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Sound travels around 300 m/s in gases, about three times that in a liquid, and about five times that in a solid.

Naturally, these figures are rough, and vary between different elements.

In softer metals such as sodium, potassium, and lead, the velocity is lower, and the metal is non-ringing; a lead bell will not ring.

In Beryllium, sound travels almost 13 000 m/s, which is towards the upper limit.

SUPPLEMENTARY. The velocity of sound in a solid is given by

c = (Y/p)1/2 Where c = velocity of sound, Y = Young's modulus, and p = the density of the material. Check the reference material given below.

reference NDT/NDE

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