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Syngony
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Cubic
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Symmetry Class
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m3m
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Lattice Constants, Angstroms
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a=6.196 c=a
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Cleavability
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(111), perfect
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Refractive Index at ne
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1.4759
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Refractive Index at nF'-nC'
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0.0059
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Refractive Index at n10.6
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1.3926
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Refractive Index at n8.0-n12.5
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0.0673
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Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at l=3.39 microns,îÑ-1
for +/-60îÑ
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(-1.27...-1.51)• 10-5
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Transmission Range, microns (thickness 10ìì)
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0.18¸12
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Transmittance ti(l) vs. wavelength l
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Internal Transmittance ti(l) vs.
wavelength l
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l,ìêì
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ti(l)
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0.2
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0.60
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0.5
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0.96
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1.0
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0.97
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3.0
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0.97
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5.0
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0.97
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6.0
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0.97
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7.0
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0.97
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8.0
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0.97
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9.0
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0.97
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10.0
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0.85
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12.0
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0.42
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Refractive Index n vs.
wavelength l
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l,ìêì
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n(l)
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0.2
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1.5573
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0.5
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1.4779
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1.0
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1.4686
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2.0
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1.4647
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3.0
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1.4612
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4.0
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1.4587
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5.0
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1.4511
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6.0
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1.4441
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7.0
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1.4357
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8.0
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1.4258
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9.0
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1.4144
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10.0
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1.4014
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11.0
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1.3865
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12.0
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1.3696
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12.5
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1.3585
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15
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1.3050
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Thermal Linear Expansion at, îÑ-1 for +/-60îÑ
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(16.5¸19.2)•10-6
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Thermal Conductivity, W/(m •îÑ) at 38 îÑ
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7.1
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Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg •îÑ)
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456
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Thermal Stability, îÑ
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10+/-2
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Melting Point, îÑ
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1354
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Density, g/cm3 at 20 îÑ
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4.83
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Mohs Hardness
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3
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Vickers Microhardness , Pa
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82• 107
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Constants of Elastic Compliance, Pa-1
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S11
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15.3• 10-12
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S12
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-4.69• 10-12
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S44
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39.47• 10-12
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Poisson Ratio
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0.307
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Young Modulus (Å), Pa
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<100>
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6.54• 1010
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<100>
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6.63• 1010
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Shear Modulus (G), Pa
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(100)
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2.51• 1010
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(100)
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2.53• 1010
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Solubility BaF2 ( Barium Fluoride )
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in water at 10 îÑ
g/100cm3
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in acids
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0.17
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soluble
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| "Opto-Technological Laboratory" produces lenses, windows, prisms, wedges, ball lenses, cylindrical lenses, windows for spectrophotometers and others optical components according to customers’ specifications and drawings out of crystals barium fluoride ( BaF2 ) . |