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Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

 Crystallographic
Syngony Cubic
Symmetry Class m3m
Lattice Constants a = 5.462 Å
c = a
Cleavability (111), perfect

 Optical
Refractive Index at ne 1.4349
Refractive Index at nF' - nC' 0.0043
Refractive Index at n10.6 1.2996
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at 3.39 microns for ±60 °C (-0.95) ... (-1.17) x 10-5
Transmission Range, microns 0.15 - 9.0

 Thermal
Thermal Linear Expansion, °C-1
for ±60 °C
(16.5 ... 19.4) x 10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m * °C)
at 36 °C
9.71
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg * °C) 0.8876 x 103
Thermal Stability, °C 20 ±2
Melting Point, °C 1418

 Mechanical
Density, g/cm3 at 20 °C 3.18
Mohs Hardness 4
Vickers Microhardness, Pa 165 x 107
Constants of Elastic Compliance, Pa-1 S11 = 6.83 x 10-12
S12 = -1.53 x 10-12
S44 = 29.58 x 10-12
Young Modulus (E), Pa  
   in <100> direction 14.61 x 1010
   in <111> direction 8.99 x 1010
Shear Modulus (G), Pa  
   in <100> direction 4.76 x 1010
   in <111> direction 3.38 x 1010
Poisson Ratio 0.216

 Chemical
Molecular Weight 78.08
Solubility  
   in water, gram/100 cm3 0.0016

 Ref. Index vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Refractive Index
0.2 1.4951
0.5 1.4365
1.0 1.4289
2.0 1.4239
3.0 1.4179
4.0 1.4096
5.0 1.3990
6.0 1.3856
7.0 1.3693
8.0 1.3498
9.0 1.3268
10.0 1.3002
11.0 1.2676
12.0 1.2299

 Internal Transmittance t i (l) vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Internal Transmittance
0.2 0.87
0.5 0.97
1.0 0.99
3.0 0.99
5.0 0.99
6.0 0.98
7.0 0.97
8.0 0.88
9.0 0.59
10.0 0.19

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