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Lithium Fluoride (LiF)

 Crystallographic
Syngony Cubic
Symmetry Class m3m
Lattice Constants a = 4.026 Å
c = a
Cleavability (100), perfect

 Optical
Refractive Index at ne 1.3931
Refractive Index at nF' - nC' 0.0040
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at 3.39 microns for ±60 °C (-1.25) ... (-1.51) x 10-5
Transmission Range, microns 0.12 - 6.5

 Thermal
Thermal Linear Expansion, °C-1
for ±60 °C
(28.1 ... 34.8) x 10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m * °C)
at 38 °C
14.2
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg * °C) 1.5617 x 103
Melting Point, °C 870

 Mechanical
Density, g/cm3 at 20 °C 2.60
Mohs Hardness 4
Vickers Microhardness, Pa 98 x 107
Constants of Elastic Compliance, Pa-1 S11 = 11.32 x 10-12
S12 = -3.06 x 10-12
S44 = 15.91 x 10-12
Young Modulus (E), Pa  
   in <100> direction 8.84 x 1010
   in <111> direction 14.22 x 1010
Shear Modulus (G), Pa  
   in <100> direction 4.09 x 1010
   in <111> direction 6.29 x 1010
Poisson Ratio 0.270

 Chemical
Molecular Weight 25.94
Solubility  
   in water, gram/100 cm3 0.27
   in acids soluble

 Ref. Index vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Refractive Index
0.2 1.439
0.5 1.3943
1.0 1.3871
2.0 1.3788
3.0 1.3666
4.0 1.3494
5.0 1.3266
6.0 1.2975
7.0 1.262
8.0 1.218
9.0 1.165
10.0 1.101

 Internal Transmittance t i (l) vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Internal Transmittance
0.2 0.90
0.5 0.98
1.0 0.97
3.0 0.97
5.0 0.88
6.0 0.65
7.0 0.14

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