| Material | Atomic mass [u] | b_coh [fm] (a) | Rho [kg m^-3] (b) | V_F [neV] (c) | v_lim [m/s] | sigma_abs[fm^2] (a,d) |
| H2O | 18.015 | -1.675 | 1000 | -14.6 | I*1.7 | 66.54 |
| D2 (solid) | 4.027 | 13.342 | 195 | 101 | 4.4 | 0.10 |
| D2O (liquid) | 20.096 | 19.145 | 1020 | 152 | 5.4 | 0.12 |
| He (liquid) | 4.003 | 3.260 | 125 | 16 | 1.7 | 0.75 |
| Be | 9.012 | 7.790 | 1848 | 250 | 6.9 | 0.76 |
| BeO | 25.012 | 13.593 | 3010 | 257 | 7.0 | 0.78 |
| C (pure graphite) | 12.011 | 6.646 | 2265 | 197 | 6.1 | 0.35 |
| C (diamond) | 12.011 | 6.646 | 3520 | 305 | 7.6 | 0.35 |
| Al | 26.982 | 3.45 | 2700 | 54.1 | 3.2 | 23.10 |
| Al2O3(saphir) | 101.961 | 24.307 | 3970 | 148 | 5.3 | 46.26 |
| Si | 28.086 | 4.15 | 2329 | 54 | 3.2 | 17.10 |
| SiO2 | 60.084 | 15.755 | 2200 | 90.5 | 4.2 | 17.14 |
| Ti | 47.867 | -3.44 | 4540 | -51.1 | I*3.1 | 609.00 |
| Fe | 55.845 | 9.45 | 7874 | 209 | 6.3 | 256.00 |
| ^58 Ni | 57.935 | 14.400 | 8787 | 342 | 8.1 | 460.00 |
| Cu | 63.546 | 7.718 | 8960 | 171 | 5.7 | 378.00 |
| Au | 196.967 | 7.630 | 19320 | 117 | 4.7 | 9865.00 |
(a) taken from: http://pdg.lbl.gov/AtomicNuclearProperties
(b) mostly taken from: http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/resources/n-lengths/
(c) calculated according to V_F = 2 pi hbar^2/m b_coh N
(d) for thermal neutrons (velcity 2200 m/s)
