Abstract
The elastic and thermoelastic constants of twinned crystals of LaGaO3 and untwinned crystals of La0.294Sr0.706Al0.647Ta0.353O3 have been measured by ultrasonic resonance methods. Both materials exhibit a quite similar elastic behaviour characteristic, as for perovskites. Employing a simple formula for ionic crystals, the elastic constants of both oxygen perovskites reveal a depression of about one third in comparison to the fluor perovskite LiBaF3.