| Items | Value |
| Melting Point(ºC) | 1386 |
| Specific heat capacity | 410 J / kg x K |
| Thermal conductivity@ 13ºC | 11.72 W/M.K |
|
Linear thermal expansion coefficient
α(0 °C) (10 -6 /K) |
18.1 |
| Items | Value |
|
Young's Modulus, E (25 °C)
(Modulus of Elasticity) |
53.07GPa |
|
Shear Modulus, G
(Modulus of Rigidity) |
25.40GPa |
| Bulk Modulus, K @ 25 °C | 56.40GPa |
| Posssion's Ration u | 0.343 |
| Knoop Hardness HK | 82 |
| Mohs Hardness | 3.0 |
| Density (g/cm 3 ) | 4.89 |
| Items | Value |
| Refractive indices | (at 22.6°C (± 0.3°C )) |
| 1.0 | 1.46861 |
| 2.0 | 1.46464 |
| 3.0 | 1.46119 |
| 4.0 | 1.45671 |
| 5.0 | 1.45103 |
| 6.0 | 1.44398 |
| 7.0 | 1.43561 |
| 8.0 | 1.42579 |
| 9.0 | 1.41435 |
| 10.0 | 1.40131 |
| 11.0 | 1.38660 |
| Abbe number |
V
d
= 81.61 ; V
e
= 81.02
|
| Thermal coefficient of refractive index | 18.41810 -6 |
| Wavelength [μm] | dn/dT [K -1 ] @ 300K |
| 0.5 | -1.65 x 10 -5 |
| 5.0 | -1.60 x 10 -5 |
| Applying Fields: |
1).Advanced thermal imaging
2).Night vision equipment 3).Integrated visible and infrared detection channel imaging monitoring 4).Color correction optical instrument 5).Astronomical Instrumentation |
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