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Using the Auto calibrate function on an Olympus epoch XT on a cunifer step wedge the sound velocity it gives for that particular block is 4988m/s.

The block is 90% copper & 10% nickel.

The velocity for copper is 4750m/s so the above should not be far away from the truth.

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