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Al2O3 sapphire Ge germanium GaAs gallium arsenide Si silicon LiF lithium fluoride
CaF2 calcium fluoride BaF2 barium fluoride MgF2 magnesium fluoride NaCl sodium chloride KCl potassium chloride
KBr potassium bromide ZnSe Sublimate zinc selenide ZnSe CVD zinc selenide ZnS zinc sulfide Quartz Crystalline ( SiO2 )
Zerodur® BK7 Fused Silica UV Grade (SiO2) Fused Silica IR Grade (SiO2)  
 

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE KCl


Properties:  Crystallographic OpticalThermalMechanicalChemical
 
Syngony
Cubic
Symmetry Class
m3m
Lattice Constants, Angstroms
a=6.292  c=a
Cleavability
(100), perfect
Refractive Index at ne
1.4930
Refractive Index at nF'-nC'
0.0112
Refractive Index at n10.6
1.4546
Refractive Index, n8.0-n12.5
0.0172
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at l=3.39 microns, îÑ-1 
for  +/-60îÑ
(-3.28...-3.75) 10-5
Transmission Range, microns (thickness 10ìì)
0.21¸21
    Transmittance ti(l) vs. wavelength l
KCl   Potassium Chloride

 
 Internal Transmittance ti(l) vs. 
wavelength l
l,ìêì
ti(l)
0.2
0.89
0.5
0.98
1.0
0.98
3.0
0.98
5.0
0.98
6.0
0.98
7.0
0.98
 8.0
0.98
9.0
0.98
10.0
0.98
12.0
0.98
15.0
0.95
20.0
0.68
 
 
 
Refractive Index n vs.
wavelength l
l,ìêì
n(l)
0.2
1.7170
0.5
1.4968
1.0
1.4796
2.0
1.4751
3.0
1.4735
4.0
1.4720
5.0
1.4703
6.0
1.4683
7.0
1.4659
8.0
1.4632
9.0
1.4601
10.0
1.4566
11.0
1.4527
12.0
1.4463
12.5
1.4460
15.0
1.4325
20.0
1.3947
30.0
1.2626
Thermal Linear Expansion  at, îÑ-1 for +/-60îÑ
(34.1¸38.3) 10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m îÑ) at 42 îÑ
6.53
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg îÑ) at 23 îÑ
695
Melting Point, îÑ
776
Density, g/cm3 at 20  îÑ
1.98
Mohs Hardness
2
Vickers Microhardness , Pa
15 107
Constants of Elastic Compliance, Pa-1
S11
26.21 10-12
S12
-3.47 10-12
S44
161.98 10-12
Poisson Ratio
0.134
Young Modulus (Å), Pa
<100> 
3.82 1010
 <100> 
1.681010
Shear Modulus (G),  Pa
 (100) 
1.081010
 (100) 
0.631010
Solubility KCl
in water at 20 îÑ g/100cm3
in acids
34.7
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"Opto-Technological Laboratory" produces lenses, windows, prisms, wedges and others optical components according to customers’ specifications and drawings out of crystals potassium  chloride  ( KCl ) .
 
Al2O3 sapphire Ge germanium GaAs gallium arsenide Si silicon LiF lithium fluoride
CaF2 calcium fluoride BaF2 barium fluoride MgF2 magnesium fluoride NaCl sodium chloride KCl potassium chloride
KBr potassium bromide ZnSe Sublimate zinc selenide ZnSe CVD zinc selenide ZnS zinc sulfide Quartz Crystalline ( SiO2 )
Zerodur® BK7 Fused Silica UV Grade (SiO2) Fused Silica IR Grade (SiO2)  

 

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