4,070 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 4070 Hz Wavelength?

A 4070 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.08 meters, 8.43 cm, 0.28 feet (0 feet and 3.32 inches) or 3.32 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 4070 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.08 meters, or 0.28 feet.

4070 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 4070 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 4070 Hz wavelength (cm)4070 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-407.52052.9608
-35-317.60072.9924
-30-227.68003.0236
-25-137.75863.0546
-20-47.83643.0852
-1557.91343.1155
-10147.98973.1455
-5238.06523.1753
0328.14003.2047
5418.21423.2339
10508.28773.2629
15598.36063.2916
20688.43283.3200
25778.50443.3482
30868.57543.3761
35958.64583.4039
401048.71573.4314

4070 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 4070 Hz sound wave is 0.04 meters, 4.22 cm, 0.14 feet (0 feet and 1.66 inches) or 1.66 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 4070 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 4070 Hz wavelength = 0.08 meters, or 0.28 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

4070 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.040.14
20.080.28
30.130.41
40.170.55
50.210.69

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 4070 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 4070 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 4070 Hz wave will ocillate 4070 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 4070 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 4070 Hz * 1000 = 0.25 ms.