| Elements Listed by Speed of Sound | ||
| Name | Sym | m/s |
| Boron | B | 16200 |
| Beryllium | Be | 12870 |
| Silicon | Si | 8433 |
| Lithium | Li | 6000 |
| Ruthenium | Ru | 5970 |
| Chromium | Cr | 5940 |
| Germanium | Ge | 5400 |
| Molybdenum | Mo | 5400 |
| Manganese | Mn | 5150 |
| Iron | Fe | 5120 |
| Titanium | Ti | 5090 |
| Aluminium | Al | 5000 |
| Magnesium | Mg | 4940 |
| Osmium | Os | 4940 |
| Nickel | Ni | 4900 |
| Iridium | Ir | 4825 |
| Cobalt | Co | 4720 |
| Rhenium | Re | 4700 |
| Rhodium | Rh | 4700 |
| Tungsten | W | 4620 |
| Vanadium | V | 4560 |
| Zinc | Zn | 3850 |
| Calcium | Ca | 3810 |
| Copper | Cu | 3810 |
| Zirconium | Zr | 3800 |
| Niobium | Nb | 3480 |
| Antimony | Sb | 3420 |
| Tantalum | Ta | 3400 |
| Selenium | Se | 3350 |
| Yttrium | Y | 3300 |
| Sodium | Na | 3200 |
| Uranium | U | 3155 |
| Palladium | Pd | 3070 |
| Hafnium | Hf | 3010 |
| Erbium | Er | 2830 |
| Platinum | Pt | 2800 |
| Holmium | Ho | 2760 |
| Gallium | Ga | 2740 |
| Tin | Sn | 2730 |
| Dysprosium | Dy | 2710 |
| Gadolinium | Gd | 2680 |
| Silver | Ag | 2680 |
| Terbium | Tb | 2620 |
| Tellurium | Te | 2610 |
| Thorium | Th | 2490 |
| Lanthanum | La | 2475 |
| Neodymium | Nd | 2330 |
| Cadmium | Cd | 2310 |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 2280 |
| Plutonium | Pu | 2260 |
| Samarium | Sm | 2130 |
| Cerium | Ce | 2100 |
| Gold | Au | 2030 |
| Potassium | K | 2000 |
| Bismuth | Bi | 1790 |
| Barium | Ba | 1620 |
| Ytterbium | Yb | 1590 |
| Mercury | Hg | 1451.4 |
| Hydrogen | H | 1310 |
| Rubidium | Rb | 1300 |
| Indium | In | 1215 |
| Lead | Pb | 1190 |
| Krypton | Kr | 1120 (liquid) |
| Xenon | Xe | 1090 |
| Thallium | Tl | 818 |
| Neon | Ne | 435 |
| Nitrogen | N | 353 |
| Oxygen | O | 330 |
| Argon | Ar | 323 |
| Krypton | Kr | 220 (gas) |
| Bromine | Br | 206 |
| Chlorine | Cl | 206 |