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Preparatory Notes for ASNT NDT Level III Examination - Ultrasonic Testing, UT

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What properties of material affect its speed of sound?<br />

Of course, sound does travel at different speeds in different materials. This is<br />

because the (1) mass of the atomic particles and the (2) spring constants are<br />

different <strong>for</strong> different materials. The mass of the particles is related to the<br />

density of the material, and the spring constant is related to the elastic<br />

constants of a material. The general relationship between the speed of sound<br />

in a solid and its density and elastic constants is given by the following<br />

equation:

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