Elements Listed by Speed of Sound
Name Sym m/s
Boron B 16200
Beryllium Be 12870
Silicon Si 8433
Lithium Li 6000
Ruthenium Ru 5970
Chromium Cr 5940
Germanium Ge 5400
Molybdenum Mo 5400
Manganese Mn 5150
Iron Fe 5120
Titanium Ti 5090
Aluminium Al 5000
Magnesium Mg 4940
Osmium Os 4940
Nickel Ni 4900
Iridium Ir 4825
Cobalt Co 4720
Rhenium Re 4700
Rhodium Rh 4700
Tungsten W 4620
Vanadium V 4560
Zinc Zn 3850
Calcium Ca 3810
Copper Cu 3810
Zirconium Zr 3800
Niobium Nb 3480
Antimony Sb 3420
Tantalum Ta 3400
Selenium Se 3350
Yttrium Y 3300
Sodium Na 3200
Uranium U 3155
Palladium Pd 3070
Hafnium Hf 3010
Erbium Er 2830
Platinum Pt 2800
Holmium Ho 2760
Gallium Ga 2740
Tin Sn 2730
Dysprosium Dy 2710
Gadolinium Gd 2680
Silver Ag 2680
Terbium Tb 2620
Tellurium Te 2610
Thorium Th 2490
Lanthanum La 2475
Neodymium Nd 2330
Cadmium Cd 2310
Praseodymium Pr 2280
Plutonium Pu 2260
Samarium Sm 2130
Cerium Ce 2100
Gold Au 2030
Potassium K 2000
Bismuth Bi 1790
Barium Ba 1620
Ytterbium Yb 1590
Mercury Hg 1451.4
Hydrogen H 1310
Rubidium Rb 1300
Indium In 1215
Lead Pb 1190
Krypton Kr 1120 (liquid)
Xenon Xe 1090
Thallium Tl 818
Neon Ne 435
Nitrogen N 353
Oxygen O 330
Argon Ar 323
Krypton Kr 220 (gas)
Bromine Br 206
Chlorine Cl 206