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Zinc Selenide Window Grade (ZnSe)

 Crystallographic
Syngony Cubic
Symmetry Class 43m
Lattice Constants a = 5.668 Å

 Optical
Refractive Index at ne 2.6645
Refractive Index at nF' - nC' 0.1841
Refractive Index at n10.6 2.4034
Refractive Index at n8.0 - n12.5 0.0285
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at 3.39 microns for ±60 °C (6 ... 6.63) x 10-5
Transmission Range, microns 0.55 - 18

 Thermal
Thermal Linear Expansion, °C-1
at 27 °C
7.9 x 10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m * °C)
at 20 °C
14.1
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg * °C) 0.367 x 103
Thermal Stability, °C 57 ±7
Melting Point, °C 1520 ±15

 Mechanical
Density, g/cm3 at 20 °C 5.26
Mohs Hardness 4
Vickers Microhardness, Pa (101 ±3) x 107
Young Modulus (E), Pa 7.76 x 1010
Shear Modulus (G), Pa 2.96 x 1010
Poisson Ratio 0.311

 Chemical
Molecular Weight 144.33
Solubility  
   in water, gram/100 cm3 insoluble
   in acids soluble

 Ref. Index vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Refractive Index
1.0 2.4894
2.0 2.4462
3.0 2.4376
4.0 2.4331
5.0 2.4296
6.0 2.4258
7.0 2.4219
8.0 2.4176
9.0 2.4123
10.0 2.4067
11.0 2.4006
12.0 1.3936
12.5 2.3891
15.0 2.3662

 Internal Transmittance t i (l) vs. Wavelength l
Wavelength, Microns Internal Transmittance
0.5 0.65
1.0 0.76
3.0 0.94
5.0 0.97
7.0 0.99
8.0 0.99
9.0 0.99
10.0 0.99
12.0 0.98
15.0 0.90
20.0 0.16

Custom sizes and specifications are available on request.


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