
Handheld Ultrasonic Flow
meter -
Table A7 (continued): Sound Speed of Liquids
Substance
Chemical
Formula
All data given at 25ºC(77
º
F) unless otherwise noted.
Specific
Gravity
Sound Speed
∆
v/ºC
Kinematic
Viscosity×10
-6
m/s ft/s
m/s/ºC
m
2
/s
ft
2
/s
Azine
C
6
H
5
N 0.982 1,415
4,642.4
4.1 0.992
(20ºC)
10.673
(68ºF)
Benzene(29,40,41) C
6
H
6
0.879
1,306
4,284.8
4.65
0.711
7.65
Benzol(29,40,41)
C
6
H
6
0.879
1,306
4,284.8
4.65
0.711
7.65
Bromine(21)
Br
2
2.928
889
2,916.7
3.0
0.323
3.475
Bromo-benzene(46) C
6
H
5
Br 1.522 1,170
(20ºC)
3,838.6
(68ºF)
0.693
7.456
1-Bromo-butane(46) C
4
H
9
Br
1.276
(20ºC)
1,019
(20ºC)
3,343.2
(68ºF)
0.49
(15ºC)
5.272
(59ºF)
Bromo-ethane(46) C
2
H
5
Br
1.460
(20ºC)
900
(20ºC)
2,952.8
(68ºF)
0.275
2.959
Bromoform(46,47) CHBr
3
2.89
(20ºC)
918 3,011.8
3.1 0.654 7.037
n-Butane(2)
C
4
H
10
0.601
(0ºC)
1,085
(-5ºC)
3,559.7
(23ºF)
5.8
2-Butanol
C
4
H
10
O 0.81 1,240
4,068.2
3.3 3.239
34.851
Sec-Butylalcohol
C
4
H
10
O 0.81 1,240
4,068.2
3.3 3.239
34.851
n-Butyl bromide(46)
C
4
H
9
Br
1.276
(20ºC)
1,019
(20ºC)
3,343.2
(68ºF)
0.49
(15ºC)
5.272
(59ºF)
n-Butyl chloride(22,46) C
4
H
9
CL 0.887 1,140
3,740.2
4.57 0.529
(15ºC)
5.692
(59ºF)
Tert Butyl chloride
C
4
H
9
CL 0.84 984
3,228.3
4.2 0.646 6.95
Butyl oleate
C
22
H
42
O
2
1,404
4,606.3
3.0
2,3 Butylene glycol
C
4
H
10
O
2
1.019 1,484
4,808.8
1.51
Cadmium(7)
CD
2,237.7
(400ºC)
7,341.5
(752ºF)
1.355cp
(440ºC)
14.579
(824ºF)
Carbinol(40,41)
CH
4
O
0.791
(20ºC)
1,076 3,530.2
2.92 0.695 7.478
Carbitol
C
6
H
14
O
3
0.988 1,458
4,783.5
Carbon dioxide(26)
CO
2
1.101
(-37ºC)
839
(-37ºC)
2,752.6
(-35ºF)
7.71
0.137
(-37ºC)
1.474
(-35ºF)
Carbon disulphide
CS
2
1.261
(22ºC)
1,149 3,769.7
0.278 2.991
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