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5. Press the
SELECT
button to confirm your selection. The display will
show "0" confirming the material has been selected. If you select a
material code without confirming the selection the instrument will
automatically resume normal operation after a few seconds.
6. Press the
VEL
button and the display will show the last saved sound
velocity measurement.
7. The sound velocity can be adjusted by pressing the
or
arrows to match the sound velocity for the material under test as
shown in the table below.
Material
Sound Velocity
(m/s)
(inch/µs)
Aluminum
6320 to 6400
0.250
Zinc
4170
0.164
Silver
3607
0.142
Gold
3251
0.128
Tin
2960
0.117
Steel, Common
5920
0.233
Steel, Stainless
5740
0.226
Brass
4399
0.173
Copper
4720
0.186
Iron
5930
0.233
Case Iron
4400 to 5820
0.173 to 0.229
Lead
2400
0.094
Nylon
2680
0.105
Titanium
5990
0.236
SUS
5970
0.240
Epoxy Resin
2540
0.100
Ice
3988
0.222
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