Why do some metals ring when struck while others don’t?

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Why do some metals ring when struck while others don’t?

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It also is affected by the size and shape of the object. A long skinny metal rod will ring way better than a screw, because at the end of the day that ringing sound is just the metal vibrating fast enough to cause pressure waves in the air.

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