUIDE

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