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 |