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Barium Flouride

Magnesium Fluoride - MgF2

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TA very durable material resistant to mechanical and thermal shock and used for prisms, windows and lenses from the vacuum ultraviolet to the infrared region of 7.5 microns. MgF² is a birefringent material making it effective as a polarising element in the ultraviolet region.

Transmission Range 0.11 - 7.5 µ
Crystal Structure Tin oxide
Cleavage Plane Parellel to A or C axis
Colour colourless
Density 3.1766 (18°)
Melting Point (°) 1255
Reflection Loss 4.8% (visible) for 2 surfaces
Solubility index 0.0076gm/100gm water / 18°C
Hardness (Knoop) 415kg/mm2
Thermal Conductivity (cal/cm sec°C) 0.3W (m K) at (13°C)
Thermal Expansion coefficient (/°C) 18.8x10-6(Parellel to C axis)
1.31x10-6(Vertical to C axis)
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