Appendix
Velocity Rates of Various Materials
Material
Aluminum
Brass
Cast Iron - Hard
Cast Iron - Soft
Copper
Fiberglass
Glass
Lucite
Nickel
Nylon
Polycarbonate
Polyethylene LDPE
Polyethylene HDPE
Polystyrene
PVC
Steel
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Water
Zinc
6
V (m/s)
6400
4700
5600
3500
5010
2740
5260-6120
2680
6040
2730
2286
1950
2460
2350
2395
5920
5740
5990
1490
4210
V (in/us)
0.252
0.185
0.220
0.138
0.197
0.108
0.207-0.241
0.105
0.237
0.103
0.090
0.070
0.097
0.092
0.094
0.233
0.226
0.237
0.059
0.165
Thickness Gauge
A6X30021999-06, 03/2012