Overview: Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) is good birefringent crystal with good transmission over
120-7000nm. It is a hard material which is resistant to thermal and
mechanical shock and can be worked according to the highest
standards. MgF2 single crystals is a positive birefringent crystal
and widely used for Optical prisms, lenses, windows and other
optical components. General Specifications Of MgF2: Dimension Tolerance | ±0.1mm | Optical Axis Orientation | ±0.5° | Surface Quality | 20/10 | Clear Aperture | >90% | Flatness | <λ/4@633nm | Transmitted Wavefront Distortion | <λ/4@633nm | Parallelism | <1 arc minute | AR Coating | Upon Request |
Physical and Optical Properties of MgF2: Transmission Range | 0.11-8.5um | Density | 3.16g/cm3 | Melting Point | 1255℃ | Boiling point | 2239℃ | Molecular Weight | 62.32 | Thermal Conductivity | 3.15W/m K | Specific Heat | 920 J/(kg K) | Thermal Expansion | || C: 14 x 10-6/°C ; ⊥C: 9 x 10-6 /°C | Hardness | 5-6 | Youngs Modulus | 138.5 GPa | Elastic Coefficient | C11=140 C12=89 C44=57 C13=63 C66=96 | Dielectric Constant | 105 ~107 Hz 5.45 | Solubility in Water | 0.0076g/100 g, 18℃ | Lattice Constant | a=4.64Å, c=3.06Å | Crystal Type | Tetragonal, P42/mnm | Cleavage Planes | (100), (110) | Absorption Coefficient | 0.07 at 0.2µm, 0.02 at 5.0µm |
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