| Solid | Velocity of Sound(a) bar /bulk | Liquid | Velocity of Sound(a) | Gas | Velocity of Sound(a) | ||
| (m/s) | (m/s) | (m/s) | |||||
| Aluminium | 5100 / 6300 | Water-Fresh | 1430 | Air | 331 | ||
| Copper | 3700 / 5000 | Water-Sea | 1510 | Oxygen | 315 | ||
| Iron | 3850 | Alcohol | 1440 | Hydrogen | 1263 | ||
| Steel | 5050-6100 | Mercury | 1460 | Carbon Monoxide | 336 | ||
| Lead | 1200 | Carbond Dioxide | 258 | ||||
| Glass | 5100 / 5600 | ||||||
| Rubber | 30 | ||||||
| Wood | 04-5000 |
Sonic Velocities for Various Mediums
